DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A

WIRELESS AUDIO AMPLIFIER

BY

SULE FRANCIS ONOJA

2006/24428EE

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTICAL AND

COMPUTER ENGINEERING
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA.
NIGER STATE

NOVEMBER, 2011
 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A
WIRELESS AUDIO AMPLIFIER

BY

SULE FRANCIS ONOJA

2006/24428EE

A THESIS SUBMIITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF

ELECfRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING,
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA,.
NIGER STATE.

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

(B. E G.)

NOVEMBER, 2011.
 DEDICATION

I dedicate this project to God Almighty who gave :me knowledge, understanding, protection

and divine direction. throughout my years of study at the university. I also dedicate this

project to my parents Sir and Lady P. U. Sule who have heen there for me all through my

years of study.

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 DECLARATION
I Sule Franois Onoja declare that this project work was dane by me and has never been

presented elsewhere for the award of a degree. 1 also hereby relinquish the copyright to the

Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.

Sule Francis Onoja Mr. Onumanyi Adeiza James

(Name of Student) (Name of Supervisor)

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(Signature and date) (Signature and date)

Engr. A. G. Raji
(Name ofH. O. D.) (Name of External Examiner)

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(Sjpture and ate) (Signature and Date)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My profound gratitude goes to God Almighty for His divine protection, provision and

guid ce ever me up till this moment in life. And also, to my parents who have always been

there fer me through their care and support.

My incere gratitude goes te my project supervisor Mr. Onumanyi Adeiza James, my project

technical upervi . er Mr. B. A. OJawuyi and the entire members of staff of the electrical and

computer engineering department. Also, my gratitude goe to all the members of my family,

my friends and all those who have been around me aU these years.

FinaUy, my appreciation goes to all my well-wishers whose collaborative effort and

as istance made this project a success.

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 ABSTRACT
This project is aimed at transmitting audio signals over wireless medium for the purpose of

amplification. It is comprised of four stages: the RF transmitter, receiver, power amplifier

d the power supply unit The complete system is suitable for high-quality transmission of

peech or music. The system operates using frequency modulated signal to enable better

ound production at the receiver unit. It provides flexibility in its usage by allowing a speaker

to move freely without 'the limitation of wired distance. In addition, the system was designed
to operate with various type of speakers with high output power. It was therefore constructed

and tested under, experimenta1 and running conditions to ensure workability and reliability.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE .... ... ... .. ... ... ...... ... ...... ... .............................. ..... .... ....... .... ....... ......... i

DEDIC AnON ... ...... ... ...... .. ........ ............. , ..... ...... .... ...... ..... , .......... ..... ......... ii

DECLARATION .................. ... ........... .............. ........ .... ........ .... ..... .............. iii

ACK OWLEDGEMENT ........ ......... . .. . ..... . ... .. . ............ ..... .......... .. . ........ .. .. .. .iv

ABSTRACT ... ... ... ... ......... .......... .... .... . ..................... ...... ............................. v

TABLE OF CONTENTS ... .... .. ............ .. ....... ..... ..... ... .... .. ... ...... ............ ........ . vi

LIST OF FIGURES ..... ........... ... ........... .................... .. ....... .. . ... ... ... .. ............ .ix

LIST OF TABLES ... .. .. ..... .............. , .. .. ... ... ................ .. ...... .... ... . .. ... ............. x

CHAPTER ONE ..... ... .... ...... .. ... .................................................................... 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION ....... ..... .... ................. ... ... ..... . .. .......... ... .. ..... ... .. ....... 1

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT ................................ ......... ....... ............ ... .. .... 1

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT WORK .......... ......... '" '" '" ...................... , ...... 1

1.4 DESIGN METHODOLOGy ........................................... , .. . ..... . ... .... ....... 2

1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS .. ........ ..... ....... ........................................... .3

1.6 PROJECT OUTLINE ... .. ....... ........... .. ........ ... ... .. . .. ..... ........ .................. 3

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CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVlEW ....... .. ...... ....... .... ... .. .... . ........... ...........4

