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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
B.Tech. First Assessment Examinations – July 2019
Third Semester
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
15EEE201 Analog Electronic Circuits
Answer Key
Time: Two hours Maximum: 50 Marks
CO Course Outcomes
CO01 Identify the symbols and structure of BJTs and MOSFETs and understand their characteristics.
CO02 Develop small signal models and analyze the frequency response of BJTs and MOSFETs.
CO03 Design and develop simple clipper, clamper and multivibrator circuits.
CO04 Design and analysis of linear voltage, IC regulators, feedback amplifiers and oscillators.
CO05 Analyze the different classes of power amplifiers.

Answer all questions

1. Find the values of I and V in the circuit shown below. (2 marks) CO03
BTL : L3
Solution:
V = +3 V
I = 3 mA
(OR)
V = +2.3 V, I =2.3 mA

2. When the common-emitter amplifier circuit shown below is biased with a certain VBE, the CO02
dc voltage at the collector is found to be +2 V. Find the collector current and small-signal
BTL : L3
voltage gain. (2 marks)

Solution:
IC = = 3 mA (1 mark)

AV = = = - 120 V/V (1 mark)

3. Brief about the purpose of including coupling and bypass capacitors in the amplifier CO02
circuits. (2 marks) BTL : L2
Solution:
Coupling capacitor - to block DC from the input signal source and to the load (1 mark)
Bypass Capacitor – acts as signal ground (1 mark)
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4. The silicon transistor in the following circuit has a current gain of 99 at a temperature of CO01
27oC. Assuming the temperature to be constant, VCC = 5 V, and RC = 2.2 kΩ, determine the
BTL : L4
collector current IC. (2 marks)
Solution:

(2 marks)
5. Determine IB and IC for the Ge transistor shown in the following circuit. (2 marks) CO01
BTL : L3
Solution:

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

6. A BJT whose emitter current is fixed at 1 mA has a base-emitter voltage of 0.69 V at 25 0C. CO01
0
What base-emitter voltage is expected at 100 C. (3 marks)
BTL : L4
Solution:
VBE decreases by 2 mV for every 10C rise in temperature (1 mark)
0
At 100 C, VBE = 0.69 – (2 mV x 75)
= 0.54 V (2 marks)

7. Design a clipper circuit using silicon diodes for the transfer characteristics shown below. CO03
Also draw the output waveform considering an input sine wave of vi = 10 sin(ωt) V.
BTL : L4
(4 marks)
Solution:

(2 + 2 marks)

(OR)

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8. Design the transistor inverter shown below to operate with a saturation current of 8 mA. CO01
The transistor has  = 100. Use IB as 120% of IB (max). (4 marks) BTL : L4
Solution:
ICsat =
RC = (1 mark)

IBsat = ICsat / β = 8 mA/100 = 80 µA (1 mark)

120% of 80 µA = 96 µA (1 mark)
RB = (1 mark)

9. Consider a sinusoidal source with vi = 15 sin(ωt) V. Design a clamper circuit that adds a dc CO03
offset of +5 V to the input signal. (4 marks)
BTL : L4
Solution:

Circuit diagram (3 marks)

Vp − V = + 5 V
V = 15 − 5 = 10 V (1 mark)

10. In the circuit shown below, the voltage at the emitter was found to be -0.7 V. If β = 50, find CO01
the base current, emitter current and collector voltage. (4 marks)
BTL : L3
Solution:
IE = = 0.93 mA (1 mark)

IB = IE/ β = = 18.2 µA (1 mark)

IE = IC + IB => IC = 0.93 mA – 18.2 µA = 0.91 mA (1 mark)

VC = 10 – 0.91m x 5k = +5.45 V (1 mark)

11. Determine the Q point for the transistor with a current gain of 120 shown in the circuit. CO01
(4 marks) BTL : L3
Solution:

(2 marks)

(1 mark)

(1 mark)

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12. The transistor in the circuit below is specified to have β in the range of 50 to 150. Find the CO01
value of RB that results in saturation with an overdrive factor of at least 10. (4 marks)
BTL : L3
Solution:
VC = VCEsat ≈ 0.2 V
ICsat = (10 – 0.2) / 1 = 9.8 mA (1 mark)
IB(EOS) = ICsat/βmin = 9.8/50 = 0.196 mA (1 mark)
IB = Overdrive factor x 0.196 = 1.96 mA (1 mark)
RB = = 2.19 kΩ ≈ 2.2 kΩ (1 mark)

13. Find the value of R of the circuit below to provide Vo = 2.4 V given that the diode has 0.7V CO03
drop at 1mA. (5 marks)
BTL : L4
Solution:
Diode has 0.7 V drop at 1 mA
From diode equation, IS = 0.691 x 10-15 A (1 mark)
Drop across each diode is 2.4/3 = 0.8 V
I =54.6 mA (2 marks)
R = (10 - 2.4)/54.6 = 139.19 Ω (2 marks)

14. Derive the input resistance, output resistance, voltage gain and overall voltage gain for the CO02
CE amplifier with emitter resistance? Also, comment on the advantages of the inclusion of
BTL : L3
the emitter resistance? (8 marks)
Solution:

(2 marks)

input resistance, Rin = rπ + (1+β)RE (1 mark)

output resistance Rout = RC || (ro + RE) ≈ RC (1 mark)
Vi = ib[rπ + (1+β)RE]
Vo = -ic(RC || RL)
Voltage gain, AV = = (1 mark)

Overall voltage gain, GV = (1 mark)

When the collector current increases due to unavoidable reasons, the emitter current
increases leading to increase in emitter voltage in turn decreasing the base-emitter voltage.
This eventually decreases the collector current. Hence, the emitter resistance provides
negative feedback and stabilizes the operation of the circuit. (2 marks)
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Bloom's Taxonomy Level (BTL): L1 – Remember, L2 – Understand, L3 – Apply, L4 – Analyze, L5 - Evaluate

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