Transistor help

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Garurumon

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Could someone check if the relations written in attached file are correct?

I was confused, if I have some base current, but I have resistors on collector and emitter of that transistor, will the current through the transistor still be (1+Beta)*Ib, or will it be limited by those transistors, never minding the Ie=(1+Beta)*Ib equation?
 

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Garurumon

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you just answered it, thank you..

But Ib still flows through Ic if not..?

I have to find Vi1 and Vi2 on the image, and I do not know what currents flow through Rc and Re.
 

anhnha

Joined Apr 19, 2012
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In real circuit yes. But not always in calculation when you use "active region" equation.
I think you meant that is incorrect as transistor operates in saturation region.
In saturation region both junctions are foward biased but this does not make sure that VCE always larger than zero.
Is that right?
 

Jony130

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I think you meant that is incorrect as transistor operates in saturation region.
In saturation region both junctions are foward biased but this does not make sure that VCE always larger than zero.
Is that right?
I'm not quite sure what you mean by writing "but this does not make sure that VCE always larger than zero"
In saturation Vce is always smaller than < 0.6 but larger then 0V
 

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Garurumon

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yes, but i have limiting resistors, that's what confuses me! if I take that Ic=beta*Ib, then I get Vi2 voltage about 1kV!
 

anhnha

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I'm not quite sure what you mean by writing "but this does not make sure that VCE always larger than zero"
In saturation Vce is always smaller than < 0.6 but larger then 0V
If so, I am confused with this.

But not always in calculation when you use "active region" equation.
Is Ie always smaller than Vcc/(Rc +Re)?

Ie = (Vcc - Vce)/(Rc + Re) and Vce always larger than zero => Ie < Vcc/(Rc +Re) always, right?
 

Jony130

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If so, I am confused with this.
Is Ie always smaller than Vcc/(Rc +Re)?
Ie = (Vcc - Vce)/(Rc + Re) and Vce always larger than zero => Ie < Vcc/(Rc +Re) always, right?
Try to solve this circuit




For Vcc = 10V ; Rb =10K; Rc = 1K; Re = 100Ω ; and Vbe = 0.6V and Hfe = 100
 

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anhnha

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Vcc = Ib*Rb + Vbe + Ie*Re

=> Ib = (Vcc - Vbe)/( Rb + (Hfe +1)Re) = (10 - 0.6)/( 10K + (100 + 1)0.1K) = 0.468mA

Ie = (Hfe + 1)Ib = 101*0.468mA = 47.268mA
Ic = Hfe*Ib = 100*0.468mA = 46.8mA
Ve = Ie*Re = 47.268mA*0.1K = 4.7268V
Vce = Vcc - Ic*Rc - Ie*Re = 10V - 46.8mA*1K - 47.268mA*0.1K = -41.5268V :D

If Vce < 0 how current flow from C to E?
 

Jony130

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This result (Vce = -41.5V) give as one important hint.
Our BJT is saturated and Ic = Hfe*Ib don't hold anymore.
Because if Ic = Hfe*Ib = 46.8mA >> Ic_max = Vcc/(Rc+RE) =10V/1.1K = 9mA transistor is in saturation.
So to solve tis circuit we need to assume Vce_sat voltage and use this equation
Ie = Ib + Ic.
Let as assume Vce_sat = 0.1V and Vbe = 0.7V.

Ie = Ve/Re
(1)

Ib = (Vcc - Vbe - Ve)/RB (2)

Ic = (Vcc - Vce_sat - Ve)/Rc
(3)

And now if we solve this for VE we have this

\(\Large Ve = (\frac{Vcc - Vbe}{RB} + \frac{Vcc - Vce_{sat}}{RC}) * RB||RC||RE = 0.975676V \)

So

Ve = 0.975676V

Vb = Ve + Vbe = 0.975676V + 0.7V = 1.675676V

Vc = Ve + Vce_sat = 1.075676V

And the currents

Ie = Ve/Re = 9.75676mA
Ic = (Vcc - Vc)/Rc = 8.924324mA
Ib = (Vcc - Vb)/RB = 0.8324324mA
 
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