EEN-205 Design of Electronic Circuits

Tutorial Sheet No.2

1. Find the voltage gain and output of the amplifier shown in Fig.1, if input voltage is
1.5mV peak. Repeat this problem, if ac source has resistance Rs = 100.

Fig.1
2. Determine the following for the transistor circuits (=100) shown in Fig.2:
a) dc emitter current b) ac resistance of the emitter diode
c) voltage gain d) ac output voltage.
+30 V +10 V

20 k 10 k 100

1 k
900 vo
10k 5
vo
1m V 1 m V
rm s 10 k 10 k rm s 1 k
200

-1 0 V

Fig.2(a) Fig.2(b)
3. Determine the Q-point for the CE amplifier given in Fig.3, if =180. Also determine
the Pout(ac) and the dc power delivered to the circuit by the source.
+5 V

7 k 1 k

1 k vo
v in 1 .5 k
100

Fig.3
4. Select R1 and R2 for maximum output voltage swing in the circuit shown in Fig.4.
Also determine the maximum conversion efficiency. Assume  = 180.
+5 V -1 2 V

R 1 k R C
1 R 1

1 k vo R L vo
v in R 2 v in R
100 2
R E

Fig.4 Fig.5
5. Design an emitter-resistor amplifier shown in Fig.5 with A v = -10,  = 200 and RL= 1
k. A pnp transistor is used and maximum symmetrical output swing is required.

6. Each transistor of Fig.6 has  of 100. If the ac source voltage equals 10 V peak,
what does the ac output voltage equal?
+15 V

22 k 8 .2 k 22 k 8 .2 k

600
Q 1 Q 2

51k vo
v in 3 .9 k 3 .9 k
2 k 2 k

Fig.6

7. In Fig.7, hFE = 160. Calculate the following dc quantities and the output voltage
VB, VE, VC, IE, IC and IB.
+15 V +15 V

30 k 150k
5 .1 k
10 k Q 1

Q 2

50m V 10m V
rm s 30 k rm s 150k
12 k 2 k vo 470k 1k vo

Fig.7 (a) Fig.7(b)

8. Find R such that at dc, Vout = 0 for the circuit of Fig.8. Also find I CQ1, ICQ2, Rin, Ro, and
Av. Assume that VBE = 0.7 V and  = 100 for both transistors.
+20V

R
10 k

1 k vo
v in 1 k

-2 0 V
Fig.8