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Why has the hybrid-pi model largely displaced h-parameters?

  • A.It contains fewer elements and so is quicker to solve
  • B.Its parameters are easier to measure on production equipment
  • C.It remains valid for large signals as well as small ones
  • D.Its elements correspond to physical mechanisms

Answer: D

Each hybrid-pi element maps onto something real - the transconductance to the operating current, the input resistance to beta, the output resistance to the Early effect - so the model explains as well as predicts. It has a comparable number of elements, is no easier to measure, and is just as restricted to small signals. A model whose parameters can be reasoned about is far more useful in design than one that can only be looked up. The shared properties explain why these schemes form a family, and the differences explain why more than one exists. The shared properties explain why these schemes form a family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.

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