AB16 COMMON COLLECTOR AMPLIFIER Analog Lab Experiment Board Ver. 1.0 QUALITY POLICY To be a Global Provider of Innovative and Affordable Electronic Equipments for Technology Training by enhancing Customer Satisfaction based on Research, Modern manufacturing techniques and continuous improvement in Quality of the products and Services with active participation of employees. An ISO 9001: 2000 company 94-101, Electronic Complex, Pardesipura INDORE-452010, India. Tel.: 91-731-2570301 Fax: 91-731-2555643 AB16 Email: info@scientech.bz Web: www.scientech.bz Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 2 AB16 Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 3 AB16 COMMON COLLECTOR AMPLIFIER AB16 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction 4 2. Theory 6 3.Experiment 12 To study the Common Collector Amplifier (NPN) and to evaluate : a. Operating Point of the Common Collector Amplifier Voltage gain of the Amplifier AV. b. Input and output impedance of Amplifier. c. Current gain of Amplifier. 4.Datasheet 14 5.Warranty 16 6.List of Service Centers 17 7.List of Accessories with AB16 18 8. Notes 19 Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 4 AB16 INTRODUCTION AB16 is a compact, ready to use Common Collector Amplifier experiment board. This is useful for students to understand the functionality of common collector amplifier and to study various operational parameters of an transistor Amplifier. It can be used as stand alone unit with external DC power supply or can be used with Scientech Analog Lab ST2612 which has built in DC power supply, AC power supply, function generator, modulation generator, continuity tester, toggle switches, potentiometer. Model Name AB01 AB02 AB03 AB04 AB05 AB06 AB07 AB08 AB09 AB10 AB11 AB12 AB13 AB14 AB17 AB18 AB19 AB20 AB21 AB22 AB23 AB25 Diode characteristics (Si, Zener, LED) Transistor characteristics (CB NPN) Transistor characteristics (CB PNP) Transistor characteristics (CE NPN) Transistor characteristics (CE PNP) Transistor characteristics (CC NPN) Transistor characteristics (CC PNP) FET characteristics Rectifier Circuits Wheatstone Bridge Maxwell’s Bridge De Sauty’s Bridge Schering Bridge Darlington Pair Common Base Amplifier Cascode Amplifier RC-Coupled Amplifier Direct Coupled Amplifier Class A Amplifier Class B Amplifier (push pull emitter follower) Class C Tuned Amplifier Phase Locked Loop (FM Demodulator & Frequency Divider / Multiplier) Multivibrator ( Mono stable / Astable) F-V and V-F Converter V-I and I-V Converter Zener Voltage Regulator Transistor Series Voltage Regulator Transistor Shunt Voltage Regulator DC Ammeter AB28 AB29 AB30 AB31 AB32 AB33 AB35 Scientech Technologies Pvt. 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Ltd. 6 AB16 THEORY Amplification is the process of increasing the strength of signal. An Amplifier is a device that provides amplification (the increase in current, voltage or power of signal) without appreciably altering the original signal. A Bipolar transistor is frequently used as an amplifier. A bipolar transistor is a current amplifier, having three terminals Emitter, Base, Collector. A small current into base controls a large current flow from the collector to emitter. The large current flow is independent of voltage across the transistor from collector to emitter. This makes it possible to obtain a large amplification of voltage by taking the output voltage from a resistor in series with the collector. Transistor can be used as an Amplifier in three configurations: 1. Common Base 2. Common Emitter 3. Common Collector Common Collector Configuration : In this arrangement, the input signal is applied between base and collector and the output is taken from the emitter and collector. In this arrangement input current is base current and output current is emitter current. Fig. 1 Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 7 AB16 Current relations in CC configurations IE = IC + IB IE = γ * IB + γ * ICBO γ = IE / IB Where IB = Base current (input current) IC = Collector current IE = Emitter current (output current) ICEO = current through collector to emitter when base is open. γ = current amplification in CC configuration. Operation of Common Collector amplifier : In order to get faithful amplification, the transistor is properly DC biased. The purpose of DC biasing is to obtain a certain DC Emitter current (IC) at a certain DC Emitter voltage (VEC). These values of current and voltage are called operating point (Quiescent point). To obtain DC operating point some biasing methods are used called biasing circuits. These biasing arrangements should be such as to operate the transistor in Active region. The Most commonly used Biasing circuits is voltage divider method. In this method two resistances R1 and R2 are connected across the supply voltage VCC and provide proper biasing. A voltage divider formed by R1 and R2, and the voltage drop across R2 forward biased the base emitter junction this causes the base current and hence collector current flows in zero signal condition. Resistance RE provides stabilization. V2 = VCC * R2 / (R1 + R2) V2 = VBE + VE V2 = VBE + IER IE = (V2 - VBE) / RE IE is approx. equal to IC. IC = (V2 - VBE) / RE VCE = VCC - IC (RC + RE) Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 8 AB16 Fig. 2 This method is widely used because operating point of transistor can be made almost independent of beta (β) and provides good stabilization of operating point. If this circuit is used to amplify AC voltages, some more components must be added to it. Coupling Capacitors (C1 &C3): They are used to pass AC input signal and block the DC voltage from the preceding circuit. This prevents DC in the circuitry on the left of coupling capacitor from affecting the bias on transistor. The coupling capacitor also blocks the bias of transistor from reaching the input signal source. It is also called blocking capacitor. Bypass Capacitors (C2): It bypasses all the AC current from the emitter to the ground. If the capacitor C2 is not put in the circuit, the AC voltage developed across RE will affect the input AC voltage, such a feedback is reduced by putting the capacitor C2. RE: It represents the load resistance is connected at the output. In this amplifier input signal is injected in to base-collector circuit and output signal is taken out from the emitter-collector circuit, When the output is taken from emitter terminal of transistor this network is referred as Emitter Follower or common collector amplifier. In this amplifier output voltage is always less than the input signal, and output voltage is in phase with the input voltage. The fact that output voltage follows the magnitude Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 9 AB16 of input voltage with an in-phase relationship accounts for the terminology "Emitter Follower". When positive half cycle of the signal is applied then, 1. Forward biased is increased, since Vbe is positive w.r.t. collector ie. Ground. 