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2006.
DEGREEEXAMINATION,NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
B.E./B.Tech.
Fourth Semester
Electronicsand CommunicationEngineering
CIRCUITS- II
EC 1251- ELECTRONIC
(Commonto B.E. (Part-Time)Third Semester- Regulation2005)
(Regulation 2004)
Maximum: 100 marks

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Time : Three hours

Answer ALL questions.

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PARTA-(10 x2=20 marks)

Mention two advantagesof negative feedback.

2.

A voltage series feedback amplifier has a voltage gain with feedback as 83.33
and feedbackratio as 0.01. Calculate the voltage gain of the amplifier without
feedback.

3.

Mention the essential conditions to be satisfied bv an oscillator circuit.

4.

Give the equivalent circuit of quartz crystal and mention its series and parallel
resonancefrequency.

5.

A tuned amplifier has its maximum gain at a frequency of 2 MHz and has a
bandwidth of 50 kHz. Calculate the Q-factor.

6.

Derive the resonancefrequency for the tank circuit shown :

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Give the circuit of an integrator using R and C as circuit elements and mention
its output voltage V", if Vr is the input voltage.

8.

Give the circuit of combinational clipper. Draw its input-output waveform for
sinusoidal input.

9.

Define sweeptime and flyback time with respect to a voltage time base signal.

1 0 . Draw a simple current time base circuit and give its expression relating
current and time.
PARTB-(5x16=80marks)
(i)

An amplifier has a midband gain of 125 and a bandwidth 250 kHz.

(1)

If 4Vonegative feedbackis introduced, find the new bandwidth

and gain.

(2)

If the bandwidth is to be restricted to 1 MHz frnd the feedback

(6)
ratio.

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(ii)

Give the block diagram of feedback amplifier and discuss the effect
of negative feedback with respect to closed loop gain, bandwidth
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and distortion.

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(a)

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(ii)

Explain Nyquist criterion to analyze the stability of feedback

(6)
amplifiers.

Draw the block diagram of four types of feedback topologies and

(10)
comparethem with respect to Rr and R"r.

Explain RC phase shift oscillator with neat circuit diagram. Derive its
frequency of oscillation. Give the amplifier gain and feedback network
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gain to sustain oscillator operation.

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(b)

Explain Colpitt's and Hartley oscillator and derive their frequency of

(16)
oscillation.

(a)

(i)

Explain single tuned voltage amplifier and discuss its frequency

(10)
response.

(ii)

Explain Hazeltine neutralization method to maintain stability in

(6)
tuned amplifiers.
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14. (a)

(i)

Define Class-C amplifier. Sketch a tuned Class-C amplifier with an

LC tank circuit as load. Derive its efficiencv.
(10)

(ii)

A Class-C amplifier has a base bias voltage of -5V and Vcc = B0 V.

It is determined that a peak input voltage of 9.8 V at 1 MHz is
required to drive the transistor to its saturation current of 1.8 A.
(1)

Find the conduction angle

(2)

Find the output power at 1 MHz

(3)

Find the efficiencv.

(6)

(i)

With neat circuit diagram explain the working of astable

multivibrator. Derive its time period. Draw the base and collector
waveforms.
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(ii)

Determine the value of capacitors to be used in an astable

multivibrator to provide a train of pulse 2 p s wide at a repetition
rate of 100 kHz if Rl = Rz = 20kg-.
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(b)

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Design a schmitt trigger circuit to have vcc = 12 v, urp = b v,LTp = B v

and Ic = 2 mA using two silicon NPN transistors with hpe(min)
= 100 and
I z = 0 . 1 I c ,.
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(a)

(i)

Draw the circuit for generating sweep using UJT switch and
explain its operation. Give expression for sweep period and
frequency.
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(ii)

A uni-junction transistor with q = 0.62 (intrinsic stand-off ratio)

is used in a relaxation oscillator circuit with R = 5 kO and
C = 0 . 0 bp f .

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(b)

(1)

Determine the period and frequency of oscillation

(2)

Determine the new value of R, which must be chansed in

order to obtain a frequency of oscillation of 50 Hz.

(3)

IfC is increasedby a factor of 10, how the value ofR changes,

if the frequency is to be 50 Hz.
(8)
Or

(b)

Explain Miller and Bootstrap sweep generators with necessary circuits

and waveforms.
(16)

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