2.1 BRIEF mSTORICAL BACKGROUND ...... ........................... '" ..... ....... .4

2.2 ~ORETICAL BACKGROUND ... .................... ..... .... . '" '" ...... ... ... ... ... 5

2.1 RADIO WAVES .. ..... .. ....... ........................................ ................ ..... .6

2.3.1 FREQUENCY BANDS ............ ..................... '" .. ......... , ................ 6

2.3.1 MECHANISM OF WAVE PROPAGATION ............... .. .... ... ..... .......... 6

2.4.1 AMPLITUDE MODULATION ... ........ .... .... ..... ... ... .... ..... ..... ........ .. 8

2.4.2 FREQUENCY MODULATION .. ... ......... .. ............... ............ ... .. ... .... 8

2.4.3 PHASE MODULATION ........ ...... ......................................................... 9

2.5 AMPLIFIER.. ....... .... ..... ...... ......... .... ... ... .. ..... .. ................... ..... .. ..... 9

CHAPTER THREE: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ....... .. .... .. .......... ...... ..... 11

3.1 THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT (PSU) ....................... ................. ... .... .... .... 11

3.1.1 DESIGN CALCULATION FOR THE POWER SUPPLY UNIT (PSU) ...... 11

3.2 THE TRANSMITTING UNIT ....... ... ...... .... .... .. .......... ... .... .................... 13

3.2.1 DESIGN OF THE OSCILLATOR / MODULATING SECTION ..... ......... 14

3.4 THE RECEIVER UNIT ... ..... .. .......... , ........... ....... .. ..... .... .. ........ .. .. ..... ... 16

3.4.1 DESIGN CALCULATION FOR THE RECEIVER UNIT ...... .... .... ... ..... 18

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3.5 TIm AMPL'IF'IER UNIT ....................................................... ..... ....... ... 19

3.5.1 DESIGN CALCULATION FOR THE POWER AMPLIFIER UNIT ... ... .. . 20

3.6 IMPLEMENTATION .... ..... ... .... ........................ .................... ... ........ ... 21

CHAPTER 4: 'TESTS, RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ...... .............. . ...... ... .... .. ...... 26

4.1 TESTS AND RESULTS ...... .................. ..... . .. ...... . ..... . ......... .... ..... .... ... . 26

4.2 DISCUSSION ............ .. ...... ...... .. ..... ....... ...... ... ... .. ...... ..... . ............. .... 27

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS ..... . .. . .. . .... .. .. . ...... ... ... ........ .... ....... .. ....... ... ...... 28

5~1 CONCLUSION ......... ....... .. ...... ... ......................... .. .. .. ..... ..... ..... ........ 28

5.2 PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED ............. .. .. .. .... . ..... .. .... . .................... . ...... 28

5.3 SUGGESTIONS .......... .... . ... .................. ..... . ... ........ . ......................... . 29

REFERENCES .... .. ..... ............. ....... .... .. .... ... . .. ........ .... . ....... .. ..................... 30

APPENDIX ... .... .. .... ..... '" .. .. .... ... ... .... ..... . ........ .. ...... ...................... .. ... ...... 31

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 3.1 Block diagram of the Power Supply Unit .......... ........ ..... ... ... ... . ..... 11

Figure 3.2 Circuit diagram for transistor reactance modulation .. . ..... .... ........... . .... .14

Figure 3.3 Transmitter Circuit Diagram ....... ... ... .. ...... .... .. .. .... : ................. ..... 15

Figure 3.4 Block diagram of a TA2003 IC ....... ........ ........ .............................. 16

Figure 3.5 Block diagram of a superheterodyne FM receiver ...... ....................... 17

Figure 3.6 Block djagram ofTDA 7295 IC ................................................... .20

Figure 1.7 Complete circuit diagram of the wireless audio amplifier ........ .. ........ .22

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Bill of Engineering Materials .......... ..... ... ... ........ . ........ ... ........ ....... 23