Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
4512NCCG-APR-PAR
4512NCCG-JAN-PAR
4512NCCG-SEP-PAR
4512NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
This module introduces students to the use of electronics manufacturers’ data to analyse the performance of circuits and devices, the operational characteristics of amplifier circuits, the types and effects of feedback on a circuit performance, and the operation and application of oscillators. They will also be introduced to the application of testing procedures to electronic devices and circuits, and use the findings of the tests to evaluate their operation. Among the topics included in this module are: power amplifiers, class A, B and AB; operational amplifiers, inverting, non-inverting, differential, summing, integrator, differentiator; types such as open, closed, positive and negative feedback; frequency, stability, frequency drift, distortion, amplitude, wave shapes and testing procedures.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Determine the operational characteristics of amplifier circuits.
2.
Investigate the types and effects of feedback on an amplifier’s performance.
3.
Examine the operation and application of oscillators.
4.
Apply testing procedures to electronic devices and circuits.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Power amplifiers
Operational amplifiers: gain, bandwidth, frequency response, input and output impedance, distortion and noise, applications
Feedback types and effects
Effect of feedback on gain, bandwidth, distortion, noise, stability, input and output impedance
Oscillators: types of oscillators, stability, frequency drift, distortion, amplitude and wave shapes
Testing procedures: measuring performance, practical tests, computer simulations
Assessments
Report
Competency