Electronic System Design and Analysis

(BENE 3143)
Assignment

2021/2022

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 OBJECTIVE
The objective of the assignment is not simply to create a working circuit; but to learn about
circuits. So, as you progress through the assignment, try to understand the role of each
component, and how the choice of component value influences the operation of the circuit.
Several questions can be asked:

• Why is this resistor here?

• Why was this particular integrated circuit chosen?

• How could the system be improved?

It is only when you can answer such questions that you will truly understand the assignment
and progress towards designing your own circuits.

PROCEDURES
In order to successfully complete the assignment, students must follow the procedures listed
below:

1. Each group is required to select any of this trigger assignment questions.

a. TRIGGER 1 Many electronic appliances and equipment such as computers,

televisions and advertising boards requires dc voltages to operate the electronic
components and parts in them. Starting with an ac voltage supplied to the homes
or offices, a steady dc voltage can be easily obtained by rectifying the ac voltage,
filtering to a dc level and regulating the dc output to obtain a desired fixed dc
voltage to power these appliances or equipment. Earlier days, discrete compo-
nents and circuitry were used to obtain regulation. As an electronic engineer, you
have been asked to design a 3 multi voltage power supply circuits based on
the engineering principles you have acquired. Your design must provide 2 dual
fixed dc output, a positive and negative dc output voltage with 5V and
12V at current 1A, using LM7805, LM7905, LM 7812 and LM7912.

b. TRIGGER 2 Many electronic appliances and equipment such as computers,

televisions and advertising boards requires dc voltages to operate the electronic
components and parts in them. Starting with an ac voltage supplied to the homes
or offices, a steady dc voltage can be easily obtained by rectifying the ac voltage,
filtering to a dc level and regulating the dc output to obtain a desired fixed dc
voltage to power these appliances or equipment. Earlier days, discrete compo-
nents and circuitry were used to obtain regulation. As an electronic engineer, you
have been asked to design a dual variable power supply circuit based on the engineering
principles you have acquired. Your design must provide dual adjustable dc
output, a positive and negative dc output voltage that can be adjusted
from 0-60V using LM317 and LM337.

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c. TRIGGER 3 Many electronic appliances and equipment such as computers,
televisions and advertising boards requires dc voltages to operate the electronic
components and parts in them. Starting with an ac voltage supplied to the homes
or offices, a steady dc voltage can be easily obtained by rectifying the ac voltage,
filtering to a dc level and regulating the dc output to obtain a desired fixed dc
voltage to power these appliances or equipment. Nowadays, integrated circuits
have been widely used to obtain regulation. As an electronic engineer, you have
been asked to design a 3 multi voltage power supply circuits based on the
engineering principles you have acquired. Your design must provide 2 dual fixed
dc output, a positive and negative dc output voltage with 9V and 12V at
current 1A, using LM7809, LM7909, LM 7812 and LM7912.

d. TRIGGER 4 Many electronic appliances and equipment such as computers,

televisions and advertising boards requires dc voltages to operate the electronic
components and parts in them. Starting with an ac voltage supplied to the homes
or offices, a steady dc voltage can be easily obtained by rectifying the ac voltage,
filtering to a dc level and regulating the dc output to obtain a desired fixed dc
voltage to power these appliances or equipment. Nowadays, integrated circuits
have been widely used to obtain regulation. As an electronic engineer, you have
been asked to design a dual variable power supply circuit based on the engineering
principles you have acquired. Your design must provide dual adjustable dc
output, a positive and negative dc output voltage with +5V to +25V and
-5V to -25V at current 1A, using LM7805 and LM7905.

e. TRIGGER 5 You have been taught on the different designs of amplifiers

using discrete components and ICs during the course of your studies.
Different amplifiers have different functions, conditions and operating
characteristics. As an electronic engineer in a R & D department, you have
been asked to design a Class A power amplifier with an efficiency of
between 25% to 50%. To reinforce your foundation knowledge in
electronic circuit design, you are required to look into the design of the
amplifier by first considering the use of discrete components after which ICs
are used. You are required to test and provide the necessary simulated and
real response, analysis and performance of your design.

f. TRIGGER 6 You have been taught on the different designs of amplifiers

using discrete components and ICs during the course of your studies.
Different amplifiers have different functions, conditions and operating
characteristics. As an electronic engineer in the R & D department, you have
been asked to design a Class B power amplifier with maximum
efficiency of 78.5%. To reinforce your foundation knowledge in electronic
circuit design, you are required to look into the design of the amplifier by
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 first considering the use of discrete components after which ICs are used.
You are required to test and provide the necessary simulated and real
response, analysis and performance of your design.

g. TRIGGER 7 You have been taught on the different designs of amplifiers

using discrete components and ICs during the course of your studies.
Different amplifiers have different functions, conditions and operating
characteristics. As an electronic engineer in the R & D department, you have
been asked to design a Class AB power amplifier with an efficiency
of between 50% to about 78%. To reinforce your foundation knowledge
in electronic circuit design, you are required to look into the design of the
amplifier by first considering the use of discrete components after which ICs
are used. You are required to test and provide the necessary simulated and
real response, analysis and performance of your design.

h. TRIGGER 8 In the course of your studies, you realize that in many

electronic systems, oscillator circuits are required to make a systems
perform as desired. Like most electronic circuit designs, oscillators have
undergone vast development from using of discrete components to ICs.
Similar to amplifiers, there are various types of oscillators, each having
different functions, conditions and operating characteristics. As an
electronic engineer in a R & D department, you have been asked to design
an RC phase shift oscillator with the following design specifications: DC
supply voltage, VCC = 20V, the peak output voltage and Vo(peak) = 5V. The
oscillation must be stabilized and sustained.

