Basic Electronic Devices and Circuits (10B11EC211) Tutorial Sheet -8 (Sinusoidal Oscillators) 1.

A radio receiver has a tuned-collector oscillator working as its local oscillator. Determine the re!uenc" o oscillations when its LC tank circuit has the values L # $2.% &'( and C # )00 *+. ,Ans. : 1 -'./ 2. +igure 12.10 shows the circuit o a Col*itts oscillator. (a) 1hat is its a**ro2imate re!uenc" o oscillation 3 (b) 1hat is the eed4ack actor 3 (c) +or the oscillator to start( what is the minimum value o gain A 3 ,Ans. : (a) 2.5$ -'.6 (b) 0.16 (c) 10/

i!. 1 Col*itts oscillator circuit ". 7 the value o L is dou4led in +ig. 1( what is the re!uenc" o oscillation 3 ,Ans. : 1.$8 -'./ #. 1hat value o the inductance in +ig. 2 is re!uired to dou4le the re!uenc" o oscillation 3 ,Ans. : 1.2% &'/ $. 7 a ca*acitor o )8 *+ is connected in series with % &' o +ig. 12.10( the circuit 4ecomes a Cla** oscillator. 1hat is the re!uenc" o oscillation 3 ,Ans. : 10.) -'./ %. +igure 12.20 shows the tuned circuit used in a 'artle" oscillator( with L1 # 1 &'( L2 # 0.2 &'( and C # 1000 *+. (a) 1hat is its re!uenc" o oscillation 3 (b) 1hat is the eed4ack actor 3 (c) +or the oscillator to start( what is the minimum value o gain A3 ,Ans. : (a) ).$ -'.6 (b) 0.26 (c) %/

i!. 2 &. 9he RC network shown in +ig. 5 a is used as the eed4ack network in a *hase-shi t oscillator. 9he values o the com*onents are R # 10 k: and C # 0.1 &+. Calculate the re!uenc" o oscillation o the oscillator. ,Ans. : $). 0 './

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8. 7n the a4ove !uestion( i C is chosen to 4e 0.01 &+( what value o R will *roduce oscillations o % k'. 3 ,Ans. : 1.5 k:/ '. 9he RC network shown in +ig. 5b is used in a low- re!uenc" 1ien 4ridge oscillator circuit. Calculate the re!uenc" o oscillation. 7 the re!uenc" is re!uired to 4e changed to 5.2 k'.( determine the new value o ca*acitance to 4e used with the same resistance o 100 k:. ,Ans. : 1%.0 k'.( )08 *+/ 1(. A student designed a sinusoidal signal generator using the 1ien 4ridge oscillator circuit shown in +ig. ). 9he range o re!uenc" o oscillation is selected 4" a ganged switch that 4rings in di erent values o ca*acitors into the circuit. 7n a given range( the re!uenc" is varied 4" ganged 20-k: *otentiometers. (a) ;osition A is the lowest re!uenc" range. Determine the minimum and ma2imum re!uenc" o oscillation on this range. (b) Calculate the minimum and ma2imum re!uenc" o oscillation or other *ositions o the ganged switch. (c) 1hat is the overall range o re!uenc" or the designed signal generator 3 (d) Can the re!uencies 4e continuousl" varied over this entire range without an" 4reak 3 ,Ans. : (a) 5%.< '.( 5$2 '.6 (b) 5%< '.( 5.$2 k'.6 5.%< k'.( 5$.2 k'.6 5%.< k'.( 5$2 k'.6 (c) 5%.< '.( 5$2 k'.6 (d) "es./

i!. # 11. 9he ac e!uivalent circuit o a cr"stal has the values = L # 1 '( Cs # 0.01 *+( R # 1 k:( and Cm # 20 *+. Calculate the series and *arallel resonant re!uencies o the cr"stal. ,Ans. : 1%01.%% k'.( 1%01.0% k'./