DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT – II

18EC212- ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

Date : 14.03.2020 (AN) Semester : II
Duration : 1½ Hours Max. Marks : 50 Marks
COURSE OUTCOMES
C212.1 Understand the basic Semiconductor Theory concepts
C212.2 Construct circuits by applying the theoretical knowledge gained in electron devices
Analyse the electrical characteristics of unipolar and bipolar devices with the constructed
C212.3
circuits
C212.4 Observe and analyse the operation of wave shaping circuits.
C212.5 Observe and analyze the operation of half wave rectifier, full wave rectifier with and without
capacitive filters
C212.6 Design and analyze oscillator circuits involving electronic components.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

PART A (9 x 2 Marks = 18 Marks) BT CO MARKS
1. Compare Zener Breakdown and Avalanche breakdown. R C212.3 2
2. What is a clipper? State the condition needed for a clipper circuit, in order R C212.4 2
to get a flat output waveform at the clipping level.
3. Calculate the Γ (Ripple factor) value for a half-wave and full-wave rectifier. U C212.5 2

4. Define form factor, peak factor and PIV for a Half-wave rectifier. R C212.5 2
5. Give the applications of clamper circuit. R C212.4 2

6. Compare П-section CLC and RC filters. U C212.5 2

7. Calculate the value of inductance to use in the inductor filter connected to a AP C212.5 2
full wave rectifier operating at 60 Hz to provide d.c.output with 4% ripple
for a 100 Ω load.
8. Identify the clamper circuit and draw its output waveform. R C212.4 2

9. Give brief note on voltage multiplier. R C212.3 2

PART B (2 x 16 Marks = 32 Marks) BT CO MARKS
10. (i) With neat circuit diagram and waveforms, explain the operation of a U C212.5 10
full-wave rectifier with its parameters.
(ii) An a.c. supply of 230 V is applied to a half-wave rectifier circuit AP C212.5 6
through transformer of turns ratio 5:1. Assume the diode is an ideal
one. The load resistance is 300Ω, Find (a) d.c.voltage, r.m.s voltage
(b) PIV (c) power delivered to the load
11. (i) Explain the operation of the Capacitor filter, and derive the ripple U C212.5 8
factor when a full-wave rectified input is applied to it.
(ii) With neat waveforms and circuit diagram, draw and explain biased R C212.4 8
positive and negative clipper.