Electrical Engineering Fundamentals

EEEN10492 Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 10 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Sareh Malekpour Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 1. Introduction to the course module and fundamental concepts for circuit analysis, including charge, voltage, current, power, ideal basic circuit elements, passive sign convention, and analogue and digital signals2. Passive and active circuit elements (including five basic elements, which are resistor, capacitor, inductor, voltage source, and current source); Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff's Current Law and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law3. Simple resistance circuits, including resistors in series, resistors in parallel, voltage divider, current divider, Star-Delta conversion4. Inductance and capacitance circuits, including inductors-in-series, inductors-in-parallel, capacitors-in-series, capacitors-in-parallel, transient behaviour of simple RL and RC circuits, time constant and settling time5. Circuit analysis methods, including node voltage method, mesh current method, superposition principle, source conversion (i.e. V to i, i to V), Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, max power transfer6. Ideal op-amp circuit analysis. Fundamental concepts include three parameters of op-amp, two features of ideal op-amp circuit, and how to calculate closed-loop gain, input and output impedance. Ideal op-amp circuits to be discussed include inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, differential amplifier, instrumentation amplifier and Howland circuit7. Sensors, including fundamental concepts (such as sensitivity, accuracy, signal-to-noise ratio), categorisation of sensors, stain gauge, Wheatstone bridge, brief introduction to other typesof sensors (such as resistive sensor, infra-red sensor, incremental optical encoder, ultrasonic sensor, gyroscope and accelerometer)8. Signal conditioning and signal capturing, including multiplexer, rectifier, phase-sensitive demodulator, simple low-pass filter and digitisation9. Basic principles of operation of AC motors/ generators and DC motors/ generators, types of motors; Basic description of operation and examples of use (Mech / Aero relevant), and sizing and selection of motors, including torque and loading calculations10. Health & safety related to motors and generators 1. Introduction to the course module and fundamental concepts for circuit analysis, including charge, voltage, current, power, ideal basic circuit elements, passive sign convention, and analogue and digital signals2. Passive and active circuit elements (including five basic elements, which are resistor, capacitor, inductor, voltage source, and current source); Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff's Current Law and Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law3. Simple resistance circuits, including resistors in series, resistors in parallel, voltage divider, current divider, Star-Delta conversion4. Inductance and capacitance circuits, including inductors-in-series, inductors-in-parallel, capacitors-in-series, capacitors-in-parallel, transient behaviour of simple RL and RC circuits, time constant and settling time5. Circuit analysis methods, including node voltage method, mesh current method, superposition principle, source conversion (i.e. V to i, i to V), Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, max power transfer6. Ideal op-amp circuit analysis. Fundamental concepts include three parameters of op-amp, two features of ideal op-amp circuit, and how to calculate closed-loop gain, input and output impedance. Ideal op-amp circuits to be discussed include inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, differential amplifier, instrumentation amplifier and Howland circuit7. Sensors, including fundamental concepts (such as sensitivity, accuracy, signal-to-noise ratio), categorisation of sensors, stain gauge, Wheatstone bridge, brief introduction to other typesof sensors (such as resistive sensor, infra-red sensor, incremental optical encoder, ultrasonic sensor, gyroscope and accelerometer)8. Signal conditioning and signal capturing, including multiplexer, rectifier, phase-sensitive demodulator, simple low-pass filter and digitisation9. Basic principles of operation of AC motors/ generators and DC motors/ generators, types of motors; Basic description of operation and examples of use (Mech / Aero relevant), and sizing and selection of motors, including torque and loading calculations10. Health & safety related to motors and generators •    Learn knowledge and methods for electric and electronic circuit analysis through taught lectures and tutorials •    Learn fundamentals in sensors, signal conditioning and signal capturing through taught lectures and tutorials •    Learn fundamentals of electric machines, and health & safety related to motors •    Train students’ practical skills through laboratory exercises ILO1 - Utilize a digital multimeter to measure fundamental parameters like voltage and current within a circuit, achieving maximum power output, outline safety guidelines, conduct a risk assessment.ILO2 - Apply the basic principles of operation of AC motors/ generators and DC motors/ generators.ILO3 - Choose appropriate analytical techniques for evaluating electric circuits, electronic circuits, and components, Develop equivalent circuit models and employ quantitative methods for circuit analysis to address circuit design challenges.ILO4 - Carry out fundamental circuit analysis and apply them to simple DC circuits, and analyse ideal op-amp circuits. Understand fundamentals in sensors and signal conditioning. 1 Written exam 80% 3 Report 20% A set of online short videos is available.  These explain in detail the key points from the course. These are also linked to tutorial questions and revision. 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