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An examination paper for the module 'analogue electronics 3' (eltr 6013) offered by the electrical & electronic engineering school at cork institute of technology. The paper consists of three questions covering topics such as inverting amplifiers, negative feedback, oscillator circuits, and operational amplifiers. Candidates are required to answer question 1, which includes parts (a) to (d), and any two other questions. The duration of the examination is 2 hours.
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Autumn Examinations 2009/
Module Code: ELTR
School: ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Programme Titles:
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering, Year 2
Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Systems Engineering, Year 2
Programme Codes: EELXE_7_Y
EELES_8_Y
External Examiner(s): Dr. A. Donnellan
Dr. P. O’Sullivan
Internal Examiner: Mr M. O’Gorman
Instructions: Answer Question 1 and two other questions
Duration: 2 Hours
Sitting: Autumn 2010
Requirements for this examination: None
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you are
attempting the correct examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
Q.1 (a) Sketch the circuit diagram of an inverting amplifier with a gain of -25. [10 Marks]
(b) Show that when negative feedback is applied to an amplifier, the resulting gain
is given by AB
where A is the amplifier gain without feedback, and B is the gain of the
feedback path. [10 Marks]
(c) State the conditions necessary for a circuit to oscillate. What are these called? [10 Marks]
(d) Outline the characteristics of an ideal operational amplifier. [10 Marks]
Q.2 (a) Draw the circuit diagram of a 555 integrated circuit timer, configured as an
astable multivibrator. [10 Marks]
(b) State the formulae for
(i) frequency of operation,
(ii) duty cycle. [10 Marks]
(c) Calculate the frequency of the circuit in (a) for component values of;
R 1 = 2.2kR 2 = 2.2kand Cext = 0.047F. [10 Marks]
Q.3 (a) Draw the circuit diagram,and derive the overall gain of the circuit for each of
the following;
(i) a non-inverting amplifier [12 Marks]
(ii) an inverting summing amplifier (adder). [12 Marks]
(b) Show how the non-inverting amplifier of (a)(i) can be converted into a unity
gain buffer amplifier. [6 Marks]