Question 1

a) The input to a device is 2W at the voltage of 0.3kV. The output current is 3A while the output
impedance is 400. Calculate:
i)

The voltage gain in decibels

[3 marks]

ii)

The power gain in decibels

[3 marks]

(assumingRin=Rout)
b) The input signal to a 50dB amplifier is 30W. The amplifier itself produced additional noise
power of 10nW referred to its input terminal. If the input signal to noise ratio is 40dB,
evaluate:
i)

The input noise power to the amplifier

[4 marks]

ii)

The total output noise power

[4 marks]

iii)

The output signal power

[4 marks]

iv)

The output signal to noise ratio

[4 marks]

v)

The noise factor of the amplifier

[3 marks]

Question 2
a) Referring to Figure 1, R1=20k, R2=5.2k, RC=3.8k,RE=2k, =100,ro=100k , and AV =
-160. Determine VCC.
[12 marks]

Figure 1
b) Referring to Figure 2, VCC = 15V, RB = 390k, RC=4.3k, = 90, and ro=70k. Determine:
i)

re

[4 marks]

ii)

Input impedance, Zin

[3 marks]

iii)

Output impedance, Zo

[3 marks]

c) Draw the re ac equivalent circuit from part b)

[3 marks]

Figure 2
Question 3
Referring to Figure 3, XC1=XC2=XC3=0, and =45. Determine:
a. ICQ

[4 marks]

b. VCEQ

[4 marks]

c. IC and VCE at the point of saturation and cutoff

i. for DC operation
ii. for AC operation

[3 marks]
[3 marks]

d. The AC and DC load lines

[5 marks]

e. Quiescent Power, PDQ

[2 marks]

f. AC Output Power

[2 marks]

g. Efficiency

[2 marks]

Figure 3

Question 4

a)

Determine the ideal values of the following parameters of an operational amplifier.

i)

Open loop voltage gain

ii)

Input impedance

iii)

Input offset voltage

[3 marks]

b)

Derive the following expressions of the circuit in Figure 4:

i)

V3 in terms of V2, R1 and R2

ii)

V3 in terms of V1, VO, R1 and R2

iii)

VO in terms of V1, V2, R1 and R2

[9 marks]

Figure: 4
c)

A two-pole low-pass filter (LPF) circuit is using an operational amplifier. The values of
identical capacitors and resistors used for the filter are 1F and 75 respectively. The
voltage gain for both R1 and Rf are 10k:
i)

Draw the LPF circuit with detail values of components used

[5 marks]

ii)

Determine the cut-off frequency of the LPF

[4 marks]

iii)

Determine the maximum voltage gain of the filter

[4 marks]

Question 5
a) Define negative feedback system and explain effects of negative feedback on systems
voltage gain, bandwidth and signal distortion level.
[5 marks]
b) An amplifier has an open loop voltage gain of 1000 before a negative feedback loop is
applied to the amplifier circuit. Determine:
i. The voltage gain of the amplifier with negative feedback factor of 0.01.
[3
marks]
ii. The percentage drop in voltage gain of the amplifier with feedback factor of 0.01
when its open loop voltage gain drops to 50% .
[5 marks]
iii. Comment on the stability effect when negative feedback loop is applied to the
amplifier circuit.
[1 mark]
c) Describe how oscillation is produced according to Barkhausen
principles of oscillation.
[4 marks]
d) With the aid of a circuit diagram, describe the functional operations of
a Phase Shift Oscillator circuit.
[7 marks]