Code No: 154AW R18

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

B. Tech II Year II Semester (Special) Examinations, January/February - 2021
ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT ANALYSIS
(Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any Five Questions
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
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1.a) For the cascaded amplifier shown in figure 1 determine the overall upper cutoff
frequency of the amplifier. Given that hfe of each transistor is 100, hre is 850Ω, rb′e is
600Ω, Cc is 10pF, CE is 50pF and gm = 1.5×10-3 mhos.
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Figure: 1
b) Explain the effect of coupling and bypass capacitors on the low-frequency response of
transistor based amplifier. [8+7]
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2.a) Draw the hybrid-π model of a transistor and explain each component of it.
b) A 3-stage amplifier with identical stages has an overall lower and upper 3dB cut-off
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frequencies of 10 Hz and 10 kHz, respectively. Determine the upper and lower cut-off
frequencies of the individual stages assuming that the stages are non-interactive stages.
[9+6]
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3. Draw the four topologies of feedback amplifiers and list out the characteristics of each
topology. [15]
4. Determine the feedback factor, current gain, voltage gain, input and output
impedances for the following circuit shown in figure 2. Assume ideal ‘h’ parameters for
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Figure: 2
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5. Derive the expression for the phase shift as a function of frequency for the feedback
network of wienbridge oscillator. [15]
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6.a) Why LC oscillators not suitable for relatively lower frequencies? Elaborate.
b) An LC oscillator is observed to produce sine wave output of 10MHz when the Q-factor
of the LC circuit was 100. How would the operating frequency change if at all it would
with the Q-factor dropping to 10? [7+8]
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7.a) Derive an expression to prove that the maximum efficiency in the case of a Class B
amplifier is 78.5%. What assumptions are made in calculating the maximum theoretical
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efficiency?
b) Sketch the circuit diagram of a complementary push-pull amplifier and explain its
working. [8+7]
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8.a) Explain the working of transistor based Bootstrap time base generator circuit and draw
the necessary waveforms.
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b) What are the techniques used to improve the linearity of current sweeps? Explain. [9+6]

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