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4602ICBTEL-APR-PAR

4602ICBTEL-MAR-PAR

4602ICBTEL-SEP-PAR

Aims

To provide an introduction to DC, AC analysis with passive elements, construction, operation and applications of diodes and transistors, Op-Amp, filter circuits and classes of amplifier

Learning Outcomes

1.
Apply DC and AC analysis with passive elements
2.
Apply the principles of diode and transistor characteristics
3.
Describe and identify electronics application by using diode and transistor
4.
Identify operational amplifier circuits and applications
5.
Design and analyze electrical circuits and analog electronic circuits such as rectifier, amplifier, Op-Amp circuits, filter, modulators and demodulators

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Introduction to passive and active elements, voltage, current, resistor(R), inductor(L), capacitor(C), series and parallel circuit equivalences, types of sources. Basic electrical laws- Ohm’s law, KVL, KCL, Voltage divider theorem, Current divider theorem, Thevenin’s & Norton’s Theorem. Response of R, L and C with DC source and AC Source, Impedance of R, L &C. Introduction to AC analysis, phasor representation, complex analysis of AC circuits with passive elements, phasor diagrams, single phase AC power.

Semiconductor device introduction, Semiconductor theory and P-N Junction, Diode characteristics, Forward and reversed bias applications, diode circuit analysis with ideal, Si and Ge diodes, diode applications of rectifier circuits, logic gates circuit design, LED, clipping and clamping circuits, Zener diode application and so on.

Transistor construction and working principle, BJT transistor operation and characteristic curve. Transistor DC biasing techniques. Transistor AC analysis (re model and H-parameter model) Transistor switching application. Transistor amplifier circuit single stage and multistage. Differential amplification. Amplifier Classes.

Construction and operation of JFET, MOSFET and MESFET and its applications.

Operational amplifier, Ideal op amp characteristics. Gain calculation of Op-Amps, Analysis of Ideal linear op-amp circuits using feedback, inverting, non-inverting, unity follower, summing, differentiator, integrator and instrumentation amplifier.

Filter characteristics (Butterworth, Chebyshev and Bessel) and filter design for low pass, high pass, band pass and band stop. Ideal op amp circuit using positive feedback such as oscillation. Non-ideal op amp characteristics such as bias current offset current, offset voltage. Modulator and demodulator circuits.
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop student's knowledge of DC, AC analysis with passive elements, construction, operation and applications of diodes and transistors, classes of amplifier, Op-Amp and filter circuits. 
Additional Information:
This module provides knowledge in electrical circuit analysis and analog electronics devices such as diodes, transistors, Op-Amps and filter, its construction, operation and applications, analog circuit analysis, circuit designing and analyzing in the lab.

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