Graphs or Curves

Common - Emitter Amplifier

Common Base Amplifier

Common Collector Amplifier

Interpretation of Results
The experiment is about the small-signal amplifiers. The experiment
has three parts, where the three parts are all about the DC operation
and AC operation of the common-emitter amplifier, common-base
amplifier, and the common-collector amplifier. A small-signal
amplifier with three different configurations was used on this
experiment where the given amplifier configuration was designed to
handle different small AC signal like the voltages from a microphone
or antenna. For the three parts of the experiments, the same
procedures were done but with a different circuit for each
configuration used and different results for each configuration.
On the first part of the experiment, the operation of the Common
Base amplifier was analyzed. Using the circuit given on the circuit
board for DC operation, the operating supply voltage (VA), Collector
voltage (VC), Base voltage (VB), and Emitter voltage (VE) were
measured using the digital multimeter. From the data collected, the
Collector Voltage (VC) has the highest DC potential difference while
the emitter voltage has the lowest DC potential difference; hence
the transistor is in active region. Before proceeding to any AC
operation, the transistor should have the proper biasing for
amplification. Using the same circuit board provided in the
laboratory, the input signal and the output signal on the oscilloscope
were measured. From this data, the voltage gain was determined
using the formula =

where AV is the voltage gain, VO is the

output signal, and Vi is the input signal. This voltage gain describes
the amount of amplification done to the input AC signal. From the
graph of this configuration, it is evidently showing that the input
signal was amplified by 87.0968 units.
On the second part of the experiment, the operation of a Common
Emitter amplifier was analyzed. Using the similar circuit for DC
operation, same values were measured using the digital multimeter.

Since the Collector voltage (VC), hast the highest DC potential

difference and the Emitter voltage (VE) has the lowest DC potential
difference; hence the transistor is in active region. Using the same
circuit for AC operation, the input signal and the output signal were
measured by the oscilloscope. From this data, the voltage gain was
determined using the same formula =

. From the graph on this

configuration, it is evidently showing that the output signal is inverted

and the input signal was amplified by 13.88 units.
On the third part of the experiment, the operation of a Common
Collector amplifier was analyzed. Using the circuit given for DC
operation, the operating supply voltage (VA), Collector voltage (VC),
Base voltage (VB), and Emitter voltage (VE) were measured using the
digital multimeter. From the data gathered, the Collector voltage
gain has the highest DC potential difference and the Emitter voltage
gain has the lowest DC potential difference; hence the transistor is in
active region. Using the same circuit for the AC operation, the input
signal and the output signal were measured using the oscilloscope.
From the gathered data, the voltage gain was determined using the
formula =

. From the graph on this configuration, it is evidently

showing that the output signal was neither amplified nor inverted.

Conclusion
An amplifier is an electronic circuit capable of increasing the
Voltage, Power, and Current.
The main component of an amplifier is the transistor.
A small-signal amplifier is designed to handle small AC signals.
A small-signal amplifier has three configurations namely:
Common Emitter, Common Collector, and Common Base
circuit.
For a Common Base amplifier configuration, the Base is
common to both input and output terminals.
For a Common Emitter amplifier configuration, the Emitter is
common to both input and output terminals.
For a Common Collector amplifier configuration, the
Collector is common to both input and output terminals.
Voltage gain describes how much amplification is done to the
input AC voltage.
Voltage gain is the ratio of the output AC voltage to the input
AC voltage.
A transistor should be operating in active region to act as an
amplifier.
The DC potentials in the biasing should be biased correctly
before applying any AC signal to the circuit.

References
Floyd, T. (1996). Electronic devices (9th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice Hall.

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