i. TRIGGER 9 In the course of your studies, you realize that in many

electronic systems, oscillator circuits are required to make a systems
perform as desired. Like most electronic circuit designs, oscillators have
undergone vast development from using of discrete components to ICs.
Similar to amplifiers, there are various types of oscillators, each having
different functions, conditions and operating characteristics. As an
electronic engineer in a R & D department, you have been asked to design
an Colpitts oscillator that has a range of frequency of oscillation that
varies from 950 kHz to 2050 kHz.

j. TRIGGER 10 In the course of your studies, you realize that in many

electronic systems, oscillator circuits are required to make a systems
perform as desired. Like most electronic circuit designs, oscillators have
undergone vast development from using of discrete components to ICs.
Similar to amplifiers, there are various types of oscillators, each having

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 different functions, conditions and operating characteristics. As an
electronic engineer in a R & D department, you have been asked to design
an Wien Bridge oscillator with the following design specifications: DC
supply voltage, VCC = 20V, the peak output voltage and Vo(peak) = 0.75V.

k. TRIGGER 11 In the course of your studies, you realize that in many

electronic systems, oscillator circuits are required to make a systems
perform as desired. Like most electronic circuit designs, oscillators have
undergone vast development from using of discrete components to ICs.
Similar to amplifiers, there are various types of oscillators, each having
different functions, conditions and operating characteristics. As an
electronic engineer in a R & D department, you have been asked to design a
voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). Your selection of the components
must be such that the free running frequency of the VCO is below 1MHz. The
operating supply voltage, VC is at 12V.

l. TRIGGER 12 Filter circuits have played very important roles in the desired
output of electronics systems. Low pass, high pass, band-pass and band-
stop filters have their specified functions. Like most electronic designs
development, filter circuits have seen the leap from passive filters using
passive components to active filters using ICs. As an electronic engineer in a
R & D department, you have been asked to design simple band-pass filter
by cascading one pole high pass filter and one pole low pass filter.
Using operational amplifier, your band-pass filter must have a mid-band
gain of 10 dB with cutoff frequencies of 200 Hz and 50 kHz. You are required
to test and provide the necessary simulated and real response, analysis and
performance of your design.

m. TRIGGER 13 Filter circuits have played very important roles in the desired
output of electronics systems. Low pass, high pass, band-pass and band-
stop filters have their specified functions. Like most electronic designs
development, filter circuits have seen the leap from passive filters using
passive components to active filters using ICs. As an electronic engineer in a
R & D department, you have been asked to design four pole active low
pass Butterworth filter for an audio amplifier application. You are
required to test and provide the necessary simulated and real response,
analysis and performance of your design.

n. TRIGGER 14 Filter circuits have played very important roles in the desired
output of electronics systems. Low pass, high pass, band-pass and band-
stop filters have their specified functions. Like most electronic designs
development, filter circuits have seen the leap from passive filters using
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 passive components to active filters using ICs. As an electronic engineer in a
R & D department, you have been asked to design two pole active high
pass Butterworth filter for an audio amplifier application. You are
required to test and provide the necessary simulated and real response,
analysis and performance of your design.

o. TRIGGER 15 Filter circuits have played very important roles in the desired
output of electronics systems. Low pass, high pass, band-pass and band-
stop filters have their specified functions. Like most electronic designs
development, filter circuits have seen the leap from passive filters using
passive components to active filters using ICs. As an electronic engineer in a
R & D department, you have been asked to design four pole active high
pass Butterworth filter for an audio amplifier application. You are
required to test and provide the necessary simulated and real response,
analysis and performance of your design.

2. Assignment Trigger combinations:

SET/GROUP Q1 (10%) Q2 (10%)

1 T1 T5
2 T2 T6
3 T3 T7
4 T4 T8
5 T1 T9
6 T2 T10
7 T3 T11
8 T4 T12
9 T1 T13
10 T2 T14
11 T3 T15
12 T4 T5
13 T1 T8
14 T2 T9

Note that only maximum of TWO groups can do the same topic.

EVALUATION

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Generally the assignment will be evaluated according to Table 1, which is contributed from
the assessments of the report and presentation.

Table 1: Assessment Percentage.

Criteria Percentage (%)
CLO 1 7.5%
CLO 2 7.5%
CLO3 5%
Total 20%

The report should contains:

i. Introduction
ii. Theoretical Explanation or Literature Review
iii. Results
iv. Analysis and Discussion
v. Conclusion
vi. References

The marks for discussion and analysis is determined in Table 2,

Table 2: Discussion and Analysis Assessment Scheme (CLO1/PO2).

Criteria Marks
Analyze the performance of the design circuit 15
Discuss the performance of the design circuit 15
Compare the results between simulation and 15
theoretical
Sub Score /45
Normalization /7.5

The marks for design assessment scheme is determined by Table 3,

Table 3: Design Assessment Scheme (CLO2/PO3).

Criteria Marks
Simulation (Design 1)
Selection of component values 5
Justification of the component values 5
Names and schematic symbols 5
Construct simulation circuit from a schematic 5
Functionality of the design circuit 10

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 Simulation (Design 2)
Selection of component values 5
Justification of the component values 5
Names and schematic symbols 5
Construct simulation circuit from a schematic 5
Functionality of the design circuit 10

Sub Score /60

Normalization /7.5

The allocation marks for report writing assessment scheme is listed in Table 4.

Table 4: Report Writing Assessment

Scheme (CLO3/PO9).
Criteria Marks
Format and Organization 12
Delivery of Contents 20
Table and Figures 12
Grammar and Spelling 4
Sub Score /48
Normalization /5

REPORT SUBMISSION
The final report should be completed by Week 14. It is highly encouraged for any group to
submit their report before the submission week. Penalty will be given in the form of marks
deduction for any late submission.

ZERO MARKS FOR PLAGIARISM!!!