Please help transistor amplifier

In summary: So, if you choose Ie=1mA, you only have 25Ω to play with, which means you want rl to be very large value, which means you want to use a Darlington transistor.In summary, if you want to design a CE amplifier with a gain of 50, you can use two stages, each with a gain of x10 and x5 respectively. Alternatively, you can use one stage with a gain of 50, but it may be more difficult to design and may not be as reliable. It is important to consider the input and output impedances of the circuit in order to achieve the desired voltage gain.
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michael1978
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can somebody teach mm
how to find desired voltage gain of ce a transistor amplifier
which is formula, i know the formula is rc:rl/re

but i want for example a voltage gain of 50
for example

input desired data:

desired voltage gain 2.0 which i want to know
f_min = 10 HZ
z_in = 50 K
Z_OUT = 2k
power suppply 12V


now how is the formula to find
r1 r2 i know to find
but rc and re i don't know to find, that is my problem
 
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michael1978 said:
can somebody teach mm
how to find desired voltage gain of ce a transistor amplifier
which is formula, i know the formula is rc:rl/re

but i want for example a voltage gain of 50
for example

input desired data:

desired voltage gain 2.0 which i want to know
f_min = 10 HZ
z_in = 50 K
Z_OUT = 2k
power suppply 12V


now how is the formula to find
r1 r2 i know to find
but rc and re i don't know to find, that is my problem


You want output to be 2K, your rc has to be 2K. You want voltage gain of 2, so you want your re≈1K. Gain=rc/(re+r'e) where r'e= 1/gm≈Vt/Ic. Vt≈25mV at 25deg C. For Ie=1mA, r'e≈25Ω. So if you use 1mA bias current, re=1K is close enough.

If you choose a NPN with β>100, input impedance of the transistor is βXre≈100K, this is going to be a little tricky getting input impedance of 50K as the input impedance of the transistor is as low as 100K or higher if β is larger.


What is r1 and r2? is this a voltage divider to bias the base of the BJT? If so, you want Zin=50K, then you want r1//r2=100K so you get about 50K when parallel with the input impedance of the transistor. But this is not reliable.

You need to relax some requirement, if you can accept output impedance of say 20K, then re=10K and your input impedance of the transistor can by up to 1MΩ. Then you can ignore the input impedance of the transistor and make r1//r2= 50K.

For fmin, C=1/(2πRf) where R=50k input impedance, f=10Hz.
 
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thnx for reply very good
but can i ask you one question if you can explain in similary way
what for example, i want to desigin a amplifier with gain of 50, how can i design?
for example me i design a amplifier in the end i get other gain, and i want a gain of 50
can you teach me how to do it, to get desired voltage
 
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michael1978 said:
thnx for reply very good
but can i ask you one question if you can explain in similary way
what for example, i want to desigin a amplifier with gain of 50, how can i design?
for example me i design a amplifier in the end i get other gain, and i want a gain of 50
can you teach me how to do it, to get desired voltage
For a high gain (e.g., 50) there are advantages in using two stages, each using one transistor. The first stage could have a voltage gain of x10, and the second a gain of x5.

But whatever voltage gain you need, for each stage you still use the equations that yungman provided, viz.,
Gain AV=rc/(re+r'e) where r'e= 1/gm≈Vt/Ic. Vt≈25mV at 25deg C. For Ie=1mA, r'e≈25Ω.
 
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NascentOxygen said:
For a high gain (e.g., 50) there are advantages in using two stages, each using one transistor. The first stage could have a voltage gain of x10, and the second a gain of x5.

But whatever voltage gain you need, for each stage you still use the equations that yungman provided, viz.,

yes i know, can you show the first stage gain for example to be x10, which steps i have to take? WICH FORMULA? i know the gain is rcllrl/re , but i want for example x10 OF x5 ANY DESIRED VOLTAGE GAIN CAN YOU SHOW ME EXAMPLE PLEASE FOR DESIRED FIRST VOLTAGE GAIN
 
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yungman said:
You want output to be 2K, your rc has to be 2K. You want voltage gain of 2, so you want your re≈1K. Gain=rc/(re+r'e) where r'e= 1/gm≈Vt/Ic. Vt≈25mV at 25deg C. For Ie=1mA, r'e≈25Ω. So if you use 1mA bias current, re=1K is close enough.

