Eca Course File
Eca Course File
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EMAIL ID : ramukorrapati@[Link]
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To empower the women into a globally and socially recognized environment in the frontier
areas of Electronics & Communication Engineering.
M1 To inculcate students with state of the art knowledge to meet the growing challenges
in Electronics and Communication Engineering
M2 To establish a unique learning environment for creativity, innovation & professional
activities to instill moral & ethical values
M3 To provide quality and value based education to excel in their profession
PEO1: Graduates are prepared with a solid foundation in engineering, Science and Technology in
performing professional tasks in Electronics and Communication Engineering
PEO2: Graduates can establish the design and problem-solving abilities for their career
development
PEO3: Graduates can thrive in diverse, global, and multidisciplinary environments with team spirit
for successful completion and management of electronics and its allied fields.
PO8 Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
PO9 Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a
member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering
PO10 activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such
as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design
documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear
instructions.
Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and
PO11 understanding of the Engineering and management principles and apply
these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage
projects and in multidisciplinary environments
PO12 Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and
ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context of technological change
Program Specific Outcomes
[Link] CONTENT
1. Course Outcomes
2. Scope
3. Prerequisites
4. Syllabus
4.1 Syllabus-JNTUH
4.2 Syllabus-GATE
4.3 Syllabus-IES
5. Suggested Books
6. Websites and E-Books
7. Journals
8. Lesson Plan
9. Delivery Methodology
10. Evaluation scheme
11. Tutorial Questions
12. Assignment Questions
13. Question Bank (Unit wise)
a)Objective Questions
b)Descriptive Questions
14. Sample Question paper
15. Previous year university question papers
16. Course outcomes and program outcomes mapping
17. Course outcomes and program specific Outcomes mapping
18. Contents Beyond Syllabus
19. Remarks/Suggestions
20. Answer Sheet Copies
21. Assignment & Tutorial Copies
22. Student Award Sheet Copies-Internal Examination
1. COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon completing this course, the student will be able to:
Bloom’s
Code Course Outcomes
Taxonomy Level
C Design the multistage amplifiers and understand the concepts of High BTL-6
212.1 Frequency Analysis of Transistors. Create
C Utilize the Concepts of negative feedback to improve the stability of BTL-3
212.2 amplifiers Apply
C Utilize the Concepts positive feedback to generate sustained BTL-3
212.3 oscillations Apply
C Design and realize different classes of Power Amplifiers and tuned BTL-6
212.4 amplifiers useable for audio and Radio applications. Create
C Design Multivibrators and sweep circuits for various applications. BTL-6
212.5 Create
2. SCOPE:
The course will make them learn the basics to analyze the frequency response of multistage
amplifiers and transistor at high frequency. Interpret the concept of feedback and classify various
types of feedback amplifiers. Understand the principle of oscillation and design different types of
oscillators. Further, design concepts of large signal (power) amplifiers and frequency response of
various tuned amplifiers are explained. Finally this course focuses on analysis and design of
Bistable, Monostable, Astable Multivibrators and Schmitt trigger using Transistors than
understanding of time base generators
3. PREREQUISITES:
4.1 Syllabus-JNTUH
UNIT No CONTENTS
I Multistage Amplifiers: Classification of Amplifiers, Distortion in amplifiers, Different
coupling schemes used in amplifiers, Frequency response and Analysis of multistage
amplifiers, Casca RC Coupled amplifiers, Cascode amplifier, Darlington pair.
Transistor at High Frequency: Hybrid - model of Common Emitter transistor model,
fα, fβ and unity gain bandwidth, Gain-bandwidth product
II Feedback Amplifiers: Concepts of feedback – Classification of feedback amplifiers –
General characteristics of Negative feedback amplifiers – Effect of Feedback on
Amplifier characteristics – Voltage series, Voltage shunt, Current series and Current
shunt Feedback configurations – Simple problems.
