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Q.The DC base current of the transistor is 10A. Calculate the AC resistance of the emitter diode of Silicon transistor. Given =100
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Find the emitter current from and the base current, then apply to get .
For a small AC signal the emitter diode does not rectify but simply offers an AC resistance . For a silicon transistor the thermal voltage is 26 mV, so (for germanium it would be ). The emitter current follows from the base current through the current gain .
Given: , .
Step 1 — collector current:
Step 2 — emitter current. Since :
Step 3 — AC resistance of the emitter diode (silicon):
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AC resistance of the emitter diode .
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