If you choose a NPN with β>100, input impedance of the transistor is βXre≈100K, this is going to be a little tricky getting input impedance of 50K as the input impedance of the transistor is as low as 100K or higher if β is larger.


What is r1 and r2? is this a voltage divider to bias the base of the BJT? If so, you want Zin=50K, then you want r1//r2=100K so you get about 50K when parallel with the input impedance of the transistor. But this is not reliable.

You need to relax some requirement, if you can accept output impedance of say 20K, then re=10K and your input impedance of the transistor can by up to 1MΩ. Then you can ignore the input impedance of the transistor and make r1//r2= 50K.

For fmin, C=1/(2πRf) where R=50k input impedance, f=10Hz.

oh sorry i forget, if is rl load connected with rc, how you calculate can you teach like in first example please, show me example please thank you
 
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michael1978 said:
oh sorry i forget, if is rl load connected with rc, how you calculate can you teach like in first example please, show me example please thank you

If you connect rl to rc, then the gain will change like you said = (rl//rc)/re. The calculation I show was direct answer to your original request Zout=2K which is rc. Gain without load rl, equal 2.

For example, say if you keep Zout=2K, rc has to stay at 2K. Say if rl=2K, then rc//rl=1K. To get a gain of about 2, re=475Ω ( as for Ie=1mA, r'e=25Ω). But then, you have to worry about Zin as Zin=β(re+r'e)≈50K! That is not a reliable value.
 
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yungman said:
If you connect rl to rc, then the gain will change like you said = (rl//rc)/re. The calculation I show was direct answer to your original request Zout=2K which is rc. Gain without load rl, equal 2.

For example, say if you keep Zout=2K, rc has to stay at 2K. Say if rl=2K, then rc//rl=1K. To get a gain of about 2, re=475Ω ( as for Ie=1mA, r'e=25Ω). But then, you have to worry about Zin as Zin=β(re+r'e)≈50K! That is not a reliable value.

sorry and have you get re = 475OHM? LIKE THIS 1000/2? is 500OHM
 
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michael1978 said:
sorry and have you get re = 475OHM? LIKE THIS 1000/2? is 500OHM

Remember gain=(rc//rl)/(re+r'e)

As I assume Ie=1mA, r'e=25Ω. rc//rl=1K. For gain of 2, re+r'e=500Ω so re=475Ω.
 
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yungman said:
Remember gain=(rc//rl)/(re+r'e)

As I assume Ie=1mA, r'e=25Ω. rc//rl=1K. For gain of 2, re+r'e=500Ω so re=475Ω.

ah so r'e=25Ω 1ma and re 475 so in total 500, you mean like this? but how you get r'e=25Ω?
what i have to do to get r'e=25Ω, like this 25m:ie 1ma = 25ohm
 
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michael1978 said:
ah so r'e=25Ω 1ma and re 475 so in total 500, you mean like this? but how you get r'e=25Ω?
what i have to do to get r'e=25Ω, like this 25m:ie 1ma = 25ohm

r'e=1/gm=Vt/Ic. Just trust me with Vt=25mV at 25 deg C. That gets into semi conductor physics. I am not expert in it and the approximation I gave is quite good already. That's all you need to know unless you really want to dig into it.

Remember this formula r'e=25mV/Ic. If you use 2mA, r'e become 12.5Ω. If you use 0.5mA, r'e become 50Ω. You get the drift?

Don't try to get precision gain using transistor, it drift a lot with temperature and different device even of the same name.( even using 2 different 2N2222 give you slightly different gain). That's the reason, using approximation is very good already. You want precision, you need closed loop feedback like an op-amp.
 
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yungman said:
r'e=1/gm=Vt/Ic. Just trust me with Vt=25mV at 25 deg C. That gets into semi conductor physics. I am not expert in it and the approximation I gave is quite good already. That's all you need to know unless you really want to dig into it.

Remember this formula r'e=25mV/Ic. If you use 2mA, r'e become 12.5Ω. If you use 0.5mA, r'e become 50Ω. You get the drift?

