Item No.: CO4204-5L

Course Electronics 4: Field-effect transistors

Includes:

  • 1 Experiment card with 2 FET circuits built using discrete components
    • JFET circuit, configurable as common source or common drain circuit
    • Push-pull amplifier circuit using MOSFETs
  • Storage case
  • Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

  • Introduction to the design and function of an FET
  • Introduction to the design and function of a MOSFET
  • Names for the connections to an FET
  • Explanation of the terms n-channel and p-channel
  • Investigating gain of an FET in common source and common drain circuits by measurement
  • Investigation of an FET with DC and AC negative feedback
  • Comparison of the electrical properties of bipolar transistor and FET circuits
  • Investigation of a MOSFET push-pull circuit
  • Adjusting the operating point of a push-pull amplifier circuit using an oscilloscope
  • Measuring and minimizing the crossover distortions of a push-pull amplifier
  • Determining the transfer conductance of MOSFETs experimentally  
  • Fault simulation (2 simulated faults activated by relay)
  • Course duration 4 h approx. (fault finding 30 mins approx.)