EDC Tutorials R20
EDC Tutorials R20
Tutorial Questions
Unit-1: Junction Diode Characteristics & Special Semiconductor Devices
1. a) Explain working principle of full wave bridge rectifier with a neat diagram.
b) List the types of filters used in rectification & compare various filter circuits in terms
of ripple factors.
2. a) Draw the circuit of a half wave rectifier and explain its working with input and output
waveform
b) A Full wave rectifier circuit is fed from a transformer having a center tapped
secondary winding. The rms voltage from either end of secondary to center tap is 30 V, if
diode forward resistance is 2 ohm and half secondary resistance is 8 Ώ for a load of 1 K
Ώ, Calculate,
i).Power delivered to load ii).% regulation iii). Efficiency iv).Ripple factor
3. a) Derive an expression for ripple factor for a full-wave rectifier with capacitor filter.
b) Explain L-section and pi -section filter with diagrams.
4. a) Explain bridge rectifier with neat diagram and draw the input and output waveforms.
b) A diode whose internal resistance is 20ohms is to supply power to a load of 1 K Ώ
from 110 V (rms) source of supply. Calculate a). Peak load current b). DC load current
c). AC load current d). DC diode voltage e). Total input power f) Peak inverse voltage g)
% of regulation h). Efficiency
5. a) Derive the expression for ripple factor of Half wave rectifier
b) Derive the expression for efficiency of full-wave bridge rectifier
6. Explain the working of center-tapped full wave rectifier. Derive expressions for V DC, IDC,
Vrms and Irms for it?
7. a) Explain how the Zener diode acts as a voltage regulator.
b) Define load regulation and line regulation with appropriate formulas.
2. a) Define stability factor and discuss the factors that cause instability of
biasing circuit
b) Determine the operating point for a silicon transistor biased by fixed
bias method with β =100, RB=500 K Ώ, Rc=2.5 K Ώ and Vcc=20 V and
draw DC load line.
3. a) For the circuit shown below, determine IB, IC, IE, VCE and stability factor S.
b) Write a short note on different biasing techniques for JFET.
4. a) Determine the level of I and V for voltage divider configuration using
CQ CEQ
UNIT-5: Small Signal Low frequency analysis of BJT and FET amplifiers
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