Don't try to get precision gain using transistor, it drift a lot with temperature and different device even of the same name.( even using 2 different 2N2222 give you slightly different gain). That's the reason, using approximation is very good already. You want precision, you need closed loop feedback like an op-amp.

is that 25mv/ie of 25mv/ic, i learn till now r'e=25mV/Ie not ic
 
  • #14
michael1978 said:
is that 25mv/ie of 25mv/ic, i learn till now r'e=25mV/Ie not ic

I believe it is supposed to be Ic, but then again, it is an approximation. Ie≈Ic in all respect if β>100. There are so many variables in these formulas you just use approx number. Here is the page explain in a lot more detail, actually they use Vt=26mV, it's close enough!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_junction_transistor

Unless you really get into semi conductor physics, 25mV is good enough. I pretty much designing IC( actually all transistor circuits inside) using this approximation those days and it worked.

One thing I did not mention, you don't want to get gain of 50 out of one stage. Remember I show you how to calculate the Zin and Zout? You want Zout=2K, for gain of 50, the re+r'e=40Ω, that is low, then your Zin=βX(re+r'e)≈4000Ω. You cannot get Zin = 50K! Even if you can get the impedance you want, there are more limiting factor that you have not deal with, one namely Miller Effect that the circuit slow down as the gain goes up. These are a lot more important in real life than the Vt. If you want gain of 50, divide the gain into 2 separate stages of about 7 each.
 
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thanx for help, is enough for begin
do you know any good book about electronics transistor
because now i am reading electronics principles by malvino
 
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michael1978 said:
thanx for help, is enough for begin
do you know any good book about electronics transistor
because now i am reading electronics principles by malvino

That's the best book...bar none! Everything I posted is in the Malvino! I gone very far as an engineer using nothing more than Malvino. Yes, I got into BJT IC design with just the knowledge of Malvino, it's that good! Of cause I learn a whole lot more since then, but it's good enough to get you started as an engineer.

You better read the part about Vt again, it's all there.
 
  • #18
yungman said:
That's the best book...bar none! Everything I posted is in the Malvino! I gone very far as an engineer using nothing more than Malvino. Yes, I got into BJT IC design with just the knowledge of Malvino, it's that good! Of cause I learn a whole lot more since then, but it's good enough to get you started as an engineer.

You better read the part about Vt again, it's all there.

so its good book just to read good and to understand thnx for advice
 
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yungman said:
That's the best book...bar none! Everything I posted is in the Malvino! I gone very far as an engineer using nothing more than Malvino. Yes, I got into BJT IC design with just the knowledge of Malvino, it's that good! Of cause I learn a whole lot more since then, but it's good enough to get you started as an engineer.

You better read the part about Vt again, it's all there.

can i ask you something which symbols is this || for exaple rc||rl
is not rc divide rl, i thought || is divide / but is not
can you tell how you calculate with this symbol ||
thnx
 
  • #20
If you have a resistors connect in parallel you use this two parallel lines "||" to express it
R1||R2 = (R1*R2)/(R1+R2)
 
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I use // as parallel. And Jony130 is correct.
 
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yungman said:
I use // as parallel. And Jony130 is correct.

§thank you ver much
 
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You're welcome, keep digging into Malvino, it's worth your time. I hold this book is such high regard I did try to order a newer edition last year, but I ordered the experimental manual by mistake. I lost my original book long long time ago...since the early 80s. I want to keep a copy in my library collection.

Another part Malvino is very good is the op-amp. I still use what I learn from the book. Of cause you need more on Bode Plot stability design, but this really give you a strong start. I designed many closed loop feedback system, I use the Bode Plot starting from what I learn from Malvino.
 
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yungman said:
You're welcome, keep digging into Malvino, it's worth your time.
thanx man
 
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may i ask you something
FIRST
is this formula OK
for example rc=(3.600X10000)/(3600+10000)=2650
desired voltage 0.5, 2650/0.5=5300 so re=5300
voltage gain is 2650/5300=0.5
is this correct formula? if is this is correct formula why my simulator is 43mV not 50mv
where is wrong my formula of my simulator? can you exaplian me please thanx

SECOND how if you connect one re in serie with r'e, how decrase voltage gain, can you explain in similary ways please
 
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  • #26
Why you built a amplifier with gain smaller then one?
 
  • #27
i am trying to learn like in book, transistor ce class a, and i do experments with software, but like you see my result are not correct, i do somewhere mistake
 
  • #28
michael1978 said:
thanx man

jjjjj
 
  • #29
yungman said:
I use // as parallel. And Jony130 is correct.

may i ask you something
FIRST
is this formula OK
for example rc=(3.600X10000)/(3600+10000)=2650
desired voltage 0.5, 2650/0.5=5300 so re=5300
voltage gain is 2650/5300=0.5
is this correct formula? if is this is correct formula why my simulator is 43mV not 50mv
where is wrong my formula of my simulator? can you exaplian me please thanx

SECOND how if you connect one re in serie with r'e, how decrase voltage gain, can you explain in similary ways please
 
  • #30
Show as a diagram and all components values.
And tell as how long you have been learn electronics?
 
