Sub Code: ECT-031 ROLL NO……………..……………..
ODD SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2023 – 24
II Yr. [Link]. – Electronics & Communication Engineering
ANALOG ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS
Duration: 3:00 hrs. Max Marks: 100
Note: - Attempt all questions. All Questions carry equal marks. In case of any ambiguity or missing data,
the same may be assumed and state the assumption made in the answer.
Q 1. Answer any four parts of the following. 5x4=20
a) What is thermal runaway and Early effect in a transistor?
b) Draw the circuit diagram of a Darlington pair amplifier and write down its
important features. Also find out the value of input resistance of the circuit, if
hfe=50, RE=5kΩ.
c) Explain the harmonic distortion in power amplifiers.
d) A BJT has hfe=150, Ce=2pF, Cc=0.3pF and biased at Ic=0.5mA. Find the short
circuit current gain cut-off frequency and unity current gain frequency of the
transistor.
e) Write the advantages and disadvantages of class B power amplifier over the class
A power amplifier.
f) Draw the circuit diagram of a logarithmic amplifier and derive the input-output
relationship for the same.
Q 2. Answer any four parts of the following. 5x4=20
a) Determine the oscillation frequency of a Colpitts oscillator. Given that, C1=1µF,
C2=0.1µF, L=470µH.
b) Draw the Ebers-Moll model of a PNP transistor and write the related equations.
c) Why multivibrators are required? Give the classification of multivibrators.
d) An amplifier has a midband gain of 1000 with lower and upper cut-off
frequencies of 1 kHz and 20 kHz, respectively. The midband gain reduces to 20
when negative feedback is applied. Calculate the lower and upper cut-off
frequencies with feedback.
e) Give the analogy between the thermal and electrical quantities for flow of heat
in a power transistor.
f) How oscillations are started in a sinusoidal oscillator? Give the necessary
conditions for sinusoidal oscillations.
Q 3. Answer any two parts of the following. 10x2= 20
a) Draw the circuit of two stage RC coupled amplifier using NPN transistors in CE
mode with fixed bias circuit. Let RS and RL be the source and load resistances,
respectively. Derive expression for overall voltage gain of the amplifier using
approximate h-parameter analysis.
b) Explain the operation of a square wave generator with the help of a circuit
diagram. Also derive the expression for output frequency, f0. Sketch the output
waveform and the capacitor voltage waveform of the circuit.
c) Derive the expression for current gain and cut-off frequency of a CE mode BJT
using high frequency hybrid-π model with resistive load when input time
constant of the equivalent circuit is dominating the frequency response.
Q 4. Answer any two parts of the following. 10x2= 20
a) Explain the basic integrator circuit. Design an op-amp differentiator that will
differentiate an input signal with fmax= 100 Hz.
b) Derive the expression for voltage gain, input resistance and output resistance of
a voltage series feedback connection-based amplifier.
c) Design a 2nd order low pass filter at a high cut-off frequency, fH = 1 kHz. Draw
the approximate frequency response plot for the filter.
Q 5. Answer any two parts of the following. 10x2= 20
a) Draw the circuit diagram of Instrumentation amplifier and explain its working.
Find the expression for its output voltage. List the important features of
instrumentation amplifier.
b) Explain the operation of a transformer coupled class A power amplifier with the
help of a circuit diagram and derive the expression for maximum power
efficiency.
c) What are active filters? What are the advantages of active filters over passive
filters? Sketch and explain ideal and practical frequency response for low-pass,
high-pass, band-pass, and all pass filters.
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