DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

B. Tech, Mid-Semester Examination, Spring 2018-19
Subject Code: EC-1000 Subject: Basic Electronics
Maximum marks: 30 Time: 2 hours
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. All parts of a single question to be written in same place.
3. Due credit will be awarded for neatness in drawing and labeling circuit diagrams.

1) Write your answers in brief.

a) At what forward voltage does a diode conduct a current equal to 1000I S ? (Here, I S is the
reverse saturation current of the diode, and consider room temperature as 270 C)
b) Estimate I and V using constant voltage drop model of a diode shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

c) Perform the number conversion (4096) 10 = (?) 16

d) Define peak inverse voltage for rectifier.
e) Find the 2’s complement of 110100000.
f) Explain about the diode load line.
g) Explain the working principle of a Zener diode.
h) Differentiate between analog and digital signals.
i) Realize a two input OR gate using ideal diodes.
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j) Find the frequencies f (Hz) and 𝛚 (rad/sec) of a sine-wave signal with period of 1 ms.
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2) a) Perform the following number conversion:

(i) (2F3C.12D) 16 = (?) 8 (II) (732.541) 8 = (?) 2 2

b) Perform the following operation using 2’s complement method: 30 - 75 = ?

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3) a) Assuming that the diodes in the circuit of Fig. 2 are ideal, find the values of the labeled voltage
and current. 2

b) Explain the working principle of a p-n junction diode at forward and reverse bias conditions.

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4) a) Compare and contrast between a center-tap full wave rectifier and a bridge rectifier. 2

b) Design the circuit corresponding to the transfer characteristics, shown in Fig. 3, using non-
ideal diodes.

Fig. 3 3
5)
a) With neat circuit diagram, explain a voltage doubler. 2

b) Draw the output voltage waveform for Fig. 4(b) corresponding to a periodic square wave input
shown in Fig. 4(a).

Fig. 4(a) Fig. 4(b)

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