  • #31
Jony130 said:
Show as a diagram and all components values.
And tell as how long you have been learn electronics?

long enough,
rc=3.600
rl=10000
rc=(3.600X10000)/(3600+10000)=2650
re bypass 5300, only 1 resistor in parallel with capacitor
voltage divider
r1=10000
r2 = 2.200
power supply 10v
input voltage 2mv at frequnecy 20K
 
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If I understand you correctly your circuit look like this:
attachment.php?attachmentid=53119&stc=1&d=1353352649.png

and Vcc = 10V
If so the collector current is equal to

Ic ≈ Ve/RE ≈ 1.1V/5.3KΩ ≈ 0.2mA
and Vc = Vcc - Ic *Rc = 10V - 0.2mA * 3.6K = 10V - 0.72V = 9.28V .

And the voltage gain

Av = (Rc||RL)/re = 2.65KΩ/130Ω = 20[V/V]

And

Vout = 20* Vin = 20 * 2mV = 40mV

But your amplifier Q point (bias point) was not chosen properly.
See this post
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4058469#post4058469

Where
re = 26mV/Ic
Ve = (Vcc* R2/(R1+R2)) - Vbe

And next time try use Engineering notation instead of 3.600
 

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Jony130 said:
If I understand you correctly your circuit look like this:
attachment.php?attachmentid=53119&stc=1&d=1353352649.png

and Vcc = 10V
If so the collector current is equal to

Ic ≈ Ve/Re ≈ 1.1V/5.3KΩ ≈ 0.2mA
and Vc = Vcc - Ic *Rc = 10V - 0.2mA * 3.6K = 10V - 0.72V = 9.28V .

And the voltage gain

Av = (Rc||RL)/re = 2.65KΩ/130Ω = 20[V/V]

And

Vout = 20* Vin = 20 * 2mV = 40mV

But your amplifier Q point (bias point) was not chosen properly.
See this post
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4058469#post4058469

Where
re = 26mV/Ic
Ve = (Vcc* R2/(R1+R2)) - Vbe

And next time try use Engineering notation instead of 3.600


sorry i am a beginner
my circuits look like that,

but when you start to build an amplifier, which are the first steps to take
and how to get a desired voltage,
i so my amplifier is bad, but is was good the re was 1k but me i changet to experiment to get desired voltage

what do you think, do you have time to build one amplifier with desired gain, can you show step by step and to explain in similary way please
 
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Jony130 said:
If I understand you correctly your circuit look like this:
attachment.php?attachmentid=53119&stc=1&d=1353352649.png

and Vcc = 10V
If so the collector current is equal to

Ic ≈ Ve/RE ≈ 1.1V/5.3KΩ ≈ 0.2mA
and Vc = Vcc - Ic *Rc = 10V - 0.2mA * 3.6K = 10V - 0.72V = 9.28V .

And the voltage gain

Av = (Rc||RL)/re = 2.65KΩ/130Ω = 20[V/V]

And

Vout = 20* Vin = 20 * 2mV = 40mV

But your amplifier Q point (bias point) was not chosen properly.
See this post
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4058469#post4058469

Where
re = 26mV/Ic
Ve = (Vcc* R2/(R1+R2)) - Vbe

And next time try use Engineering notation instead of 3.600

and how you get 130Ω? Av = (Rc||RL)/re = 2.65KΩ/130Ω = 20[V/V] PLEASE CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR CALCULATION
 
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i am not an enigner, i am total beginner, i try to leran self
 
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A transistor amplifier is an electronic device that uses transistors to amplify an electrical signal. It is commonly used in electronic circuits to increase the strength of a weak signal.

2. How does a transistor amplifier work?

A transistor amplifier works by using a small current to control a larger current. This is achieved by applying a small input voltage to the base of the transistor, which then allows a larger current to flow from the collector to the emitter. This amplifies the signal.

3. What are the benefits of using a transistor amplifier?

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4. What are the different types of transistor amplifiers?

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5. How do I choose the right transistor amplifier for my project?

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