Note:

1) Data sheets of typical resistance, capacitance and Op-amps are permitted.

2) Missing data can be suitably assumed.
PART - A
1a) With a neat circuit diagram, explain the operation of a high input impedance capacitor
Coupled Voltage follower. Obtain the expression for input impedance of the circuit. (07 Marks)
b) Briefly discuss the upper cut off frequency of op-amp circuit and show how the cut off
frequency can be set for inverting amplifiers.

(07 Marks)

c) Design a capacitor coupled inverting amplifier to operate with +20V supply. The minimum
input signal level is 50mV, the voltage gain is to be 68, the load resistance is 500, and the
lower cut off frequency is to be 200Hz. Use 741 Op-amp.

(06 Marks)

2a) Discuss operational amplifier circuit stability and show how feedback in amplifier in
inverting amplifier can produce instability.

(07 Marks)

b) What do you mean by frequency compensation? List the frequency compensation

techniques explain any one?

(07 Marks)

c) List the precautions that should be observed for operational amplifier circuit stability. (06 Marks)

3a) Using 741 op-amp, with

18 V

supply design an inverting Schmitt trigger to have UTP as

1.5V and LTP as -3V.

(07 Marks)

b) An op-amp astable multivibrator is to have 3 KHz output with an amplitude of 11 V

. Using

BIFET op-amp design a suitable circuit. Also calculate the minimum op-amp slew rate
required for the circuit.

(07 Marks)

c) Explain the operation of mono stable multivibrator with the circuit diagram and relevant
waveforms. Also show the complete design equations.

PART - B

(06 Marks)

4a) State Barkhausen criteria and explain how it is fulfilled in RC phase shift oscillator. Explain how amplitude
can be stabilized using diodes.

(10 Marks)

b) Using bipolar op-amps with

12 V supply , design a triangular/rectangular wave generator. The

triangular
wave is to have an output amplitude of

2 V . The frequency adjustable from 1KHz to 6KHz and duty

cycle range is to be 40% to 60%. Design suitable components.

(10 Marks)

5a) Design a second order active low pass filter using 741 OP-amp to have a cut off frequency 1 KHz. Draw the
frequency response.

(07 Marks)

b) What is band pass filter? Sketch the circuit of single stage band pass filter. Explain low pass and high pass
operation of circuit. Discuss the design

(07 Marks)

c) Using a 741 op-amp, design a narrow band pass filter. The center frequency is to be 1 KHz and the pass
band is to be approximately

33 Hz on each side of 1 KHz.

(06 Marks)

6a) Mention the salient features of IC-723 regulators. Show how a 723 regulator can be used as a positive
voltage regulator.

(07 Marks)

b) Sketch the circuit of a voltage follower regulator. Explain its operation, design procedure and equation for
the line regulation, load regulation and ripple rejection.

(07 Marks)

c) Calculate the resistance of R1 and R2 for LM217 voltage regulator to produce an output voltage of 8V
(Vref = 1.25 V) .

(06 Marks)