Assignment ENT 115 – Bipolar Junction Transistor

(Submit by 23/4/2019)

Answer all questions

(1) Consider the BJT circuit in Figure 1. Assume that the following values remain constant during
the operating conditions,  DC = 100 and VBE = 0.65V,
(a) Calculate:
i. Base, collector and emitter currents [15 Marks]
ii. VCE and VCB [10 Marks]
iii. DC alpha,  DC [ 5 Marks]
(b) Determine whether the transistor is operating under cut-off, linear or saturation condition
if base current is increased to 0.9 mA. Assume VCE(sat) = 0.2V. [30 Marks]
(c) If a 2N3904 transistor is used and the circuit is operating at the temperature of 75 oC .
Referring to the data sheet in Appendix 1 and the circuit operating with the base current
and VCE(sat) as in part (b),
i. Determine the power rating of the transistor at the given operating temperature.
[ 5 Marks]
ii. Determine the maximum value to which VCC can be adjusted without exceeding a
rating. Which rating would be exceeded first? [35 Marks]

Figure 1 Figure 2

(2) Consider the common-collector BJT amplifier in Figure 2. Assume that the following
values remain constant during the operating conditions,  DC = 100,  ac = 120 and VBE =
0.7V,
(a) Draw DC and AC equivalent circuit for the circuit. [25 Marks]
(b) Calculate the voltage gain for the amplifier without the load. [30 Marks]
(c) Calculate the total input resistance, Rin(tot) [20 Marks]
(d) Calculate the DC and AC output voltages. [15 Marks]
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 (e) Calculate the voltage gain for the amplifier with the load. [10 Marks]

(3) Consider the BJT circuit as in Figure 3(a).

(a) Describe the condition when a pnp BJT transistor operates in saturation condition and what
are the terminal currents and voltages conditions during saturation.
[15 Marks]

(b) The output (collector voltage) of a biased transistor amplifier is shown in Figure 3(b). Is the
transistor biased too close to cut-off point or too close to saturation? Justify your answer.
[15 Marks]
(c) If RC = 300Ω, RB = 10kΩ, VBB = 3V, VCC = 15V,  DC = 100 and VBE = 0.6V, determine the
values of:
(i) Base voltage, VB [5 Marks]
(ii) Base current, IB [5 Marks]
(iii) Collector current, IC [5 Marks]
(iv) Collector to emitter voltage, VCE [5 Marks]
(v) IC and VCE during cut-off [10 Marks]
(vi) IC and VCE during saturation [10 Marks]

(d) Based on the choice of VCC, RC and RB for the collector feedback bias circuit in Figure 3(a),
evaluate quality of the resultant Q-point. Draw the DC load line graph and use the graph to
justify your answer. [30 Marks]

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(a) (b)
Figure 3

(4) Consider the Common-Emitter amplifier circuit in Figure 4. Assume that the following values
remain constant during the operating conditions,  DC = 120,  ac = 100 and VBE = 0.7V,
(a) Draw DC and AC equivalent circuit for the circuit.
[20 Marks]

(b) Calculate the following DC values for the amplifier:

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 i. VB [5 Marks]
ii. VE [5 Marks]
iii. IE [5 Marks]
iv. IC [5 Marks]
v. IB [5 Marks]
vi. VC [5 Marks]

(c) Determine the following AC values:

i. Rin(base) [10 Marks]
ii. Rin(tot) [10 Marks]
iii. Av [ 5 Marks]

(d) If a bypass capacitor is connected across RE, calculate the new:

i. Rin(base) [5 Marks]
ii. Rin(tot) [5 Marks]
iii. Av [ 5 Marks]
iv. Analyse the voltage gain of the amplifier circuit based on your results in part (c) and
(d).

[10 Marks]

Figure 4

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(5) Two circuits in Figure 5 are used to bias a bipolar junction transistor.

(a) Consider the base bias circuit in Figure 5(a), determine the values of:
i. Base voltage, VBB [10 Marks]
ii. Base current, IB [15 Marks]
iii. Collector current, IC [10 Marks]
iv. Collector to emitter voltage, VCE [15 Marks]

(e) Consider the collector feedback bias circuit in Figure 5(b), determine the values of:

i. Base voltage, VBB [10 Marks]

ii. Collector current, IC [20 Marks]
iii. Base current, IB [10 Marks]
iv. Collector to emitter voltage, VCE [10 Marks]

(a) (b)

Figure 5

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Appendix 1