Course: Introduction to Electrical Engineering credits: 4

Course code
ELVH20IEE
Name
Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Study year
2022-2023
ECTS credits
4
Language
English
Coordinator
P.J. Kamphuis
Modes of delivery
  • Education
Assessments
  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering - Assignment

Learning outcomes

  1. Student knows basics of differentiation and integration
  2. Student knows the basic electrical components, their (transient) behavior, and use as sensor
  3. Student can apply ohms law and Kirchoffs laws
  4. Student is familiar with DC and AC signals
  5. Student can do basic measurements with wave generator and oscilloscope
  6. Student can apply analogue high- and low pass filters
  7. Student knows concept of AD/DA conversion

Content

  1. Differentiation/integration: meaning and application
  2. Passive components: R, C, (ideal) diode, transformer?. Active: power supply, opamp, microcontroller
  3. Current, voltage, power, energy, period time, frequency, resistance, capacitance
  4. DC AC sinus cosine phase admittance
  5. Workshop using wave generator and oscilloscope. Resistor network, Charging capacitor, capacitor as low/high pass filter, opamp as amplifier/differentiator/integrator/comparator
  6. Theory of analogue RC-filters
  7. Digitizing signals
  8. Signal preparation for use in microcontrollers
 

Included in programme(s)

School(s)

  • Institute of Engineering
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