Lab Manual [Electronic Devices and Circuits –II] GEC.

ETC[2020]

Expt. No: 4 Date:

RC PHASE SHIFT OSCILLATOR

AIM: To set up and demonstrate the working of R.C. Phase Shift Oscillator using B.J.T.
and to observe the sinusoidal output waveform at each RC section.

COMPONENTS REQUIRED:
Sr. No Component Specification Quantity
1. Transistor BC 107 1
2. Regulated Power (0-30V, 1A) 1
Supply
3. Resistors 33kΩ, 8.2kΩ, 330Ω, 100 kΩ, 2.2k As per design
Ω, 4.7k Ω, 1 k Ω.
4. Capacitors 0.047µf, 33µf,0.01µf 3Nos, 1,1
CRO (20 Mhz, dual-trace), Breadboard, Function Generator, Multimeter, Connecting
wires

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

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THEORY:

RC-Phase shift Oscillator has a CE amplifier followed by three sections of RC

phase-shift feedback Networks the output of the last stage is return to the input of the
amplifier. The values of R and C are chosen such that the phase shift of each RC section
is 60º. Thus, the RC ladder network produces a total phase shift of 180º between its input
and output voltage for the given frequencies.
Since CE Amplifier produces 180 º phases shift the total phase shift from the base
of the transistor around the circuit and back to the base will be exactly 360º or 0º. This
satisfies the Barkhausen condition for sustaining oscillations and total loop gain of this
circuit is greater than or equal to 1, this condition used to generate the sinusoidal
oscillations. The frequency of oscillations of RC-Phase Shift Oscillator is,
f = 1 / (2.Π.RC √6)

PROCEDURE:

1. Set up the amplifier part of the oscillator and test the d.c. conditions. Ensure that
the transistor is operating as an amplifier with the required gain.
2. The attenuation factor of the 3 RC network is 1/29. Therefore for sustained
oscillations, the gain of the amplifier should be greater than 29.
3. Connect the feedback circuit and observe the sine wave on C.R.O. Measure its
amplitude and frequency.
4. Observe the waveform at the base and collector of the transistor simultaneously in
the C.R.O screen and notice the phase difference between them.

PRECAUTIONS:
1. The three terminals of the transistor should be carefully identified.
2. All the connections should be correct.
3. Verify the gain of the transistor amplifier circuit.

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OBSERVATION

12

10
Q1-collector / V

215 216 217 218 219 220

Time/mSecs 1mSecs/div

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RESULT:

RC Phase Shift Oscillator is designed and set up. Observed the sinusoidal waveforms on
C.R.O.
Amplitude of sine wave =---V.
Frequency of sine wave =----KHz.

CONCLUSION:

Viva-voce:

1. Why R-C oscillator is called phase shift oscillator?

2. Why there is discrepancy between the observed and theoretical frequency?
3. How the amplitude and the frequency of oscillator can be changed?
4. What type of feedback is used in the oscillator circuit?
5. What is frequency range of R-C oscillator?
6. Derive the above two equations.

Note:
(Plot the waveforms of the input and output signal of amplifier on graph sheet.
Also separately plot the output and phase shifted signals at across the three RC sections.)

Compiled by: Dr. Samarth Borker. Dept. of Electronics and Telecommunication. Goa College of Engineering.