III Oscillators: Condition for Oscillations, RC type Oscillators-RC phase shift and Wien-
bridge Oscillators, LC type Oscillators –Generalized analysis of LC Oscillators, Hartley
and Colpitts Oscillators, Frequency and amplitude stability of Oscillators, Crystal
Oscillator.
IV Large Signal Amplifiers: Class A Power Amplifier- Series fed and Transformer
coupled , Conversion Efficiency, Class B Power Amplifier- Push Pull and
Complimentary Symmetry configurations, Conversion Efficiency, Principle of operation
of Class AB and Class –C Amplifiers. Tuned Amplifiers: Introduction, single Tuned
Amplifiers – Q-factor, frequency response of tuned amplifiers, Concept of stagger
tuning and synchronous tuning.
V Multivibrators: Analysis and Design of Bistable, Monostable, Astable
Multivibrators and Schmitt trigger using Transistors.
Time Base Generators: General features of a Time base Signal, Methods of
Generating Time Base Waveform, concepts of Transistor Miller and
Bootstrap Time Base Generator, Methods of Linearity improvement.
4.2 SYLLABUS – GATE
1. Small signal equivalent circuits of diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs
2. Single-stage BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: biasing, bias stability, mid-frequency small signal
analysis and frequency response.
3. BJT and MOSFET amplifiers: multi-stage, differential, feedback, power and operational.
5. SUGGESTED BOOKS:
Electronic Devices Conventional and current version -Thomas L. Floyd 2015, Pearson.
T2
REFERENCE BOOKS
R2 Electronic Devices and Circuits theory– Robert L. Boylestead, Louis Nashelsky, 11th Edition,
2009, Pearson
2 [Link]
3 [Link]
4 [Link] analogelectronics
8. LESSON PLAN:
No. of
[Link] Topic Lecture
Hours
UNIT-1
1
1.1 Classification of Amplifiers
1.2
Distortion in amplifiers, Different coupling schemes used in amplifiers 2
1.3
Frequency response and Analysis of multistage amplifiers 2
1.4
Cascade RC Coupled amplifiers 2
1.5
Cascode amplifier 2
1.6
Darlington pair 2
1.7
Hybrid - model of Common Emitter transistor mode 2
1.8
fα, fβ and unity gain bandwidth 1
1.9
Gain-bandwidth product 1
1.10
Problems 2
UNIT-2
2.1
Concepts of feedback – Classification of feedback amplifiers 2
2.2
General characteristics of Negative feedback amplifiers 2
2.3
Effect of Feedback on Amplifier characteristics 2
2.4
Voltage series, Voltage shunt Feedback configurations 2
2.5
Current series and Current shunt Feedback configurations 2
2.13
Problems 2
UNIT-3
3.1
Condition for Oscillations, RC type Oscillators-RC phase shift Oscillator 2
3.2
Wien-bridge Oscillator 1
3.3
LC type Oscillators –Generalized analysis of LC Oscillators 2
3.4
Hartley Oscillator 1
3.5
Colpitts Oscillator 1
3.6
Frequency and amplitude stability of Oscillators 1
3.7
Crystal Oscillator 1
3.11
problems 2
UNIT-4
4.2 Series fed and Transformer coupled power amplifiers and their conversion 2
efficiency
4.4
Principle of operation of Class AB and Class –C Amplifiers 2
4.5
Introduction to tuned amplifiers 1
4.6
Concept of stagger tuning and synchronous tuning 2
4.7
Problems 2
UNIT-5
5.4
Schmitt trigger using Transistors. 2
5.5
General features of a Time base Signal 1
5.6
Methods of Generating Time Base Waveform 1
5.7
concepts of Transistor Miller and Bootstrap Time Base Generator 2
5.8
Methods of Linearity improvement 2
5.14
Problems 2
9. DELIVERY METHODOLOGIES
a) Class Room Lectures.
b) Presentations.
c) Seminars.
d) Assignments.
e) Quiz.
f) Laboratory Sessions.
g) E-Learning Resources.
