ENGR – 2413 Electric Circuit
Analysis
Course Outline
Catalogue Description: In this course, the study and analysis of AC and DC electric circuits, circuit elements, steady state and transient analysis and applications will be covered.
Credit Hours: 3
(3-0)
Pre-requisites: Calculus III (MATH 2213),
Principles of Physics II (PHYS 2222K)
Term and Year: Spring 2009
Periods per Week: 3 – 50 minutes
lectures
Outside Preparation: Two hours per lecture
period
Class Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Location of Class: ACAD
230
Instructors: Atin
Sinha, Ph.D., P.E.
Office: ACAD 212, Phone: 430-4820,
E-mail: atin.sinha@asurams.edu
Office Hours: Monday,
Wednesday & Friday
Tuesday &
Thursday 3
Text: “Introductory Circuits for Electrical and Computer
Engineering”, by Nilsson, J.W. and
Objectives:
1.
To study the laws of circuit
theory.
2.
To determine voltage and current
response of a circuit as a result of various AC and DC input signals.
3.
To reduce complex circuit network
to a form where a simple application of Kirchhoff’s rule is feasible.
4.
To demonstrate the use of
differential equation in solving circuit problems.
5.
To simplify the solution of equations by complex
variables and
Evaluation Criteria and Grading:
Home Work 10%
Three One hour Exams 60%
(No reference material will be allowed)
Final Exam 30%
(Open Text Book)
Grading will be done according to the usual A to F scale as
following:
90 to 100% A, 80 to 89% B, 70 to 79% C, 60 to 69% D, 59% and below F
Attendance
Policy:
Regular and punctual attendance
in every class is mandatory. More than four unexcused absences will lead to
dismissal from the course. If you indeed have to miss a class due to unavoidable
circumstances, you are responsible for all the announcements and materials
presented in the class. Do not expect your instructor to repeat the topics
that you have missed. All quizzes and tests are to be taken at the
scheduled time. No makeup examination will be given unless extenuating
circumstances exist. Absence from an examination will result in a grade of
‘0’ for that examination.
University Writing Requirement:
Writing is integral part of teaching and learning in all disciplines. Writing activities such as homework, test and quiz in this course may be evaluated for correct grammar and spelling. All handwritten statements have to be legible. Points may be taken off for grammatically incorrect statements or bad handwriting.
Integration of Technology:
PSPICE and MATLAB software will be used to solve linear circuit problems.
Detailed Outline
I.
a. Introduction
b.
Voltage and
Current
c.
Power and
Energy
d.
Circuit
elements – Resistances and Sources
e.
Kirchhoff’s
Circuit Laws and its application
f.
Analysis of DC
circuits - series and parallel
resistances
g.
Current
divider and voltage divider circuits
II.
a. Principles of superposition
b.
Thevenin’s and
Norton’s equivalent circuits
c.
Source
transformation
d.
Node Voltage
analysis
e.
Loop Current
analysis
f.
Introduction
to SPICE
III. a Inductors and Capacitors
b.
Impedance and
Admittance
c.
Linear
circuits
d.
First and
second order circuits
e.
Transient
response of RL and RC circuits
f.
Series and
parallel RLC circuits
IV. a. Introduction to AC circuits
b.
Sinsoids
c.
Phasors and
complex plane
d.
Phasor diagram
of RL, RC and RLC circuits
e.
RL, RC and RLC
circuit analysis
f.
SPICE
V. a. AC power, time
domain
b.
RMS value
c.
Power and
energy relations between R, L and C
d.
Real and
reactive power for Phasors
e.
Complex power
f.
Three phase power
system
VI. a. Definition and Properties of
b.
Important
Laplace Transform pairs
c.
Inverse
d.
Application of
Laplace Transform in solving differential equation describing a circuit