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Can someone help me derive the input and output resistances and the open circuit gain for a common base amplifier, using the pi model and T models? Please assume Va to be early voltage and no external resistor.

Circuit: enter image description here

Please note: I'm a newbie, and will really appreciate it if someone can either help me with the derivation or share resources for the same.

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Well, we are trying to analyze the following circuit:

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simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab

When we use and apply KCL, we can write the following set of equations:

$$ \begin{cases} \begin{alignat*}{1} \text{I}_1&=\text{I}_5+\text{n}\cdot\text{I}_2\\ \\ \text{I}_1&=\text{I}_0+\text{I}_2+\text{n}\cdot\text{I}_2\\ \\ \text{I}_0&=\text{I}_3+\text{I}_4\\ \\ \text{I}_6&=\text{I}_3+\text{I}_4\\ \\ \text{I}_5&=\text{I}_2+\text{I}_6 \end{alignat*} \end{cases}\tag1 $$

When we use and apply Ohm's law, we can write the following set of equations:

$$ \begin{cases} \begin{alignat*}{1} \text{I}_1&=\frac{\text{V}_\text{i}-\text{V}}{\text{R}_1}\\ \\ \text{I}_2&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}\\ \\ \text{I}_3&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_3}\\ \\ \text{I}_4&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_4} \end{alignat*} \end{cases}\tag2 $$

Substitute \$(2)\$ into \$(1)\$, in order to get:

$$ \begin{cases} \begin{alignat*}{1} \frac{\text{V}_\text{i}-\text{V}}{\text{R}_1}&=\text{I}_5+\text{n}\cdot\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}\\ \\ \frac{\text{V}_\text{i}-\text{V}}{\text{R}_1}&=\text{I}_0+\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}+\text{n}\cdot\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}\\ \\ \text{I}_0&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_3}+\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_4}\\ \\ \text{I}_6&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_3}+\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_4}\\ \\ \text{I}_5&=\frac{\text{V}}{\text{R}_2}+\text{I}_6 \end{alignat*} \end{cases}\tag3 $$

Now, we can solve for the input resistance \$\displaystyle\text{R}_\text{i}:=\frac{\text{V}_\text{i}}{\text{I}_5}\$ as follows:

$$\text{R}_\text{i}:=\frac{\text{V}_\text{i}}{\text{I}_5}=\frac{\text{R}_1\text{R}_4\left(\text{R}_2+\text{R}_3\left(1+\text{n}\right)\right)+\text{R}_2\text{R}_3\left(\text{R}_1+\text{R}_4\right)}{\text{R}_2\left(\text{R}_3+\text{R}_4\right)+\text{R}_3\text{R}_4}\tag4$$


I used the following mathematica-code to solve this question:

In[1]:=Clear["Global`*"];
FullSimplify[
 Solve[{I1 == I5 + n*I2, I1 == I0 + I2 + n*I2, I0 == I3 + I4, 
   I6 == I3 + I4, I5 == I2 + I6, I1 == (Vi - V)/R1, I2 == V/R2, 
   I3 == V/R3, I4 == V/R4}, {I0, I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, V}]]

Out[1]={{I0 -> (R2 (R3 + R4) Vi)/(
   R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I1 -> (((1 + n) R3 R4 + R2 (R3 + R4)) Vi)/(
   R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I2 -> (R3 R4 Vi)/(R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I3 -> (R2 R4 Vi)/(R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I4 -> (R2 R3 Vi)/(R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I5 -> ((R3 R4 + R2 (R3 + R4)) Vi)/(
   R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  I6 -> (R2 (R3 + R4) Vi)/(
   R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4), 
  V -> (R2 R3 R4 Vi)/(R1 R2 R3 + R2 R3 R4 + R1 (R2 + R3 + n R3) R4)
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  • \$\begingroup\$ Thanks for your help. How do I derive Rout and Open circuit gain for this? \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 9, 2023 at 17:52

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