BSc in Computer Engineering / Бакалавр в Області Комп'ютерної Інженерії

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Course Unit TitleCIRCUIT ANALYSIS
Course Unit CodeAELE221
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Discuss the system of units and the scientific notation and understand the quantities of current, voltage, resistance and their units as well as the voltage and current sources.
  2. Examine Ohms Law and apply it in simple resistive circuits and study the reduction of series and parallel combinations of resistors as well as discuss the terms of circuit loop and node.
  3. Demonstrate basic knowledge in the use of Kirchoff's voltage law (KVL) and Kirchoff's current law (KVL) in simple resistive circuits to determine currents voltages and power as well as discuss the importance of voltage and current divider rules in circuit analysis.
  4. Demonstrate basic knowledge in systematic analysis of linear resistive circuits and study the basic circuit analysis methods such as Mesh Analysis, Node Voltage, Source Transformations and the principle of Superposition. Describe, apply and compare the various analysis methods and be able to choose the most appropriate and efficient method to analyze a specific circuit.
  5. Discuss the importance of Thevenin’s theorem and demonstrate basic knowledge in deriving the Thevenin equivalent circuit and calculate maximum power transfer to the load.
  6. Present and examine the concept of impedance and simple ac circuit analysis, R-L, R-C, and R-L-C circuits.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesAMAT111Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program components

Course ContentsIntroduction to circuit theory and analysis: system of units and the scientific notation. Quantities of current, voltage, resistance and their units as well as the independent and dependent voltage sources and current sources. Definitions of current and voltage. Hydraulic analogies to current and voltage. Reference polarities and actual polarities.

Analysis of circuits: What a circuit element is? Resistors and Ohm’s Law. Equivalent circuits. Definitions of series and parallel. Series and parallel resistors. Kirchoff's laws,

Mesh and nodal analysis: The steps for writing the Node-Voltage Equations. Tips on picking the best reference node. How to handle dependent sources. Voltage sources in the Node-Voltage Method. Voltage sources in series with an element. Voltage sources between reference node and another essential node. Voltage sources between two non-reference essential nodes. The steps for writing the Mesh-Current. Equations. How to handle dependent sources. The steps for writing the Mesh-Current Equations. How to handle dependent sources.

Thevenin's and Norton's theorem: Introduction to Th�venin’s Theorem. Finding Th�venin’s equivalents. Examples of finding a Th�venin’s equivalent. Introduction to Norton’s Theorem. Finding Norton’s equivalents. Examples of finding a Norton’s equivalent.

Capacitive and inductive circuit transient and steady state analysis.

SPICE simulations using a variety of popular commercial software packages.

Laboratory Work: Experimental verification of circuit theorems. Series dc circuits. Parallel dc circuits. . Series parallel d.c. circuits. Methods of analysis. Superposition Principle (dc). Thevenin’s Theorem and MPT. Norton’s Theorem and Source Conversions
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Richard C. Dorf, James A Svoboda, Introduction to electric circuits, 6th edition, Wiley, 2004
References
  • J. Nilsson, S. A. Riedel, Introductory Circuits for Electrical and Computer Engineering, Prentice Hall 2002
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course is structured around lectures, laboratory exercises and individual work. During the lectures, students are encouraged to participate in discussions enabling the exchange of ideas and examples. Laboratory exercises are handed to students and their solutions are discussed at laboratory periods. Additional tutorial time at the end of each lecture is provided to students as well as additional notes for each section of the course and worksheets, which process in the lab or as homework. Students are expected to demonstrate the necessary effort to become confident with the different concepts and topics of the course
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests20%
Laboratory exercises20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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