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USN

TE45

B. E. Degree (Autonomous) Fourth Semester End Examination (SEE), July 2015

Operational Amplifiers and its Applications

(Model Question Paper I)

Time: 3 Hours ]

[ Maximum Marks: 100

Instructions to students:
1. Answer FIVE FULL questions.
2. Question No. 1, 2 and 3 are COMPULSORY
3. Answer ANY ONE from Question No. 4 and 5
4. Answer ANY ONE from Question No. 6 and 7

1 a Define the following parameters of an op amp and mention their typical values for 741:
i) Input and output offset voltages ii) CMRR iii) Slew Rate iv) PSRR
b Sketch the circuit of a two-input inverting summing amplifier .Explain the operation of the circuit

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and derive the expression for the output voltage

c A Non inverting amplifier is to amplify a 100mV signal to a level of 3V. Using a 741 Op-amp,

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design a suitable circuit.

2 a How to set the upper cutoff frequency in an inverting amp circuit.

b With a neat circuit diagram explain the working of capacitor coupled difference Amplifier.
c

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Design Zin Capacitor coupled Voltage follower using an Op-amp having a lower cut off frequency 08M
of 50 Hz and a max input bias current of 500nA. The load resistance is 3.6k. If the open loop gain
is 2x105 , find ideal value of input impedance of the circuit

3 a With a neat sketch, explain Zin MOD compensation.

b i)Calculate the slew rate limited cutoff frequency for a voltage follower circuit using a 741 Op-amp

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if the peak of sine wave output is to be 5V

ii) Determine the maximum peak value of the sinusoidal output voltage that will allow the 741
voltage follower circuit to operate at 800 kHz unit gain cutoff frequency
c Define gain bandwidth product of an op amp and explain its significance

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Belgaum

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4 a Draw the circuit diagram of instrumentation amplifier using 3 op amps and explain the same.
b

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Determine the range of RG for a LH0036 IC instrumentation amplifier to give a voltage gain 04M
adjustable from 30 to 300.

5 a

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Design a voltage source to provide a constant output voltage of 6V using zener Vz=6.3 V.
OR

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The load resistance as a min value of 150ohma and the available supply is +/-12 V.
Assume Iz=20m amps,hfe(min)=20,Ie(max)>42mamps and Vce(max)>Vcc Draw the circuit
diagram and insert the designed values.
b
c

6 a

Sketch the circuit of a non saturating Half wave precision rectifier. Draw the input and output
waveforms and explain the circuit operation.

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Sketch the circuit of a second order Active High pass filter, explain its working. Design a Phase
shift oscillator using 741 Op-amp with a supply of 12v for a frequency of 2 KHz.
Discuss the design procedure for waveform generator circuit.

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Design an astable multivibrator to have an output of 9V with 500HZ frequency using

Suitable op-amp. Draw the circuit and indicate the designed values.

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With a neat circuit diagrams and waveforms derive an expression for pulse width of monostable
multivibrator using op amp.
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7 a

OR
How can Opamp be used as a reference detector under open loop? How this can be overcome 08M
using Schmitt trigger

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Define
the
following
terms
with
i) Lock range ii) capture range iii) Free running frequency

respect

to

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Design a Monostable multivibrator using 555 timer for a pulse width of 1msec. Draw the circuit
diagram along with input and output waveforms.

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore-560056

(An Autonomous Institution Affliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum