AIMST UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
MINI PROJECT

OCT SEMESTER 2020

Electronic circuits

B. Eng. (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics

Engineering

ARUNRAJ A/L SURES

E16101106
EENG 32121-ELECRONIC CIRCUITS

Jun 2020 YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1

PBL-Audio Preamplifier for PA system:

An audio preamplifier is to be developed for use in a small portable public

address (PA) system. The preamplifier will have a microphone input, and its output will
drive a power amplifier. A block diagram of the complete PA system is shown in Figure
1, and its physical configuration is shown in part (b). The dc supply voltages are provided
by a battery pack or by an electronic power supply.

The Circuit
A 2-stage audio voltage preamplifier is shown in Figure 2. The first stage is a
common emitter pnp with voltage-divider bias, and the second stage is a common-emitter
npn with voltage-divider bias. It has been decided that the amplifier should operate from
30 V dc to get a large enough signal voltage swing to provide a maximum of 6 W to the
speaker. Because small IC regulators such as the 78xx and 79xx series are not available
above 24 V, dual ± 15 V dc supplies are used in this particular system instead of a single
suppy.
The operation is essentially the same as if a single +30V dc source had been used.
The potentiometer at the output provides gain adjustment for volume control. The inoput
to the first stage is from the microphone tad the output of the second stage will drive a
power amplifier.
The power amplifier will drive the speaker. The preamp is to operate with a peak
input signal range of rom 25mV to 50mV. The minimum range of voltage gain
adjustment is from 90 to 170.

(a) Calculate the theoretical voltage gain of the first stag when the second stage is set for
maximum gain.
(b) Calculate the theoretical maximum voltage gain of the second stage.
(c) Determine the overall theoretical voltage gain.
(d) Calculate the circuit power dissipation with no signal (quiescent).
(e) Simulate the circuit Figure 2 in multisim with a peak input signal of 45mV and
determine the voltage gain of the simulated circuit based on the voltage
measurements.
(f) Attached the printouts of simulated waveform of stage 1 and stage2.
(g) Compare the measured voltage gain with the calculated voltage gain.
Figure. 1

Figure. 2
Results (calculation)
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