THE OPEN UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ECX 4150 ELECTRONICS-II - 2016
Assignment #1
Answer all the questions. Show all work neatly and clearly. Adhere to the usual notations.

Q1.
(a) Draw the r-parameter equivalent circuit of a transistor (used in a common emitter configuration),
and label all transistor ac parameters of this equivalent circuit. (ii) Explain how the transistor ac internal
emitter-resistance re (of the r-parameter transistor equivalent circuit) can be computed from the
current dc bias conditions. (iii) Define and explain the transistor current gain parameters DC and AC,
and explain their differences.
(b) Draw the complete and simplified hybrid h-parameter equivalent circuit of a transistor (used in a
common emitter configuration), and label all transistor ac parameters of this equivalent circuit.

Q2.
(a) Determine the dc bias conditions IB, IC, VCE of the amplifier circuit shown in Figure 1. (b) What would
the ac emitter-resistance parameter re be (based on dc bias conditions)? (c) Determine the midfrequency voltage gain (Avs = vout/vs) of this amplifier circuit. (d) Determine the input impedance seen by
the input source. For part c and d you may assume that the transistor ac emitter resistor (internal)
re is given. Use the r-parameter transistor equivalent-circuit model. State any assumptions you make.

Figure 1
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Q2.
Note: Do not directly use any previously derived formula from a different problem in this assignment.
Determine the DC bias conditions (IB, IC, and VCE) for the swamped amplifier circuit shown in Figure 2.
Use (i) exact analysis, and (ii) approximate analysis and compare your answers.
Determine the value of the ac emitter-resistance parameter re based on the DC bias operating
conditions.
Use the r-parameter equivalent circuit for the following:
For the amplifier in Figure 2,
(a) Determine the dc collector voltage
(b) Determine the ac collector voltage
(c) Draw the total collector voltage waveform and the total output voltage waveform

Figure 2

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Q3.
Note: Do not directly use any previously derived formula from a different problem in this assignment.
Determine the voltage gain and the input impedance of the swamped amplifier configuration shown in
Figure 3. Use the r-parameter equivalent circuit for the transistor. Assume that the bypass capacitor
has a negligible reactance for the frequency at which the amplifier is operated.
Assume that re of the transistor is computed to be 20

Figure 3

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Q4.
Note: Do not directly use any previously derived formula from a different problem in this assignment.
Determine the DC bias conditions (IB, IC, and VCE) for the transistor amplifier shown in Figure 4. Use (i)
exact analysis, and (ii) approximate analysis and compare your answers.
Determine the value of the ac emitter-resistance parameter re based on DC bias operating conditions.
Use the r-parameter equivalent circuit for the following:
(a) Calculate the base-to-collector voltage gain of the amplifier in Figure 4, both without and with an
emitter bypass capacitor. Assume there is no load-resistor.
(b) Calculate the base-to-collector voltage gain of the amplifier in Figure 4 when a load resistor of 5 k is
connected to the output. Assume that the emitter is effectively bypassed.

Figure 4

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Q5.
Note: Do not directly use any previously derived formula from a different problem in this assignment.
Determine the total input resistance of the emitter follower amplifier shown in Figure 5. Also, find the
voltage gain, current gain. Further, find its power gain in terms of power delivered to the load RL. Use
the r-parameter equivalent circuit for the transistor. Assume ac = 175, and that the capacitive
reactances are negligible at the frequency of operation.

Figure 5

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Q6.
For the amplifier configuration shown in Figure 6, determine the input impedence Zi, output impedence
Zo, voltage gain Av, and current gain Ai. Use the hybrid h-parameter equivalent circuit for the transistor.

Figure 6

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Q7.
Note: Do not directly use any previously derived formula from a different problem in this assignment.
For the two-stage amplifier shown in Figure 7 ( is as given in the figure),
(a) Determine the DC bias conditions (IB, IC, and VCE) for either stage 1 or stage 2 of the two-stage
transistor amplifier. Use an appropriate analysis technique.
(b) Determine the voltage gain of each amplifier stage
(c) Determine the overall voltage gain of the two-stage amplifier.
(d) Express the voltage gains found in parts (a) and (b) (above) in dB
Use the r-parameter model.

Figure 7

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