Module-1 (Diode Application & Transistor Biasing)

 Sketch and explain positive Clipper circuit.

 Sketch and explain negative Clipper circuit.
 Sketch and explain biased Clipper circuit.
 Sketch and explain both sides Clipper circuit.
 Sketch and explain positive Clamper circuit.
 Sketch and explain negative Clamper circuit.
 Sketch and explain biased Clamper circuit.
 Compare clipper and clamper circuit
 Explain the operation of half wave rectifier with waveforms.
 Show that the efficiency of bridge rectifier is 81.2% and ripple factor is 0.48.
 Sketch and explain full wave center tapped rectifier circuit.
 Show mathematically the ripple factor of a half wave rectifier is 1.21.
 Explain the working of π-filter with half wave rectifier
 Show mathematically the ripple factor of a bridge rectifier is 0.48.
 Describe the working of full wave rectifier with c filter circuit diagram and waveforms
 Sketch and explain Bridge rectifier circuit
 Define (i)Rectification (ii)Ripple factor (iii) Ripple frequency (iv)PIV (v) Efficiency
 Illustrate the need for zener diode as a voltageregulator
 Define Regulator & explain the need for voltage regulators in power supplies
 Describe Line Regulation and Load Regulation
 On the output characteristics of BJT, show the region of operation of (i) an amplifier (ii) switch.
 Show that total gain is equal to the product of gains of individual stages in a multi-stage amplifier.
 Explain the voltage divider bias for BJT amplifier.
 Sketch the frequency response plot of an RC coupled amplifier and explain the same.
 Define biasing of BJT and explain need for biasing
 Explain the working of common emitter RC coupled amplifier
 Define amplification, gain, frequency response, bandwidth & input impedance as applicable to
amplifier
 In a RC Coupled amplifier , the mid frequency gain is 160. At frequencies 100 Hz and 100 Khz
the gain falls to 100. Determine the lower and upper half power frequencies.
 Explain the principle of transistor as an amplifier
 Define operating point & describe the role of DC load line to locate it.
 Classify Amplifiers.
 Explain the features of RC coupled amplifier
 Explain small signal hybrid model of transistor.
 Explain small signal PI model of transistor?
 What is Q point?
 Define stability factors of a transistor operated at Q-Point?
 What is base width modulation or earlier effect? Effects of the base width modulation?
 What is high frequency model of transistor?
 Module-2 ( Power Amplifier & Feedback Amplifier)
 Explain the relevant information, how the negative feedback improves stability, reduce
noise and increase input impedance.
 Explain the four basic feedback topologies.
 What is sensitivity of the transfer gain?
 Explain voltage shunt feedback amplifiers.
 Define the positive feedback
 Explain current series feedback amplifiers.
 Explain the classification of amplifiers
 Explain current shunt and voltage shunt feedback amplifiers?
 What are the advantages of introducing negative feedback?
 What is a power amplifier? Where do we use the power amplifier?
 What are the different types of Power Amplifier?
 Compare-Class A, Class B & Class C Power Amplifier.
 What are the advantages of using a Class A power amplifier? Where do we use the class
A amplifier?
 Derive expression for efficiency for Class A Power amplifier.
 Derive expression for efficiency for Class A transformer coupled amplifier.
 What is a complementary push-pull amplifier? What are the disadvantages push-pull
amplifier?
 Derive expression for efficiency for Class B Power amplifier.
 What is Cross over Distortion in Class B Power Amplifier?
 What is a Class AB Amplifier?
 Define Class C power amplifier.
 What is synchronous tuning? Why is it required? Sketch the frequency of a
synchronously tuned amplifier.
 Module-3 (Oscillator & Multivibrator)
 Compare RC oscillators with LC oscillators.
 Explain barkhausen criteria as applicable to oscillator circuits.
 Explain the working of Hartley oscillator with neat diagram.
 Describe how oscillations develop in LC tank circuit with a suitable sketch.
 Explain the working of wean-bridge oscillator with neat diagram.
 Hartley oscillator circuit C=5M00pf, L1=20mH and L2= 5MmH find i) frequency of
oscillation ii) sketch Hartleyoscillator circuit using BJT.
 Discuss the role of tank circuit in oscillator circuit.
 Draw & explain RC phase shift oscillator.
 Explain the working of collpitts oscillator.
 Draw the Wein bridge oscillator circuit and write theexpression for frequency
of oscillations
 Explain the role of RC network in RC phase shift oscillator and write and expression
for frequency of oscillation
 Design LC circuit for Hartley and Colpitts oscillators to oscillate at 600KHZ.
 What is multivibrator and its classifications?
 Explain the internal diagram of 555 timer IC.
 What are astable, monostable and bistable multivibrators?
 Explain monostable multivibrator circuit using 555 IC
 Explain Astable multivibrator circuit using 555 IC.
 Draw the circuit of an Astable multivibrator with 50% duty cycle output using 555 timer.
 Derive the formula to calculate the time period of the monostable multivibrator.
 Derive the formula to calculate the time period of the astable multivibrator.
 What is called frequency and duty cycle?
 Module-4 (Op-Amp & Filter)
 Why OPAMP called operational Amplifier?
 What is characteristic of Ideal OPAMP?
 What is perfect balance in OPAMP?
 Define CMRR & Slew rate.
 Derive the output of Op-amp as Differentiator and Integrator Circuit?
 Derive the output of Op-amp as Inverting & Non–Inverting Amplifier?
 How is an op-amp used as a buffer and scale changer?
 How op-amp can be used as summing amplifier?
 How op-amp can be used as Adder?
 How op-amp can be used as a difference amplifier?
 How op-amp can be used as Subtractor?
 Discuss the operation of Logarithmic amplifier with the help of a suitable diagram. Can it
be used to multiply two signals? If so, how?
 Discuss the operation of Anti-Logarithmic amplifier with the help of a suitable diagram
 Write down the criteria of a good instrumentation amplifier.Discuss the operation of
Instrumentation amplifier with the help of a suitable diagram
 Explain the working of Schmitt trigger circuit using op-amp; andalso sketch the
hysteresis plot.
 What are the applications of Schmitt Trigger? ...
 Define hysteresis action? Define UTP? Define LTP?
 Explain the block diagram of op-amp.
 List any 5 ideal characteristics of op-amp.
 Define the following w.r.t. op-amp: i) input offset voltage ii) CMRR iii) input impedance
iv) slew rate v) PSRR
 Construct an op-amp circuit that converts square wave into triangular wave.
 Draw and explain voltage to current converter( grounded load)
 Sketch op-amp voltage follower circuit & explain it.
 Define active filter and mention its classification.
 Sketch the frequency response plot and circuit of an OP-Amp LPF circuit
 Sketch the frequency response plot and circuit of an OP-Amp HPF circuit
 Sketch the frequency response plot and circuit of an OP-Amp Band Pass Filter circuit
 Sketch the frequency response plot and circuit of an OP-Amp Band Reject Filter
circuit
 List the advantages and disadvantages of active filterover passive filters

If Vin=2V, R1 and R2 are 5KΩ, find the output voltage andvoltage gain for the given
circuit.
Estimate the gain in the following circuit given Ri=1kΩ,Rf1=Rf2=10kΩ.