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What does the hybrid-pi model represent?

  • A.The large-signal switching behaviour of the device
  • B.The thermal behaviour of the junction and package
  • C.The breakdown behaviour under excessive voltage
  • D.The small-signal behaviour about an operating point

Answer: D

The hybrid-pi model is a linearised picture valid for small excursions about a chosen bias point, with a transconductance, an input resistance and an output resistance. Switching, thermal and breakdown behaviour all need other models. Replacing a non-linear device by a linear model about one point is the standard way to make amplifier analysis tractable, and the model's validity is exactly as wide as the signal is small. The shared properties explain why these schemes form a family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.

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