NPN Transistor as an Amplifier :

  • We wanted to use the transistor as an amplifier.
  • The input voltage at the base was 3v.
  • Two resistors, one at the emiiter(R1) and the other at the collector(aR1) were connected.
  • 9v supply was given at R1.

Constraints :

  • We wanted head room of 2v.
  • We wanted to obtain maximum gain.

Design :

  • Subtracting 0.7v at the emitter from 3v at the base we get 2.3v.
  • Current across R1 is

forAmp1

  • As we needed 2v head room, the voltage drop across aR1 needed to be 4.7v(ie, 4.7v+2.3v=7v) which is 2v lesser then 9v.
  • Current across aR1 is

forAmp2

  • The maximum gain we can get is a gain of 2.
  • Hence the resistor value at the collector should be two times more than the one at the emitter.

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