2. Base current is increased, 3. Emitter current is increased, 4. Drop across Re is increased, 5. Hence output voltage is increased; consequently positive half-cycle of the output is obtained. I.e. input and output are in phase with each other. Fig. 3 Operating Parameter of Common collector amplifier : Voltage Gain : The ratio or Output Voltage (Vo) to the input voltage (Vi) is known as voltage amplification or voltage gain of amplifier. Voltage Gain (AV) = VO / Vi Input Impedance : Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 10 AB16 It is the ratio of Input voltage (Vin) to input current (Ii) Zin = Vin / Ii To measure the input impedence a known resistor (Rs) is placed in series before the input coupling capacitor and the impedence could be calculated using the equation Zin = Rs / (Av/Av`- l) Where Av = voltage gain without the resistor (Rs) Av` = voltage gain with the resistor (Rs) Fig. 4 Output Impedence : It is the ratio of Output voltage (Vout) to Output Current (Io). Zout = Vout / Io To measure the Output impedence a known resistor (Rs) is placed from output to ground and the output impedence could be calculated using the equation Zout = (Av / Av`-l) * Rs Where Av = voltage gain without the resistor (Rs) Av` = voltage gain with the resistor (Rs) Current gain : It is the ratio of Output current ( Io) to Input current (Ii). Ai = IO / Ii The Current gain could be calculated using the equation Ai = - Av * Zin / RL Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 11 AB16 Characteristics of Common Collector Amplifier : 1. It produces no phase reversal, i.e., input and output signals are in phase with each other. 2. It has voltage gain of less than 1. 3. It has very high input impedance. 4. It has low output impedance. 5. It has high current gain (β + 1). Comparisons of Amplifiers Configurations : Type of Amplifier Circuit Characteristic Common Base Common Emitter Common Collector Phase reversal No Yes No Voltage Gain High Highest Nearly Unity Input Impedance Lowest Moderate Highest Output Impedance Highest Moderate Lowest Current Gain Nearly unit High (β) Highest (β + 1 ) Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 12 AB16 EXPERIMENT Objective : To study the Common Collector Amplifier and to evaluate – Operating Point, Voltage gain (AV), input and output impedance, current gain of amplifier. Apparatus required : 1. Analog board of, AB16. 2. DC power supply +12V external source or ST2612 Analog Lab. 3. Digital Multimeter 4. 2 mm patch cords. Circuit diagram : Circuit used to study Common Collector Amplifier is shown in Fig 5. Fig. 5 Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 13 AB16 Procedure : 1. Connect test point 2 and test point 3, test point 4 and test point 5, test point 6 and test point 7, using 2mm patch cords. 2. Connect +12V dc power supply at their indicated position from external source or ST2612 Analog Lab. 3. Switch ON the power supply. 4. For the measurement of Quiescent Point measure the VEC by connecting voltmeter between test point 4 and test point 6. Measure Emitter current (IE) by connecting ammeter between test point 6 and test point 7. 5. Connect a sinusoidal signal of 10mV (p-p) at 25KHz frequency at the Test point 1 (Input of amplifier). 6. Observe the amplified output on oscilloscope by connecting test point 8 (output of amplifier) to oscilloscope. 7. Calculate Voltage gain of amplifier. Connect Load resistor of 1K ohms at the output and find the voltage gain of amplifier with load resistor. 8. Calculate input impedance, output impedance, current gain of amplifier using the mentioned formulas with resistance 1 K. Result : Operating Point of the Common collector amplifier IC = ______________mA VEC =______________V Voltage gain of the amplifier AV =________________ Input impedance of amplifier Zin =________________ Output Impedance of amplifier Zout =________________ Current gain of amplifier Ai Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. =________________ 14 AB16 DATASHEET Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 15 AB16 Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 16 AB16 WARRANTY 1) We guarantee the instrument against all manufacturing defects during 24 months from the date of sale by us or through our dealers. 2) The guarantee covers manufacturing defects in respect of indigenous components and material limited to the warranty extended to us by the original manufacturer and defect will be rectified as far as lies within our control. 3) The guarantee will become INVALID. a) If the instrument is not operated as per instruction given in the instruction manual. b) If the agreed payment terms and other conditions of sale are not followed. c) If the customer resells the instrument to another party. d) Provided no attempt have been made to service and modify the instrument. 4) The non-working of the instrument is to be communicated to us immediately giving full details of the complaints and defects noticed specifically mentioning the type and sr. no. of the instrument, date of purchase etc. 5) The repair work will be carried out, provided the instrument is dispatched securely packed and insured with the railways. 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