10. Evaluation Scheme:
Evaluation Criteria Marks
Objective paper 10
Descriptive Paper 10
Midterm-1 Assignment 05
Total 25
Objective paper 10
Descriptive Paper 10
Midterm-2 Assignment 05
Total 25
Average of Midterm-1 and Midterm-2 25
End-Examination 75
Total 100
1. A transistor in CB circuit has the following h parameters hib = 20Ω hfb = 0.98 hrb = 3X
10 -4 hob = 0.5X 10 -6 find the value of input resistance ,output resistance, current gain ,
voltage gain if Rs = 600Ω , RL = 1.5 KΩ
3. The following data are the parameters of a BJT at Ic=5ma, Vce=10 and at room temperature
hie=800 ohm, hoe=10-4 S hfe=100, hre=10-4 Ft=50MHz, C0=3PF. Compute the values of all the
hybrid PI parameters
4. An Hartley oscillator L1= 0.2 mH, L2 = 0.3 mH and C= 0.003 µF calculate frequency of
oscillations
5. A single stage CE amplifier has a Voltage gain of 600 without feedback. When feedback is
employed, its gain reduces to 50. Calculate the percentage of the output which is fed back to the
input.
6. The open loop gain of an amplifier is 50Db. A negative feedback of feedback factor 0.004 is
applied to it. If the open loop gain is thereby reduced by 10% find the change in the overall gain.
7. In the voltage-shunt feedback amplifier circuit shown in figure.2, the h- parameters of the
transistor used are hie = 1.1K, hre = 2.5 x 10−4, hfe = 50, hoe =25μA/V. Calculate AVf, Rif & Rof
9. In class B amplifier VCE MIN = 1V and supply voltage VCC = 18 V find collector circuit
efficiency
[Link] a class-B amplifier providing a 20V peak signal to a 16Ω load operates on a power supply of
Vcc=[Link] input power, output power and circuit efficiency.
11. A single ended transistor power amplifier with transformer load produces harmonic amplitudes
in the output as: B0 = 1.5 mA; B1 = 120 mA; B2 = 10 mA; B3 = 4 mA; B4 = 2 mA & B5 = 1 mA.
Determine the percentage total harmonic distortion.
12. A transistor used in a CE amplifier has following parameters. Hfe=100, gm=0.1mho,
rbb’=100ohm, Cc=1PF, Ft=400MHz. (i) what should be the source resistance to get a 3db BW of
5MHz with a load resistance of 500ohm. (ii) find the midband voltage gain Vo/Vs.
13. A parallel resonant circuit comprises of an inductor (having inductance of 1mH and resistance
of 10 ohms and a parallel capacitor of 100 [Link]:
i) Resonant frequency, ignoring the resistance.
ii) Resonant frequency, considering the resistance.
iii) [Link]) Impedance at resonant frequency
12. Assignment Questions:
Assignment-I
Assignment-II
3. In a RC coupled amplifier, which of the following component is mainly responsible for harmonic
distortion of the signal [ a]
(a) Transistor (b) Biasing resistor (c) coupling capacitor (d) power supply
4. The voltage gain of well designed single stage CB amplifier is essentially determined by ac
collector load and ___ [c]
A. Emitter resistor Re B. ac alpha C. Input resistance emitter diode [Link] beta.
8. For matching a circuit of output impedance 200Ω with a load of 8 Ω the turn ratio of the two
winding transformer should be [d ]
A. 25 B.1/25 C.1/5 D.5
10. The bandwidth of a single stage amplifier is ___ that of a multi stage amplifier. [a]
(a) more than (b) less than (c) same as (d) none
11. The Darlington pair consists of the following two stages [d]
(a) CE,CC (b)CE,CB (c)both CE (d) both CC
18. The multi stage amplifiers in low frequency behaves like a [b]
(a) low pass circuit (b) high pass (c) band pass (d) all pass
19. The multi stage amplifiers in high frequency behaves like a [b]
(a) high pass (b) low pass (c) band pass (d) all pass
20. The configuration commonly used intermediate stage of multi stage amplifier [a]
(a) CE (b) CB (c) CC (d) all the three
4. The input impedance Ri of a CE amplifier in terms of hie, hoe, hre and load resistance.
5. The phase difference between output and input voltages of a CB amplifier is 0
6. According to Miller’s theorem, the feedback capacitance when referred to input side with gain A
is _Cin = C(1-A)
9. In a two stage cascaded amplifier, each of two cascaded stages has a voltage gain of 30 then the
overall gain is _900
11. Direct coupled amplifiers are especially suited for amplifying extremely LOW frequency
signals.
