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    Collector To Base Bias

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    The collector to base bias circuit is similar to the base bias circuit, except the base resistor RB is connected to the collector rather than the power supply. This connection provides negative feedback that improves stability by reducing changes in collector current IC. The required value of RB can be calculated using Kirchhoff's voltage law equations that relate IC, IB, RB, RL, and the supply voltage VCC. This circuit has better stability than a fixed bias circuit due to the feedback, but it reduces voltage gain as a tradeoff.

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    Collector To Base Bias

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    The collector to base bias circuit is similar to the base bias circuit, except the base resistor RB is connected to the collector rather than the power supply. This connection provides negative feedback that improves stability by reducing changes in collector current IC. The required value of RB can be calculated using Kirchhoff's voltage law equations that relate IC, IB, RB, RL, and the supply voltage VCC. This circuit has better stability than a fixed bias circuit due to the feedback, but it reduces voltage gain as a tradeoff.

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    The collector to base bias circuit is similar to the base bias circuit, except the base resistor RB is connected to the collector rather than the power supply. This connection provides negative feedback that improves stability by reducing changes in collector current IC. The required value of RB can be calculated using Kirchhoff's voltage law equations that relate IC, IB, RB, RL, and the supply voltage VCC. This circuit has better stability than a fixed bias circuit due to the feedback, but it reduces voltage gain as a tradeoff.

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    The collector to base bias circuit is similar to the base bias circuit, except the base resistor RB is connected to the collector rather than the power supply. This connection provides negative feedback that improves stability by reducing changes in collector current IC. The required value of RB can be calculated using Kirchhoff's voltage law equations that relate IC, IB, RB, RL, and the supply voltage VCC. This circuit has better stability than a fixed bias circuit due to the feedback, but it reduces voltage gain as a tradeoff.

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    Collector to Base Bias

    The collector to base bias circuit is same as base bias circuit except that the base resistor RB is
    returned to collector, rather than to VCC supply as shown in the figure below.

    This circuit helps in improving the stability considerably. If the value of IC increases, the
    voltage across RL increases and hence the VCE also increases. This in turn reduces the base
    current IB. This action somewhat compensates the original increase.
    The required value of RB needed to give the zero signal collector current IC can be calculated as
    follows.
    Voltage drop across RL will be

    VRL=(IC+IB)RL≅ICRL
    From the figure,
    ICRL+IBRB+VBE=VCC
    Or
    IBRB=VCC−VBE−ICRL
    Therefore

    Applying KVL we have


    (IB+IC)RL+IBRB+VBE=VCC
    Or
    IB(RL+RB)+ICRL+VBE=VCCIB
    Therefore

    Since VBE is almost independent of collector current, we get


    This value is smaller than (1+β) which is obtained for fixed bias circuit. Thus there is an
    improvement in the stability.
    This circuit provides a negative feedback which reduces the gain of the amplifier. So the
    increased stability of the collector to base bias circuit is obtained at the cost of AC voltage gain.

    Biasing with Collector Feedback resistor

    In this method, the base resistor RB has its one end connected to base and the other to the
    collector as its name implies. In this circuit, the zero signal base current is determined by
    VCB but not by VCC.
    It is clear that VCB forward biases the base-emitter junction and hence base current IB flows
    through RB. This causes the zero signal collector current to flow in the circuit. The below figure
    shows the biasing with collector feedback resistor circuit.
    The required value of RB needed to give the zero signal current IC can be determined as follows.
    VCC=ICRC+IBRB+VBE

    Since IC=βIB
    Alternatively,
    VCE=VBE+VCB
    Or
    VCB=VCE−VBE
    Since
    Mathematically,
    Stability factor, S<(β+1)
    Therefore, this method provides better thermal stability than the fixed bias.
    The Q-point values for the circuit are shown as

    VCE=VCC−ICRC

    Advantages

     The circuit is simple as it needs only one resistor.


     This circuit provides some stabilization, for lesser changes.

    Disadvantages

     The circuit doesn’t provide good stabilization.


     The circuit provides negative feedback.

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