ES 211 Tutorial Three

1. Determine the output voltage for the summing amplifier in the Figure below.

2. Show that the amplifier in the Figure below produces an output whose magnitude is
the average of the input voltages.

3. For the scaling adder in Figure 11, determine the weight of each input voltage and find
the output voltage.

4. Figure below shows a practical differentiator circuit with a series resistor on the input
to limit high-frequency gain (reducing noise and ringing). This resistor has a negligible
effect on the general circuit operation. Draw the output waveform.
5. With supporting clarification name the type of amplifier negative feedback topologies
for each of the following circuits.
6. A three-stage amplifier has a first-stage voltage gain of 100, second stage voltage gain
of 200 and third stage voltage gain of 400. Find the total voltage gain in db
7. (i) A multistage amplifier employs five stages each of which has a power gain of 30.
What is the total gain of the amplifier in db ? (ii) If a negative feedback of 10 db is
employed, find the resultant gain.
8. A certain amplifier has voltage gain of 15 db. If the input signal voltage is 0.8V, what
is the output voltage ?
9. An amplifier has an open-circuit voltage gain of 70 db and an output resistance of 1.5
kΩ. Determine the minimum value of load resistance so that voltage gain is not more
than 67db
10. An amplifier rated at 40W output is connected to a 10Ω speaker.
 a. Calculate the input power required for full power output if the power gain is 25
db.
b. Calculate the input voltage for rated output if the amplifier voltage gain is 40
db
11. In an amplifier, the maximum voltage gain is 2000 and occurs at 2 kHz. It falls to 1414
at 10 kHz and 50 Hz. Find (i) Bandwidth (ii) Lower cut-off frequency (iii) Upper cut-
off frequency.
12. A single-stage amplifier has a voltage gain of 60. The collector load RC = 500Ω and
the input impedance is 1kΩ. Calculate the overall gain when two such stages are
cascaded through R-C coupling.
13. Fig. below shows a two-stage RC coupled amplifier. If the input resistance Rin of each
stage is 1kΩ, find : (i) voltage gain of the first stage (ii) voltage gain of the second
stage (iii) total voltage gain

14. A single stage amplifier has collector load RC = 10 kΩ; input resistance Rin =1kΩ and
β = 100. If load RL = 100Ω, find the voltage gain

15. This two-stage transistor amplifier circuit is transformer-coupled: What advantage(s)

does a transformer-coupled amplifier have over circuits using other methods of
coupling? Are there any disadvantages to using a transformer for signal coupling
between transistor stages? Explain in detail.
16. Suppose two engineers were debating where to place a potentiometer in this audio
amplifier circuit, to be used as a volume control: Which option would be better, and
why? What ill effects could result from locating the potentiometer in the wrong place
in this circuit?

17. Radio-frequency amplifiers often use small inductors called peaking coils in the
coupling circuitry between transistor stages. Describe the purpose of these inductors
18. For the circuit shown below, V1 = 10sin (200t) and V2 = 15sin (200t) . What is Vout?
The op-amp is ideal with infinite gain

19. Evaluate the following amplifier circuit to determine the value of resistor R4 in order
to obtain a voltage gain (vo/vi) of -120.

20. Find 𝑣𝑜 and 𝑖𝑜 in the circuit below

21. If 𝑣1 = 1 V and 𝑣2 = 2 V, find 𝑣𝑜 in the opamp circuit below

22. In the Figure below, lt 𝑅 = 10 𝑘Ω, 𝑣1 = 2.011 V a 𝑣2 = 2.017 V. If 𝑅𝐺 is adjusted to
500 Ω, determine : (a) the voltage gain, (b) the output voltage 𝑣𝑜

23. Calculate the capacitance values required to produce a 3 kHz critical frequency in the
low-pass filter of Figure below
 24. For the filter in Figure below, calculate the resistance values required to produce a
critical frequency of 5.5 kHz

25. a) Determine the bandwidth and center frequency for the filter in Figure below. (b)
Draw the response curve

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