Base tesistance in NPN transistor.

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ADGALE

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Hi!. I've got a question. Why the base resistor changes in related to the C-E resistance in order to achive the saturation stage?. I mean, the transistor doesn,t have a fix value to achieve this stage?. Why this happens?.
 

LvW

Joined Jun 13, 2013
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Yes, i mean the resistor that you use in the base of the transistor.
"in the base" ? Either you mean (a) the differential resistance rbe BETWEEN the base node and the emitter node or (b) an EXTERNAL resistor between a voltage source and the input at the base.
 

DickCappels

Joined Aug 21, 2008
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Or are you asking, in the case of a grounded emitter transistor inverter, why base drive current needs to increase in order to keep the transistor saturated when the collector load decreases?
 

dl324

Joined Mar 30, 2015
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Hi!. I've got a question. Why the base resistor changes in related to the C-E resistance in order to achive the saturation stage?. I mean, the transistor doesn,t have a fix value to achieve this stage?. Why this happens?.
This is in Homework Help. Post the complete text of the problem and any associated schematic.
 

DickCappels

Joined Aug 21, 2008
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The TS is from Spain, this is the text of post #7

El mensaje en la publicación #7 es importante.
"Esto está en Ayuda con la tarea. Publique el texto completo del problema y cualquier esquema asociado".
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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the transistor doesn,t have a fix value to achieve this stage?
No.
A BJT transistor is considered technically to be a voltage operated device but the collector-emitter current is also proportional to the base-emitter current once a base-emitter voltage of about 0.6V is reached.
Look at the current-gain value (beta or hfe) value in the transistors data sheet.

For good saturation, a base current of 1/10 the collector current is usually recommended.

As to why, that just the way a bjt works.
 
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