Course detail

Analog Electronic Circuits

FEKT-BAEOAcad. year: 2010/2011

Theoretical principles of analysis and synthesis of analog electronic circuits: classification of electronic circuits and circuit elements, modelling of real circuit elements, circuit stability, feedback and its utilization. Basic analog electronic circuits and their properties: circuits with operational amplifiers, electrical filters, basic transistor stages and connections, amplifiers, rectifiers, stabilizers, converters, shaping networks, multipliers, mixers, modulators, demodulators, oscillators. Application of MATLAB, SNAP and PSPICE in computer-aided analysis of electronic circuits. Measurements of typical electronic circuits.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

7

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Lubomír Brančík, CSc.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students become familiar with basic principles of analog electronic circuits, utilization of PC for their analysis, and with practical measurements of typical electronic circuits.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is requested.
Passing seminar Practical electronics.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Performance of all laboratory measurements and passing their reports.
Active participation on all computer trainings.
Check test within the framework of a numerical part of lectures.
Written form of final semestral exam.

Course curriculum

1. Electronic circuits - basic concepts and classification.
2. Electronic circuit elements - two-pole and multi-pole elements, linear and nonlinear two-ports.
3. Real circuit elements modeling - semiconductor diode, bipolar and field-effect transistors, operational amplifier, characteristics approximation.
4. Electronic circuit as a linear dynamical system - principles of stability and feedback theories.
5. Circuits with operational amplifiers, basic types and properties of operational amplifiers, voltage and current amplifiers, converters.
6. Electrical filters - filters principles and their applications, passive and active filters, filters with synthetic elements.
7. Basic transistor stages - common-emitter (CE), common-collector (CC) and common-base connections, frequency properties of the basic stages.
8. Transistor circuits - current sources, current mirrors, Darlington circuit, casdade connection of the basic stages, differential amplifier.
9. Amplifiers basic classification and properties, amplifiers classes, wideband and narrowband (tuned) amplifiers.
10. Power amplifiers low-frequency and high-frequency, amplifiers of special classes.
11. Power supplies - types of rectifiers, stabilizers, voltage converters.
12. Basic types of signal converters - shaping networks, multipliers, modulators, demodulators, mixers.
13. Signal generators - oscillators with negative differential resistance, LC oscillators, crystal oscillators, RC oscillators, variable-frequency oscillators.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with basic principles of analog electronic circuits, to show PC utilization for their analysis and to verify their properties by practical measurements of typical electronic circuits.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BRANČÍK, L.; DOSTÁL, T. Analogové elektronické obvody. Přednášky. Brno: MJ Servis, s.r.o., 2007. s. 1-125. ISBN: 978-80-214-3525- 4. (CS)
BRANČÍK, L.; DOSTÁL, T. Analogue electronic circuits. Lectures. Brno: MJ Servis, s.r.o., 2007. s. 1-103. ISBN: 978-80-214-3514- 8. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch B-EST , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch EE-FLE , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Lubomír Brančík, CSc.

Syllabus

Electronic circuits, their purpose, classification and parameters.
Circuit elements and functional blocks.
Modelling of circuit elements.
Circuit as a linear dynamical system, stability, feedback.
Circuits with operational amplifiers.
Electrical filters.
Basic circuits with BT and FET transistors.
Multistage circuits with transistors.
Amplifiers, LF, HF, wideband, narrowband, with tuned circuits, power.
Power-supply units, rectifiers, stabilizers, DC/DC converters.
Signal converters and shaping circuits, mixers, modulators and demodulators.
Signal generators, oscillators LC, RC, with PCU,
tuned electronically.

Exercise in computer lab

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Lubomír Brančík, CSc.

Syllabus

Introductory information, mathematical model of a circuit and its solution by the MATLAB program.
Symbolical circuits analysis by the SNAP program.
Basic introduction to the PSPICE program, verification of basic circuit theorems.
DC and AC analysis of electrical circuits, real OA properties, BJT.
Time analysis, models of basic elements, simulation of selected analog circuits.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Frydrych
Ing. Ivana Jakubová
Ing. Břetislav Ševčík, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Operational amplifier - properties and applications.
Transistor amplifier and limiter.
Half-wave and full-wave diode rectifiers.
Amplifiers with integrated OA.
Final test.