13. An ideal amplifier responds only to the signal at its input terminal
17. The two stages of multi stage amplifier have gain 50 dB and 20 dB the voltage gian in dB is
1000
18. The application of a cascade amplifier is video amplifier
2. Obtain the expressions for voltage gain in low frequency, medium BTL-2
frequency and high frequency ranges of single stage amplifiers
3. Explain the principle of operation of direct coupled amplifier and BTL-4
mention its advantages
4. State millers theorem and its dual and what are advantages of hybrid BTL-1
parameters
5. Draw the circuit diagram of CB amplifier and explain its working BTL-4
6. Draw the AC equivalent of a CE amplifier with un bypassed emitter BTL-4
resistor and Explain.
7. Explain the distortions in amplifiers BTL-4
8. Write the applications of DC amplifiers BTL-1
9. What is a Darlington transistor BTL-1
10. Derive the equation for overall voltage gain of multi stage amplifier BTL-2
11. What are multi stage amplifiers BTL-1
12. What is an amplifier discuss its types BTL-1
13. What is an emitter follower explain BTL-1
5. The main reason for the variation of amplifier gain with frequency is [a ]
A. the presence of capacitance internal and external B. due to interstage transformation
C. the logarithmic increase in its output power D. miller effect
6. A source follower using FET usually has a voltage gain of _____. [b ]
(a) -1 (b) >100 (c) about -10 (d) less than 1 but positive
7. For the operation of enhancement only N- Channel MOSFET , value of gate voltage
has to be [ a]
A. High positive B. high negative C. low positive D. zero
11. In Gaussian response the rise time and bandwidth are related by [ a]
(a) rise time = 0.35/BW (b) rise time = 0.5/BW
(c) rise time = 0.35 BW (d) BW = 0.35 rise time
17. To achieve high voltage gain, load of a folded cascade amplifier can be replaced [ d ]
(a) CG gate (b) CS gate (c) CD gate (d) cascade gate
1. The alpha (α) cut off frequency of a transistor is higher than is beta (β) cut-off frequency
2. The alpha (α) of the transistor Decreases with the increase in frequency
12. In CS amplifier to achieve high voltage gain the load impedance must be high
13. Body effect decrease the input impedance of common gate stage
14. A cascade amplifier increase the effect of miller capacitance on the input of amplifier
16. The emitter diffusion capacitance for a transistor is directly proportional to collector current
17. The value of the trans conductance decrease with increase in temperature
19. The value of Gain - BW product of CE amplifier increase with increase of collector current
20. The CB amplifier Upper cut off frequency higher than CE amplifier.
[Link] oscillator of LC type having a split capacitor in the tank circuit is [b]
a. Hartley b. Colpitts C. Tuned d. Wein Bridge
6. In a Crystal oscillator the frequency is very stable due to ________ of the crystal [ c]
a. rigidity b. high Q c. vibration d. none
7. For generating a sinusoidal wave of 1KHz frequency, the most suitable oscillator is ____ [ c]
(a) Hartley (b) Colpitts (c) Wien bridge (d) None of the above
1. The Trans conductance amplifier is also called as Series – Series amplifier (or) Current –
Series amplifier
[Link] oscillator that uses tapped capacitors in the tuned circuit Armstrong Oscillator.
