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School: Engineering

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• Unit Title

  Electrical Engineering 1A

• Unit Code

  ENS1162

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

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Description

This unit introduces a range of concepts that are fundamental to the fields of electrical and electronic engineering, including circuit analysis, digital and analog systems,and device modelling. Students will develop their understanding of electrical circuits and systems through lectures and laboratory work, and will also be required to undertake a small project involving simple circuit design and prototyping.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENS1153

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Apply basic circuit description, simplification and analysis concepts that formthe foundation of electrical and electronic engineering.
2. Conduct experiments on simple digital and DC electrical systems, and analyse and interpret the results of those experiments.
3. Prototype simple analog or digital electrical systems, and effectively test the operation of those systems.
4. Undertake problem formulation, solution and solution verification of small-scale DC electrical circuits and small-scale digital systems.

Unit Content

1. Overview of electrical engineering.
2. Linear circuit concepts - current, voltage and power, sources and loads, resistive circuits.
3. Circuit analysis approaches - Kirchhoffs laws, node and loop analysis, Thevenin equivalents.
4. DC meters and measurements.
5. Diodes and semiconductors - ideal diodes, semiconductor diodes, simple diode circuits.
6. Amplifiers and op-amps - ideal operational amplifiers, basic op-amp circuits, input and output resistance.
7. Digital logic concepts - logic variables and gates, number systems.
8. Combinational and sequential logic - boolean algebra, truth tables, Karnaugh maps.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

• ^ Floyd, T.L. (2014). Principles of electric circuits: Conventional current version (9th ed.). London, UK: Pearson.
• Boylestad, R. L. (2007). Introductory circuit analysis (11th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
• Dorf, R. C. & Svoboda, J. A. (2006). Introduction to electric circuits (7th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
• Floyd, T. L. (2007). Electronics fundamentals: Circuits, devices and applications (7th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
• Hambley, A. R. (2011). Electrical engineering - principles and applications (5th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
• Nilsson, J. W., & Riedel, S. A. (2007). Electric circuits (8th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
• Rizzoni, G. (2008). Fundamentals of electrical engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Schultz, M. E. (2007). Grob's basic electronics (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Tocci, R. J., Widmer, N. S., & Moss, G. L. (2007). Digital systems - principles and applications (10th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
• Rizzoni, G. (2007). Principles and applications of electrical engineering (5th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

^ Mandatory reference

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