PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Learning outcomes of the course unit
This course aims at providing to non-electrical student basic knowledge of electric circuits, electromechanical systems and of their applications, in order to enhance the core technical background of a future engineer.
Prerequisites
Mathematics, Calculus.
Course contents summary
Basic of electric linear circuit theory.
Analysis of DC electric circuits
• From Maxwell field theory to lumped parameters circuits. Fields, charge and current.
• Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws.
• Parallel and series connections for linear circuits. Wye-Delta transformation.
• Node and loop analysis.
• Network theorems. Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem. Maximum power transfer theorem.
Transient analysis of electric circuits
• Inductors, Capacitors and duality.
• First order RL and RC circuits.
• Second order circuits. Series and parallel RLC circuits.
Analysis of AC electric circuits
• Phasor representatives of sinusoidal signals.
• Steady-state circuit analysis using phasors.
• Sinuosoidal steady-state power calculations.
• Analysis of Three-Phase circuits.
• Economical aspects of transmitting electric power.
• Magnetically coupled circuits and transformers.
• Frequency Risponse of linear circuits. Bode Plots.
• Brief introduction to safety control of electrical systems.
Recommended readings
Lecture notes
Teaching methods
Solutions of electric circuits in several operating conditions. Use of SPICE in Linear circuit analysis.
Assessment methods and criteria
A written text, and a verbal test.
