DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRAPRADESH

Name : B. Srinivas
Designation : Senior Lecturer in ECE
Branch : Electronics & Communication Engg.
Institute : Govt. Polytechnic for women
Warangal
Year/Semester : III Semester
Subject : Electronic circuits - I
Subject Code : EC-302
Topic : Small signal amplifiers
Sub Topic : R-C coupled amplifier
Duration : 100 min
Teaching Aids : PPT , Photographs , Animations
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 OBJECTIVES
On completion of this topic the student will be
able to
• Understand the principle of operation of
R-C coupled amplifier.

• Draw the circuit diagram R-C coupled amplifier.

• Describe the working of R-C coupled amplifier.

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 Recap

• Mention the types of coupling schemes used in

amplifiers?

• Mention their applications?

• What are their merits and demerits?

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R-C coupled amplifier

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 Principle of R-C coupling

• In this scheme , the signal developed across the

collector resistor RC , of the first is coupled to the base

of the second stage through the capacitor Cc.

• The coupling capacitor blocks the dc voltage of the first

stage from reaching the base of the second stage.

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Principle of R-C coupling

• In this way , the dc biasing of the next stage is not

interfered with.

• Some loss of the signal always occurs due to the drop

across the coupling capacitor.

• This loss is more when the frequency of the input signal

Is low.
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Circuit Operation

• The input signal Vin is amplified by Q1 sets phase in

reverse.

• The amplified out put of Q1 appears across Rc1

• 1st stages is coupled to the 2nd stage by coupling

capacitor C c

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Circuit Operation

• Thus the signal at the base of Q1 is amplified by Q2 and

its phase is further reversed.

• The a.c output of Q2 appears across Rc2.

• The output across Rc2 is coupled by Cc to the load.

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 Circuit Operation

• The out put signal V out is the twice amplified replica of

the input signal V in

• Cin used to couple input signal to the base of the Q1

• The resistances R1, R2 & RE form the biasing and

stabilization network.

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Circuit Operation

• The emitter bypass capacitor CE offers low reactance

path to the signal.

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 Advantages

• It has excellent frequency response.

• It has lower cost since it employs resistors and

capacitors which are cheap.

• The circuit is very compact.

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Disadvantages

• Low voltage and power gain.

• They have the tendency to become noisy with age,

moist climates.

• Poor Impedance matching .

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Summary

We discussed about :

• Principle of R-C coupled amplifier

• Circuit of R-C coupled amplifier

• Advantages and disadvantages

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QUIZ

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Q 1. RC coupling is used for amplification of

a) Voltage

c) Current

e) Power

g) None of the above

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Q2 .In an RC coupled amplifier the voltage

gain over mid- frequency range is

a) Changes abruptly

c) is constant

e) changes uniformly

d) none

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Q3. In an RC coupled amplifier the Cc

must be large enough

a) To pass between the stages

b) not to attenuate the low frequencies

c) To dissipate high power

d) None of the above

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Frequently asked questions

1) State the advantages of RC coupled amplifier?

3) Explain the principle of operation of two stage RC

coupled amplifier and draw the frequency response
curve ?

3) Draw circuit of 2 stage RC coupled amplifier and

explain its working with frequency response
characteristics ?
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