7. Electronic oscillations in which amplitude doesn’t change with time are called _
8 An oscillator using LC tuned circuit has L= 58.6μH & C=300pF, then the frequency of
oscillations will be 1200 kHz
11. In positive feedback amplifier the phase difference between input and feedback signals 0
degrees
12. In negative feedback amplifier the phase difference between input and feedback signals 180
degrees
17. The value of L needed with C of 20 pF for an oscillator frequency of 110.7 MHz is 0.1µH
1. With transformer connection to load the maximum efficiency of the class A amplifier will go up
to a maximum of [c ]
a. 78.5% b.25% c.50% d.66%
3. In ___ power amplifier, the output signal varies for a full 3600 of the cycle. [a ]
(a)Class A (b) Class B (c) Class AB (d) None of the above
5. A power amplifier in which the transistor is ON for full cycle of input signal [a]
(a) class A (b) class B (c) class C (d) class AB
8. The ratio of rms value of all harmonics to rms value of fundamentals is [b]
(a) rms factor (b) distortion factor (c) harmonic factor (d) quality factor
11. The maximum overall efficiency of transformer coupled class A amplifier [b]
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 78.5% (d) 87.5%
18. The primary junction of phase inverter to change the phase of signal by [d]
(a) 90 degrees (b) 120 degrees (c) 360 degrees (d) 180 degrees
19. A power amplifier in which the transistor is ON for less than one half cycle [c]
(a) class A (b) class B (c) class C (d) class AB
20. . A power amplifier in which the transistor is ON for one half cycle [b]
(a) class A (b) class B (c) class C (d) class AB
2. If output power=20W and the input dc power=60W,then the efficiency of power amplifier is
33.3%
3. In Class B power amplifier, Q-point is set near cutoff
11. In push pull amplifiers biasing not required because transistors are working in class B
operation
14. The use of a class AB operation in large signal amplifiers is for maximum efficiency
15. The collector current in quiescent condition is zero when amplifier working in class B
operation
18. The push pull amplifier has high power efficiency because there is no quiescent collector
current
19. The output power of a power amplifier several times to input because it converts input dc power
in to ac output power
20. Transistor audio amplifier have efficiency of 70% then it is called class B push-pull
4. Double tuned amplifier provides ____ bandwidth than single tuned amplifiers. [ a]
(a)larger (b) smaller (c) negligible (d)constant
13. An amplifier pass band from 450 kHz to 460 kHz is called [c]
(a) video amplifier (b) audio amplifier (c) tuned voltage amplifier (d) power amplifier
17. If tuned circuit has resonant frequency of 1 MHz and BW 20 KHz then Q factor [b]
(a) 20 [b] 50 [c] 100 [d] 500
3. The wave having more than 200 KHz frequency known as radio frequency
11.A stagger tuned amplifier has the resonant frequency of two tuned circuits separated by BW of
each stage
of oscillations.
7 a) Draw and explain the working principle of astable 4 BTL-3 CO5
multivibrator circuit and also explain the merits and
limitations of it. And also derive the expression for its pulse
width
7 b) Define multivibrator. 1 BTL-2 CO5
8 Draw the circuit diagram of Transistor Bootstrap Time Base 5 BTL-3 CO5
Generator and explain its operation in detail.
BL – Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels (1- Remembering, 2- Understanding, 3 – Applying, 4 – Analyzing,
5 –Evaluating, 6 - Creating) CO – Course Outcomes
15 Previous Question Papers
Code No: 133AB R16
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
PART- A
(25 Marks)
1.a) Write the characteristic of CE amplifier. [2]
b) Discuss the need of Darlington pair circuit. [3]
c) What is meant by gain bandwidth product? [2]
d) Short circuit CE current gain of a transistor is 25 at a frequency of 2 MHz. if f β=200 kHz
calculate fT, hfe and |Ai| at frequency of 10 MHz and 100 MHz. [3]
e) State the advantages and disadvantages of cascode stage. [2]
f) What is the folded cascode amplifier? Discuss. [3]
g) Classify the various negative feedback amplifers. [2]
h) For a phase shift oscillator, the feedback network uses R=6 KΩ and C=1500 pF. The
transistorized amplifier used, has a collector resistance of 18 KΩ. Calculate the frequency
of oscillation and minimum value of hfe of the transistor. [3]
i) What is the use of the heat sink in power amplifiers? [2]
j) What is meant by loaded and unloaded Q. [3]
Figure: 2
OR
In a colpitt’s oscillator, the values of the inductors and capacitors in the tank circuit are
L=40mH, C1=100 pF , C2=500 pF .
i) Find the frequency of oscillation.
ii) if the output voltage is 10 V, find the feedback voltage.
iii) find the minimum gain , if the frequency is changed by changing ‘L’ alone.
iv)find the value of c1, for a gain of 10.
v)also find the new frequency of oscillation.
b) Compare the RC phase shift and wein bridge oscillators. [5+5]
10.a) Explain the principle of operation of class C amplifier.
b) Design a class B power amplifier to deliver 25 W to a load resistors R L =8 Ω using
transformer coupling, V m =V C C =25 V. Assume reasonable data where ever necessary.
[5+5]
OR
11.a)An RF tuned voltage amplifier using FET with r d=100 KΩ and gm=500µs has tuned circuit,
consisting of L=2.5mH and C=200 pF as its load. At its resonant frequency, the circuit
offers an equivalent shunt resistance of 100 KΩ. For the amplifier, determine the
(i) the resonant gain (ii) the effective Q and (iii) the bandwidth.
b) Draw and explain the double tuned amplifier with the help of the frequency response[5+5]
Code No: 133AB
R16
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
PART-A
(25 Marks)
PART-B
(50 Marks)
[Link] the expression for the CE short circuit current gain Ai as a function of frequency
using Hybrid - π model. [10]
OR
5. Define and fT and derive the relation between and fT . [10]
6.a) What is square law distortion? What is its effect in FET amplifiers?
b) Draw the small-signal high-frequency circuit of a common source amplifier and derive the
expression for voltage gain. [4+6]
OR
7.a) Why self-bias is not suitable for depletion type and enhancement type MOSFET?
b) In a Drain-to-gate bias circuit V C D = 12V, R d = 2k,R f = 10m. Calculate V G S , I D and V D S for
I D ( O N ) = 6mA, V G S ( O N ) = 8V, V G S ( T H ) =3V. [4+6]
8.a) Explain with the help of mathematical expressions, how the negative feedback in
amplifiers increases amplifier bandwidth and reduces distortion in amplifiers.
b) In a transistorized Hartley oscillator the two inductances are 2mH and 20μH while the frequency
is to be changed from 950KHZ to 2050KHZ. Calculate the range over which the capacitor is to be
varied. [5+5]
OR
9.a) An amplifier circuit has a gain of 60 dB and an output impedance Z o =10K. It is required to
modify its output impedance to 500 by applying negative feedback. Calculate the value of the
feedback factor. Also find the percentage change in the overall gain, for 10% change in the gain of
the internal amplifiers.
b) What are the factors that affect the frequency stability of an oscillator? How frequency
stability can be improved in oscillators. [5+5]
10.a) Derive the equation for maximum efficiency of a class A transformer coupled amplifier.
b) Explain the principle of stagger tuning technique of transformer – coupled amplifier that is used
to obtain band pass filter characteristic with pass band of 10 KHZ with all necessary diagrams for
illustration. [5+5]
OR
11.a) Design a class B power amplifiers to deliver 25w to a load resistor R L =8ohms, using
transformer coupling. V m =V c c =25V. Assume necessary data.
b) Draw the circuit of double-tuned transformer-coupled amplifier. Discuss the nature of responses
of the amplifier for different values of KQ=1; KQ>1 and KQ<1. [5+5]
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16. COURSE OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES MAPPING
Course PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12
CO1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
CO2 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1
CO3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
CO4 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
CO5 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
CO6 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
CO1
3 3
CO2
3 3
CO3
3 3
CO4
3 3
CO5
3 3
19. REMARKS/SUGGESTIONS:
Prepared By:
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Approved By:
Head of Department