National Certificate in Industrial Technician

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

ANALOGE ELECTRONICS - II Unit No: E 2-3

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Module : Analogue electronics - II

Module No : E 2-3

Module Value : 01
60 Hours (02 Hours per Week)

Assessment Method: AE

Aim of the module :

a. To develop a knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics
and communication engineering.

Learning Outcomes

 Solve electronic problems involving AC/DC current, voltage, resistant and power in
Electronic components
 Explain feedback systems
 Explain Tuned Amplifiers, power amplifiers
 Describe Multivibrators and oscillators
 Describe basic concept of switch mode power supply
Unit topic Area : A Manufacture's Data Sheets
B Power Amplifiers
C Feed Back Amplifiers
D Oscillators
E Noise
F Switching Mode Power Supply

A MANUFACTURE'S DATA SHEETS

1. Interprets and use manufacturer’s data sheets to select appropriate devices for specified
functions.
1.1. Identify the main parameters of
a Discrete semiconductor devices and components.
b Analogue integrated circuits
1.2. Compare similar devices with respect to
a Technical specifications
b Cost
c Availability
1.3. Select appropriate devices for specified purposes using data generated.
B POWER AMPLIFIERS
2. Understands the functions of power amplifiers
2.1. Explains the reasons for using power amplifiers in
i a. f. output stages,
ii r. f. output stages,
iii industrial control systems
2.2. Outlines the relative advantages of both discrete component and integrated circuit
power amplifiers.
2.3. Draws a circuit diagram of a single – ended class A Power amplifier with a resistive
load and explains the primary functions of the main components in the circuits.
2.4. Writes expressions, for average power and overall efficiency of this amplifier.
2.5. Understands the principles of operation of push – pull amplifiers. Identifies from
given circuit diagrams:
 (i). The basic push-pull circuits using centre- tapped transformers at the output
as phase invertors and impedance matching respectively.
2.6. Sketches circuits of typical push –pull transistor amplifiers with:
a Voltage divider bias
b Temperature compensated bias.
2.7. Sketches circuits of the following types of phase invertors used in transistor
amplifiers: a Transformer phase invertors
b Cascade phase invertors
c Split load phase invertors
2.8. Describes the operations of all the circuits identified from 4.1 to 4.3.
2.9. Calculates efficiencies of class a, AB, and B amplifiers.
2.10. Explain the operation of class C, class D, and class E amplifiers.

Note: For above amplifiers explain the practical applications

C FEED BACK AMPLIFIERS
3.1. Draw a block diagram of an amplifiers with feed back
3.2. Defines positive and negative feed back
3.3. States that gain with negative feed back is A/ HBA
3.4. Explains the effects of applying negatives feed back to a amplifier is relation to
a Gain
b. Gain stability
c Band width
d Distortion and noise
e Input and output impedance
3.5. Determine the conditions for stability
3.6. Draws a single stage transistor or op. amp. circuit with negative feedback and
describes its operation.
3.7. Deduce the effects on input and output resistance of voltage series, voltage – shunt,
current series and current shunt feedback.

D OSCILLATORS
4.1. Understands the characteristics of basic oscillator circuits.
4.2. States that oscillators can be produced by an amplifier with positive feed back.
 4.3. Explains the operations of a R – C oscillator and estimates its frequency of
oscillators from a siren formula.
4.4. Understands non- sinusoidal oscillator characteristics.
4.5. Draws a discrete components astable multi vibrator circuits and describes its
operation referring to the ware forms of the base and collect for electronic of the two
transistors.
4.6. Describes the operation of the astable multi-vibrator in above and discuss its
application.
4.7. Draws the mono astable multi-vibrator circuits and describes its operation and
discuss its application.
4.8. Draws a bi-stable multi-vibrator circuits and explains its operation and discuss its
application.

E NOISE
5.1. Applies basic concept of electrical noise and its relative to signal strength.
5.2. Define noise as an unwanted signal.
5.3. Lists and explains sources of noise
5.4. Identities precautions taken to minimize the effects of external noise.
5.5. Define signal to noise ratio of an amplifier of external noise.
5.6. Calculate signal to noise ratio in dB’s given us noise power.

F SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY

6.1. Describes the basic concept of a switch regulator and describe the advantage over
the service voltage regulation.

LIST OF PRACTICALS – ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS II

1. Constructs the circuit of a low frequency two stage class A transistor amplifier on a
breadboard and :-
a Measure voltages at the electrodes of the transistors
b Determine the gain/ frequency response curve for this amplifier over the audio
frequency rage.
c Observe the effects of removing emitter by pass capacitors from the
 d Apply a sine wave signal of 1kHz at the input and increase the amplitude of this
signal while observing on a dual beam oscilloscope. Until the output just starts
clipping. Determine the gain of the amplifier in each stage and also the overall gain.
e While keeping the input signal unaltered change the bias at the base of any
transistor and report the observations made on the oscilloscope.
(f). Determine the input impedance and the output impedance of this amplifier.

2. Constructs the circuit of a low power complementary pair transistor power amplifier having a
preamplifier and a driver stage.
a Measure voltages at the electrodes of the transistors.
b Observe how cross over distortion is eliminated.
c Observe the effects of negative feedback on this amplifier.
d Determine the efficiency of this amplifier.

3. Constructs on a breadboard, using operational amplifiers the following circuits.

i An inverting amplifier
ii A non inverting amplifier
iii An inverting adder.

4. Constructs a low voltage d. c power supply using a bridge rectifier having a series voltage
regulator using an emitter follower and a pass transistor on a breadboard.
a Measure ac and dc voltages of this power supply at given specific points.
b Observe ac and dc wave forms at specific points using an oscilloscope.
c Observe the effects on the ripple voltage as the loads vary.

Teaching/Learning Activities
 Lectures
 Assignments
 Demonstration and lab practical
 Simple design calculations
 Field visits
 Discussions
 Presentations
 Spot test
  Tutorial Classes

Assessment& Type Topic / Activity Weighting

Weighting Assignments Based on main session topics 30%
Practical 05 20%
nd
2 year End General test on total module 03 hour
50%
examination question paper

Duration 125 Hours (Notional)