ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ACADEMIC SESSION: _____________

DEE30071 – ELECTRONIC COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

PRACTICAL WORK 4 : AC ANALYSIS

PRACTICAL WORK
DATE :
LECTURER’S NAME:
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STUDENT ID & NAME : MARKS
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DATE SUBMIT : DATE RETURN :

1 LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO):
1 Apply the simulation results for the various types of simulation analysis based
on the electronic circuit theory and operations (C3, PLO1)

2 OBJECTIVE :
Upon completion of this practical session, students should be able to:
1. Explain AC analysis and AC sources.
2. Do the AC analysis setup.
3. Simulate and display the simulation result for AC analysis.

3 THEORY :

• AC analysis is an analysis involving the use of AC sources. During this

analysis, we analyze the effect of varying the input source frequency on circuit
gain, cut off frequency and bandwidth.
• In this simulation the AC source can be set at a particular frequency or within a
frequency range (variable frequency). The magnitude and phase of the sine
waves produced by the AC source is constant for all frequencies. The AC
sweep analysis is the analysis used to measure the circuit performance or
response to small signal AC source.
• Bode plot or graph of the frequency response is another output of
AC sweep. Bode plot is a standard way of presenting frequency response. The
circuit’s gain in decibel unit is measured and plotted against changes in
the frequency of the input source.
• AC analysis is used to analyze filter circuits such as low pass filter, high pass
filter, band pass filter and band-reject or band-stop filter. Many devices that
communicate via electric signals, such as telephones, radios, televisions, and
satellites employ the filter circuit. Filter is designed to pass signal with desired
frequencies and reject or attenuates others.
• We used VSIN and VSRC as an AC source during the analysis.

4 EQUIPMENT / TOOLS / SOFTWARE :

1. PC workstation
2. Related software
5 PROCEDURE :

PART A
Draw and simulate all the circuits in Figure 4.1 and 4.2. Sketch and label
completely the frequency response curve / Bode Plot in Result section.

a. Low Pass Filter

Figure 4.1: Low Pass Filter Circuit

b. High Pass Filter

Figure 4.2 : High Pass Filter Circuit

PART B
Draw and simulate the circuit in Figure 4.3. Sketch and label completely the
frequency response curve / Bode Plot in Result section.

Figure 4.3: Common-Emitter Amplifier Circuit

6 RESULT :

PART A
a. Frequency response curve / Bode Plot for Figure 4.1: Low Pass Filter Circuit
OUT (dB)

Maximum voltage gain, Av (dB).

Cut off frequency, fc

b. Frequency response curve / Bode Plot for Figure 4.2: High Pass Filter Circuit
OUT (dB)

Maximum voltage gain, Av (dB).

Cut off frequency, fc

PART B

a. Frequency response curve / Bode Plot for Figure 4.3 : Common-Emitter

Amplifier Circuit

Maximum voltage gain, Av (dB).

Cut off frequency1, fc1

Cut off frequency2, fc2

Bandwidth
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MATRIX NUMBER NAME

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Waveform : Student
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able to produce the
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waveform with Marks
correct axis labels
correctly. given. correctly.
and values.

PART A
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4.1
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4.2
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PART B

4.3
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PRACTICAL WORK COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT - (REPORT 20%)

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PART A
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Discussion /5

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TOTAL MARKS /100