• Name of Participants

DEPARTMENT OF:TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : Smt. P.Maheswari.

Designation : al/ec
Branch : Electronics and Communications Engg.
Institute : 028, sir C.R. Reddy polytechnic
Year / semester : First year
Subject : Electronic component and devices
Subject code : Ec-105
Topic : transistors
Duration : 50 mts
Sub topic : define α , β , γ
Teaching aids : ppt diagrams.

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 Objectives :

Up on the completion of this topic, you will be

able to understand

• Alpha, Beta and Gamma factors.

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• Current amplification factor is also called as current gain.

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• BJT transistor will have three values of current gains when it is
connected in three configurations separately.

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• In CB configuration the current gain is known as Alpha (α).

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• In CE configuration the current gain is known as Beta (β).

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• In CC configuration the current gain is known as Gamma (γ).

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• ALPHA (α) : It is defined as the ratio of change in collector
current to the change in emitter current at constant VCB

∀ α = (∆IC)/(∆IE) [Neglecting the leakage current]

VCB = constant.

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• Value of α can be found from output characteristics of CB
configuration.

• Since the value of IC is always less than the value of IE, the
value of α is always less than one. It’s typical value lies
between 0.9 to 0.99.

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• BETA (β) : It is defined as the ratio of change in collector
current to change in base current at constant VCE

∀ β = (∆IC)/(∆IB) [Neglecting the leakage currents ]

VCE = constant.

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• Value of β can be found from output characteristics of CE
configuration.

• Since the value of IB is very small in comparison to IC.

• The value of β is very high. Its typical value lies between 50

to few hundreds.

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• GAMA (γ) : it is defined as the ratio of change in the emitter
current to change in base current at constant VCC.

∀ γ = (∆IE)/(∆IB) [Neglecting the leakage currents ]

VCC = constant

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• Value of γ can be found from output characteristics of CC
configuration.

• Since the value of IB is very small in comparison to IE , so the

value of γ is very high, greater than β.

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Summary

∀ α = (∆IC)/(∆IE) VCB = constant.

∀ β = (∆IC)/(∆IB) VCE = constant.

∀ γ = (∆IE)/(∆IB) VCC = constant.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Define Alpha, Beta, Gamma.

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QUIZ

∀ One .
α is always less than _______

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QUIZ

∀ α = ________
<1 .

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QUIZ

∀ β = ______________________.
50 to few hundreds

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QUIZ

∀ γ = ___________.
Very high

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