Maricopa Community Colleges  ELT222   19932-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ELT222 19932-20086 LEC
LAB
4 Credit(s)
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3 Period(s)
3 Period(s)
Active and Switching Circuits
Semiconductor diodes, power supplies, filter circuits, and regulator circuits. Wave shaping circuits, multivibrators, and triggering.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ELT222   19932-20086 Active and Switching Circuits
1. Describe the resistance characteristic curve of a semiconductor diode. (I)
2. Draw load lines and Q point, and calculate AC and DC resistance of a semiconductor diode. (I)
3. Test operation of zener diodes. (I)
4. Design and construct operation of half wave, full wave, and bridge rectifier. (II)
5. Analyze operation of capacitor filter circuit. (III)
6. Evaluate function and operation of RC, LC, and Pi filter circuits. (III)
7. Explain and test operation of zener regulators and feedback regulators. (IV)
8. Evaluate use of voltage multiplier circuits, transformerless power supplies, DC/DC, and DC/AC power supplies. (IV)
9. Describe and plot the parameters of a square wave. (V)
10. Explain the function of integrator circuits and differentiator circuits. (V)
11. Operate clipper and clamper circuits. (V)
12. Design, construct, and test the operation of invertor circuits. (V)
13. Evaluate the operation of bistable, monostable, and astable multivibrator circuits. (VI)
14. Evaluate and test the function of symmetrical, asymmetrical, and hybrid triggering. (VI)
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ELT222   19932-20086 Active and Switching Circuits
    I. Semiconductor diodes
        A. Definitions
        B. Terminologies
        C. Electrical characteristics
        D. AC/DC resistance
        E. Load lines and Q point
        F. Zener diodes
        G. Other special diodes
      II. Rectifier circuits
          A. Half wave
          B. Full wave
          C. Bridge
        III. Filters
            A. Capacitor filter analysis
            B. RC filters
            C. LC and Pi filters
          IV. Other power supply circuits
              A. Zener regulators
              B. Feedback regulators
              C. Voltage multiplier circuits
              D. Transformerless power supplies
              E. DC/DC and DC/AC power supplies
            V. Transistor as a switch
                A. Generation of square waves
                B. Analysis of square waves
                C. Integrator circuits
                D. Differentiator circuits
                E. Clippers and clampers
                F. Invertor circuits
              VI. Multivibrators
                  A. Bistable
                  B. Monostable and Schmitt triggers
                  C. Astable and free running
                  D. Symmetrical triggering
                  E. Asymmetrical triggering
                  F. Hybrid triggering
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