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Pearson BTEC Level 4 Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RQF)

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Academic Year 2018

Assessor name M. S. Gunasekara

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Unit 22 - Electronic Circuits and Devices
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Assignment
Assignment 3 - Examine the operation and application of oscillators.
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Issue Date xx/07/2019

Submission Date xx/07/2019

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Harshana Ranmuthugala
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Programme title Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (RQF)

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Unit 22 - Electronic Circuits and Devices
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Assignment 3 - Examine the operation and application of oscillators.
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Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction
and Task
LO3 P5 M3 D3
Examine the Examine types of Assess the Analyse the results
operation and available oscillators performance obtained from
application of and their applications characteristics of types applying practical and
oscillators of oscillators virtual tests on
oscillators studied

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Assignment Brief and Guidance – Task1
a.) What is an Oscillator? What are the common applications of an oscillator? Describe the basic
principles of operation of an oscillator.

(Hint: To explain the operation, deduce an expression for the gain of a positive feedback amplifier and
mention the condition for oscillation in terms of phase angle and open loop gain.)

b.) Explain the types and applications of following oscillators.

i. Wien bridge oscillator,
ii. Twin-T oscillator,
iii. R-C ladder oscillator,
iv. L-C coupled oscillator,
v. Transistor oscillator,
vi. operational amplifier,
vii. crystal oscillator.
c.) Assess the performance characteristics of types of oscillators. Commented [HR1]: The discussion shall focus on important
parameters of Oscillators such as Frequesncy, stability, frequency
drift, distoration, amplitude and wave shapes.
(Hint: The discussion shall focus on important parameters of Oscillators such as Frequesncy,
stability, frequency drift, distoration, amplitude and wave shapes.)

d.) Implement the below Wien-bridge sine wave oscillator using LM741 OPAMP on Proteus and do the
necessary adjustments to get stable output frequency. Then build the circuit on bread board and
observe the output frequency generated. Analyse and discuss the results obtained from above
practical and virtual tests.

(Hint: Clearly mention the requirement for oscillation in a Wien Bridge Oscillator. )

R1 = 500 ohm
R1 = 1k
R = 10k
C =10n

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