Course syllabus for Electricity and electronics

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Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-19 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameEllära och elektronik
  • CodeSEE035
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIELL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyElectrical Engineering
  • DepartmentSPACE, EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 63118
  • Maximum participants50
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0119 Laboratory 3 c
Grading: UG		3 c
0219 Examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		4.5 c
  • 28 Okt 2024 am L
  • 07 Jan 2025 am L
  • 21 Aug 2025 pm L

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

Knowledge and skills corresponding to the courses LEU470 Electrical Circuits, MVE675 Linear Algebra, as well as MVE535 and MVE545 Calculus.

Aim

General knowledge in electrical engineering comprises e.g. calculation methods based on complex numbers for alternating current circuits, and concepts & principles of electromagnetic fields. The course aims at students acquiring a good knowledge in these areas, as well as good skills in theoretical and practical work on small-signal amplifiers and switched DC/DC voltage converters. This provides a good basis for further studies in electrical engineering (in particular circuit design, telecommunication and power engineering).

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • master core concepts and terminology of this engineering subject so that she/he on her/his own can read and understand relevant literature, and discuss problems with engineers working in this field
  • discuss societal aspects of electrotechnical systems
  • present results from circuit simulations and experimental work in a written report
  • apply complex phasors in calculations on AC circuits
  • analyse and design (theoretically and with circuit simulations), as well as do laboratory work on AC-circuits, in particular resonance circuits, and perform power matching
  • explain the working principles of diodes and the MOS-transistor
  • analyse and design (theoretically and with circuit simulations), as well as do laboratory work on simple small-signal amplifiers with transistor and OP-amplifier as the active component
  • do basic calculations and laboratory work on non-ideal properties of OP-amplifiers
  • analyse and do laboratory work on simple switched DC/DC voltage converters
  • use the concept of the electromagnetic field to describe electromagnetic interaction and energy transfer
  • apply Gauss' laws, Ampere's law and Faraday's law in simple geometries
  • apply field-theoretical concepts and principles to describe physical processes in DC-circuits (e.g. power in a resistor, energy storage in capacitors and inductors, power transfer guided by wires)
  • describe the frequency dependence of the impedance in resistors, capacitors and coils
  • apply Hopkinson's law in calculations on magnetic circuits

Content

AC circuit theory: Circuit analysis using complex phasors. Maximum-power transfer, resonance, examples of passive filters.

Electronics: OP-amplifier circuits, non-ideal properties of OP-amplifiers, pn-junction, diodes, MOS-transistor, bipolar transistor, transistor amplifier circuits, switched DC/DC voltage converters. 

Electromagnetics: Forces and the field concept. Electric and magnetic fields in simple geometries (Gauss' laws, Ampere's law), displacement current, power transfer (Poynting vector), induction (Faraday's law, Lenz' law), skin effect, equivalent circuit models for non-ideal passive components (resistor, capacitor, inductor), magnetic circuits (Hopkinson's law).

Organisation

The scheduled activites in the course consist of lectures, problem solving sessions and laboratory work. The laboratory work comprises experimental work, circuit simulations, (voluntary) hand-in problems, and a discussion of societal aspects of electrotechnical systems.

Literature

Selected parts of:

B. Molin: Analog elektronik (3rd. ed., Studentlitteratur)

B. Karlström: Kretsanalys (3rd ed., Studentlitteratur)

S.N. Makarov, R. Ludwig & S.J. Bitar: Practical electrical engineering (Springer). The book is available as an e-book via Chalmers library

H. A. Radi & J. O. Rasmussen, Principles of Physics (Springer) The book is available as an e-book via Chalmers library

Examination including compulsory elements

The learning goals are examined through a written exam (grading scale: fail, 3, 4, 5), and compulsory active participation in and presentation of results from laboratory work (written reports and oral discussions, grading scale: fail, pass). To pass the course both a passed exam and passed laboratory work are required. The final grade is based on the results of the written exam.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course:
    • 2024-08-19: Litterature Litterature changed by Examinator
      Updated information about literature, changed B. Karlström: Kretsanalys to the edition that is printed (3rd)