Lecture Notes in Electronic Circuits by Ramesh, MEA Engg College

• Rectifiers- Half wave rectifier, Derivation of various parameters, Full wave rectifier and Comparison of Rectifiers.

• Filter Circuits- Shunt capacitor filter, Series inductor filter, Chock input (LC) filter, Pi(π section filter or CLC filter or capacitor input filter, Advantages and Disadvantages, etc.

• Voltage Regulators- Block diagram, Types, Line Regulation, Load Regulation, Regulated Power Supply, Stabilization, Zener Diode Regulator, Break down mechanisms, Series Voltage Regulators, Emitter-follower Regulator, Series Pass Transistor Voltage Regulator, Op-Amp series regulator, Current-limiting circuit, Foldback limiting and Short Circuit Overload Protection.

• Voltage multiplier Circuits- Voltage doublers, Voltage Trippler/Quadruppler, etc.

• Biasing BJTs- Transistor as an amplifier, DC Load line, Operating Point, Transistor Biasing and Stabilization, Stability Factors, Biasing Circuits and Bias Compensation.

• Oscillators- Hartley, Colpitts, UJT relaxation 

• Differential Amplifiers- MOS Differential Pair and Large Signal Analysis