VIVA QUESTIONS FOR EE-II

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What do you mean by positive & negative feedback?

What are 3-dB frequencies? Define.
What are the advantages of negative feedback?
What is the effect of series or shunt connection on o/p resistance & i/p resistance?
(Current series, Current shunt, Voltage series & Voltage shunt) for all 4 f/b amp
write their transfer gain.
Draw block diagram of f/b network.
Common collection & common emitter amp are examples of which f/b.
What do you mean by loop gain?
What is Barkhausens criterion for oscillation?
What is the difference between LC & RC oscillators?
Give names of oscs which uses tank ckt?
What is the expression for freq of oscillation of Hartleys colpitls, R-C phase shift,
wein bridge & crystal osc?
What is a crystal? Define piezoelectric effect.
What is the condition for sustained osc in RC phase shift osc?
What do you mean by clipper ckts?
What is frequency stability criteria for oscillators?
What are positive & negative clippers?
Explain the different types of distortion in amplifiers
What are clamper ckt?
What are positive & negative peak clampes? Draw their ckt?
What is the difference b/w clipper & clamper ckts/
What do you mean by mid Band gain?
For R-C phase shift n/w, what is the value of : (in terms of RC)
To generate very high freq signals we use which type of osc. (ie; LC or RC or
Crystal).
Give the general equation for LC oscillator (hie)?
Give the frequency oscillation equation for RC, Wein-bridge, Hartley, Colpitts &
Crystal?
What are the advantages of wien bridge osc over RC oscillators?
What is Integrator ? give the expresstion?
What is differentiator? Give the expression?
Draw the Low-pass RC ckt for sinusoidal input, i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression?
Draw the Low-pass RC ckt for Step input, i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression? RC<<T, RC>>T
Draw the Low-pass RC ckt for Square wave i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression? RC<<T, RC>>T
Draw the High-pass RC ckt for sinusoidal input, i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression?
Draw the High-pass RC ckt for Step input, i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression? RC<<T, RC>>T
Draw the Low-pass RC ckt for Square wave i/o,o/p waveform, give o/p vg
expression? RC<<T, RC>>T
Why is a clamper is called a d.c restorer?
What is clipping at two levels?
Draw the ckt of +ve clipper using a P-N diode, a resistor.(Do not use VR)
Application of Highpass, Lowpass, clipper clampers
Define risetime? Tilt ? give the expression?
Discuss advantages and draw backs of negative feedback.
Explain different negative feedback topologies(types).
Explain (using the related circuit diagram) how negative feedback improves the
stability of the output.
How the stability of a feedback system can be judged?
What are applications of negative and positive feedback?

46. Explain the principle of operation of oscillators.

47. Explain how the phase-shift criterion is met in an RC phase-shift oscillators.
48. What are the expressions for frequency of oscillations and condition for sustaining
the oscillations in different oscillator circuits?
49. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of various oscillators.
50. What are the applications of various oscillators?
51. What is the major drawback of colpitts oscillator and suggest a way to overcome it.
52. Compare various classes of operation of a transistor in terms of conduction angle,
efficiency, distortion and applications.
Class

Conduction
Angle

Efficiency

Distortion

360

Series fed: 25%

Transformer couple:50%

Least

180

78.5%

Moderate

Untuned power
amplifier

AB

180 to 360

50 to 78.5%

Less than B
but more than
A

Untuned power
amplifier

<180

>90%

Highest

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Application
Small signal or
voltage amplifier

Tuned power
amplifier

Define conversion efficiency and a power amplifier.

Classify amplifiers based on the position of Q-point? Conduction angle?
Differentiate power amplifier and voltage amplifier?
What is impedance matching?
Why are the power transistor provided with heat sinks?
What is harmonic distortion in power amplifiers? Give expression?

Show that Push-Pull amplifier eliminates even harmonic

distortion
60. What are the advantages of push-pull amplifiers?
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Compare class-A and class-B push-pull amplifiers.

What is cross-over distortion? Explain the remedy to overcome it.
What is a complementary symmetry class B amplifier?
Draw the circuit diagram of a) class A push-pull amplifier, b) class B push-pull
amplifier c) Complementary symmetry class B amplifier.
65. Compare small and large signal amplifiers.
66. Why the hybrid parameter model cannot be used for large signal amplifiers?
67. Compare tuned and un-tuned amplifies.
Note: Please refer the table for Ri, Ro, Avf , Feed back amplifier? For equation
JABER OTHMAN
ECE DEPT

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