Answer to Question #297426 in Electric Circuits for Xander

Question

A triode passes a plate current of 5mA at plate voltage 150V and grid voltage of -2V. If the grid voltage is changed to -35V, the plate current drops to 3.2mA but can be restored to 5mA by increasing plate voltage to 195V. Calculate

(1) mutual conductance

(2) a.c. plate resistance

(3) amplification factor

Answer 1

1) mutual conductance

$g_m= \frac{change\> in \>anode\> current}{change\>in\> grid\> voltage}$

$=\frac{(3.2-5)×10^{-3}}{-35-(-2)}=5.4645×10^{-5}mho$

2) ac plate resistance

$r_p=\frac{small\> increment\> in \>anode\> voltage}{Small\> change\, in\> anode\> current}$

$=\frac{195-150}{(5-3.2)×10^{-3}}=2.5×10^4\Omega$

3) Amplification factor

$\mu=\frac{change\> in\> anode \>voltage}{change\> in \>grid \>voltage}$

$=\frac{195-150}{-35-(-2)}=-1.3636$