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P24G / ELET2470
Electric Circuit Analysis
(4 Credits) Semester 1 Level II

 
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  Prerequisites  P 14A / PHYS1410 & P 14B / PHYS 1420, and (M 08B/MATH0100, and M 08C/MATH0110 or A-Level Maths or CAPE Maths)

Aim

To know and apply the methods of analysing electrical circuits.

Objectives

To master the techniques of electric circuit analysis.
To understand the properties of electrically resonant circuits. 		 
 

Content

Techniques of Circuit Analysis.

  • Nodal Analysis. Mesh Analysis. Application of the principles of linearity and superposition. Source transformations.
  • Thevenim's theorem and its use.
  • Norton's theorem and its application.

Response of electrical circuits

  • The simple RL and RC circuits. Exponential response. The unit-step forcing function.
  • Natural and forced response of RL and RC circuits.
  • The source-free parallel RLC circuit and its properties. Overdamping, underdamping and critical damping.
  • The source-free series RLC circuit and its properties.

Evaluation

One 2-hour paper 60%
One 1-hour in-course test 20%
Practical work 20%



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