Course detail

Electrical Engineering

FEKT-HELEAcad. year: 2012/2013

Basics of electric circuits. Linear resistor circuits. Harmonic steady-state in linear circuits. Three-phase circuits and systems. Non-linear resistor and magnetic circuits. Transient processes in electric circuits. Transmission lines.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of basic laws and quantities in electrical circuits, properties of electrical circuit elements and their models, power in electrical circuits, time-varying behaviors of voltages and currents. Knowledge of basic methods of analysis of linear resistor circuits and magnetic circuits. Basic knowledge of circuits in harmonic steady state, usage of RC, RL and RLC resonant circuits, three-phase networks, transients in linear circuits and transmission lines as preparation for study in follow-up courses.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on secondary school level and the English language knowledge on pre-intermediate level are required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Total number of points is 100, including 4 x 10 points in two written tests in seminars.
Requirements for completion of a course are: to gain credit and to perform an exam.

Course curriculum

Basic quantities and laws in electrical circuits. Basic circuit elements and their models. Power in electrical circuit, power matching. Superposition theorem, simplification method, transfiguration. Direct application of Kirchhoff's laws, loop current analysis, nodal voltage analysis, Thévenin and Norton theorems, utilization of circuit duality and reciprocity.
Harmonic quantities in electrical networks, symbolic method for simulation of linear networks in harmonic steady state. Properties of basic linear passive RC, RL networks, characteristics of resonance circuits LCR. Three-phase systems, power in three-phase systems. Magnetic circuits - basic quantities and laws, analysis of magnetic circuits, graphic methods, loading line method, magnetic circuits under alternating magnetization, transformers. Transients in simple linear RC and RL networks and in 2nd-order networks.
Operator method for solution of transients in linear networks. Step and impulse responses of a linear network. Transmission lines, primary and secondary parameters. Waves on transmission lines. Harmonic steady state. Impedances, standing waves. Transient phenomena in transmission lines.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course develops the basic knowledge of electrical engineering principles and English terminology. The course prepares the students for taking part in specialized courses in electrical engineering. Seminars extend and improve theoretical knowledge, laboratory measurements help to verify the theory in a practical way.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BRANČÍK, L. Elektrotechnika 1. VUT v Brně: VUT v Brně, 2004. s. 1-160. ISBN: TEE102. (CS)
Electronics Fundamentals: Circuit, Devices and Applications. Merril Publishing Company, USA: 1997. (EN)
SEDLÁČEK, J., VALSA, J. ELEKTROTECHNIKA II. Brno: VUT Brno, FEKT, 2004. s. 1-145. ISBN: 80-214-2573-3. (CS)

Recommended reading

Dědková,J., Steinbauer,M., Kaláb,P..:Elektrotechnický seminář, skripta, Brno, 2009. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme AJEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer