EE212

ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS I
Faculty of Science Technology and Environment
School Of Engineering & Physics

Final Examination-Solution
Semester 1 2017

Mode: Face to Face

Duration of Exam: 3 hours + 10 minutes

Reading Time: 10 minutes
Writing Time: 3 hours

Instructions:
1. This paper has TWO sections:
Section A: Answer ALL questions [20 marks]
Section B: Answer ALL 4 questions [80 marks]
2. This exam is worth 50% of your overall mark. The minimum exam mark is
40/100.
3. Write your answers in the answer booklet provided.
4. Start each question on a new page.
5. Where applicable, state all assumptions with clear justifications.
6. Unless otherwise stated, all other symbols have their usual meanings.
7. Only non-programmable calculators are permitted.

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SECTION A: Answer ALL questions. There are a total of 10 questions.

a. There are a total of 10 questions. Each question is worth 1 mark.

1. A transistor can amplify the signal because it:

A. is biased to zero with ac signal

B. has a voltage drop in its base emitter-junction
C. has a current gain
D. has a voltage across the collector and emitter

2. With the same secondary voltage and capacitor filter, which rectifier has the most ripple
A. Bridge rectifier
B. half wave rectifier
C. full wave rectifier
D. All of above

3. In an op-amp differentiator
A. the amplitude of output is proportional to rate of change of input
B. the amplitude of the output is proportional to input
C. the output occurs when input is finite and constant
D. polarity of output and input is the same

4. In figure, transistor βdc = 100 and LED voltage when it is conducting is 2 V. Then the base current
which saturates the transistor is

Figure 1
A. 18 mA B. 1.8 mA
C. 0.18 mA D. 0.018 mA

5. Which op-amp circuit uses a resistance in series with input and capacitor in feedback path?
A. Differentiating amplifier
B. Integrating amplifier
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 C. Logarithmic amplifier
D. Exponential amplifier

6. The enhancement type basically termed as normally-OFF MOSFET works only with ____.
A. large positive gate voltage
B. large negative gate voltage
C. large positive drain voltage
D. large negative drain voltage

7. In the op-amp circuit of figure, V0 =

Figure 2
A. 3 V 1 - 4 V2
B. -3 V1 + 4 V2
C. 3(V1 - V2)
D. -3(V1 - V2)

8. Which type of JFET amplifier circuit is also known as 'Source Follower' according to
configurational strategic point of view?

a. Common Source amplifier

b. Common Drain amplifier
c. Common Gate amplifier
d. None of the above

9. The DC current through each diode in a bridge rectifier equals

A. Half the DC load current
B. Twice the DC load current
C. The load current
D. One fourth of the load current

10. Response curves for second-order filters are shown in figure 1. Identify Cherbyshev Filter(s).

Figure 4
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Figure 3

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b. Sketch the output Voltage waveforms of the following circuits. (Label clearly)

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Figure 4

(2+3+3+2 = 10marks)

(a)
(b)
(c) (d)

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SECTION B: Answer Any Four questions. Each question is worth 20 marks.

B1
a) A full wave bridge rectifier with 120Vrms sinusoidal input has a load resistor of 10KΩ.
i. If a silicon diode are employed what is the voltage Vp (out) available at the load?
ii. Determine the PIV rating of each diode
iii. Find the maximum current through each diode during conduction
iv. Sketch the direction of conduct current in the circuit below.

(3+3+2+2 = 10 marks)
Figure 5

Sol

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b) For figure 6 (a, b and c), determine:
i. The closed loop gain of each amplifier.
ii. The midrange gain in dB of each amplifier.

Figure 6

Figure 6 (5 + 5 = 10 marks)

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B2.

a) Answer the following questions for the oscillator circuit shown in the figure 7
i. Determine the value of Rf necessary for the circuit to operate as oscillator?
ii. Determine the frequency of oscillation.

Figure 7
(5+ 5 = 10 marks)

b) For figure 8, determine the following

i. The circuit type

ii. Q1 and Q2 terminal voltages (VC, VB and VE)
iii. Total input resistance

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Figure 8
(3+2 + 5 = 10 marks)

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B3

Consider the common emitter amplifier circuit shown in the figure 9

i. Determine DC values IE , VE, VB and VC
ii. Determine the values of Rin(base) , Rin(tot) , Attenuation and Av .
iii. Draw the total collector voltage waveform and total output waveform
iv. Determine the gain when C2 and RL is removed?

Figure 9

(7 + 7 + 3 + 3 = 20marks)

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B4
a) A circuit is shown in figure 10
i. Identify the circuit type
ii. Sketch the output waveform in relation to the wave (label properly).

Figure 10
(2+4= 6 marks)

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b) Use an opamp to design a summing amplifier circuit that will average four inputs
voltages (Vin1 = 10V, Vin2= 7V Vin3= 12V and Vin4= 5V). Use input resistance of 4KΩ
each and determine the output.
(4 marks)

Rf = R1=R2=R3=R4

c) For the figure below

i. Determine the voltage gain
ii. input resistance of the common gate amplifier
iii. Give and explain an application of common base amplification

(3 + 3 + 4 = 10 marks)
Figure 11

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B5
a) For the unloaded amplifier, ID(on) = 8mA at VGS = 12V, VGS(th) = 4V and gm = 4500μS
find
i. VGS
ii. ID
iii. VDS
iv. RMS output voltage Vds

Figure 12
(2+3 +3+2 = 10 marks)

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b. Answer the following questions for the filter circuit shown in the figure 8.
iii. Identify the filter type
iv. Is the four pole filter approximately optimized for Butterworth response?
v. Determine the critical frequency

Order Roll-off Rate 1st stage 2nd stage

(dB/decade)
Poles DF R1/R2 Poles DF R1/R2
1 -20 1 Optional
2 -40 2 1.414 0.586
3 -60 2 1.00 1.00 1 1.00 1.00
4 -80 2 1.848 0.152 2 0.765 1.235

Figure 13 (1+4+5 = 10marks)

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End of Questions

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