EXPERIMENT 10 :- DESIGN OF TWO STAGE RC COUPLED AMPLIFIER

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Aim :- To design a two stage RC coupled BJT amplifier and to determine frequency
response.

Components & Equipments required :- Bread board, resistors ( 9nos as per

design), capacitors
(5nos as per design),NPN Transistor (2 nos SL 100 or eqt) Regulated DCsupply ( 0-
30V dc,1no.), Signal generator(10Hz to 1 MHz), Decade Resistor Box, CRO,
multimeter, wires, probes.

Theory: -In a capacitor coupled two stage amplifier circuit,, each stage is
similar to the single stage circuit. Stage-1 is connected to stage-2 via the
coupling capacitor. The signal is applied at stage-1 and the load is coupled to
the output of stage-2. The signal is amplified by stage-1, and the output of
stage-1 is amplified again by stage-2, so that overall voltage gain is much
greater than the gain of a single stage. The other advantage of two stage
amplifier is no phase shift in the output voltage. As the signal voltage is phase
shifted by through 180 degree by stage-1 and through a further 180 degree
by stage-2, the overall phase shift from input to output is 360 degree or zero
degree.
Design of all the components except emitter bypass capacitors is similar to
the single stage amplifier . Negative feedback is introduced by the
unbypassed first stage emitter bypass capacitor to reduce the gain of the first
stage.

Procedure:- To find, maximum undistorted gain, frequency response, refer

the procedure given in single stage amplifier.)

1. Draw and study the circuit,

2. Place the components on bread board and connect them as per given fig
a. Use the wires for connection as required.
Note: Measure the DC values of VCE, VBE, I C for both stages and
ensure that they are close to the designed values, before
connecting the function generator, coupling capacitors and bypass
capacitor.

3. To find gain – frequency response: Find the max undistorted voltage

gain for both stage separately.
Then find the overall gain with combined two stage. Find the overall
frequency response.

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1. No Load Gain for stage 1(Av1):- Measure the max

undistorted voltage gain for stage 1 without load and ( For this
remove the connection between CC2 and base of Q2.)
2. No Load Gain for stage 2(Av2):- Measure the max
undistorted voltage gain for stage 2 ( For this remove the
connection between CC2 and collector of Q1 and connect the input
signal to disconnected CC2 end.
3. Gain for two stage (Avt):- Connect the CC2 connection and
measure the max undistorted voltage gain for complete circuit.
( For this, connect signal generator at CC1 and measure Vo at CC3.)
Note:- Also note down the output of stage 1 with two stage
connected.
4. Overall frequency response:- Find the overall frequency
response of the system. And find the bandwidth.

Result:- The performance of two the RC Coupled Amplifier was designed and
verified that the output waveform is in phase with input signal.
Also find the gain of individual stages and verified that overall gain is the sum
of dBAv1 and dBAv2.

Sl.N Vi in Vo in V Gain Avm Gain in dB =

o mV =Vo/Vi 20 log (Vo / Vin)
1 Stage 1 only

2 Stage 1 with
second stage
3 Stage 2 only

4 Stage 2 with
second stage
5 Overall Two
stage

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Work sheet :

Circuit diagram:-

Design:-

Bias circuit design:

Given: VCC = 10V, VCE = 5V, IC = 2m β = 100 (assumed)

Assume VBE = 0.7V for silicon diodes
VE = 10% of Vcc = 1V
Assume IE ~ IC
RE = VE /IE = 1V/ 2mA = 500Ω (use R8 = 470 Ω, R4= 100 Ω R9 = 330 Ω)
Rc =(Vcc- VCE -VE) / IC=( 10-5-1 ) / 2mA =2 k.(Use 2.2kΩ for R3 &R7)
V 2 = V B = VE + VBE = 1+0.7 = 1.7V
βR E ≥ 10 R 2
R 2 = (βR E)/10 = 5kΩ (use R2 & R6 as 4.7k Ω)
V1 = Vcc – V2 = 10-1.7= 8.3V
V1/ V2 = R1 / R2
R1 = (V1/ V2) * R2 = 22.9kΩ (use 22 kΩ R1 and R5)

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Cc = 1-10 µ F, CE = 22 or 47µ F
Observation :-

I. Biasing Values :-

For stage1 Biasing values VCE1= VBE1= VRC1=

So Ic1 = VRC1 / Rc1 =

For stage2 Biasing values VCE2= VBE2 = VRC2=

So Ic2 = VRC2 / Rc2=

II Voltage Gain :
For stage 1 only Vin = Undistorted Max Vout =
Avm = Vout/Vin =

For stage 2 only Vin = Undistorted Max Vout =

Avm = Vout/Vin =

Combined two stage Vin = Vo1 =

Undistorted Max Vout , Vo2 =

Av1 with combined stage = Vo1/Vin = Av2 with combined stage

= Vo2/Vo1

Over all Gain = Vo2/Vin

Sl.N Vi in Vo in V Gain Avm Gain in dB =

o mV =Vo/Vi 20 log (Vo / Vin)
1 Stage 1 only

2 Stage 1 with
second stage
3 Stage 2 only

4 Stage 2 with
second stage
5 Overall Two
stage

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III Frequency Response:- Table 1 – Frequency response

measurement
Vin = ------- Volts ( Peak to Peak)

I n p u t V o ( p - A v = ( V oAvdb=20lo I n p u t Vo (p- A v = ( V o Avdb=20lo

/
fre q p) /V ni g(Av) fre q p) V i n) g(Av)
10 Hz 7 kHz
20 Hz 8 kHz
30Hz 9 kHz
40Hz 10
kHz
60 Hz 20kH
z
70Hz 30kH
z
80Hz 40kH
z
90Hz 50kH
z
100 60kH
Hz z
200Hz 70kH
z
300Hz 80kH
z
400 90kH
Hz z
500Hz 100k
Hz
600H 200k
z Hz
700H 300k
z Hz
800H 400k
z Hz
900H 500k
z Hz
1 kHz 600k
Hz
2 kHz 700k

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Hz
3 kHz 800k
Hz
4 kHz 900k
Hz
5 kHz 1MHz
6 kHz 2MHz

From the graph, f1 = f2 =

Bandwidth (BW) = f2 - f1 = Gain bandwidth(GBW) = Avm * BW =

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