ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Management and production engineering
ECTS credits
3
1. Course title:
Basics of electrotechnics and electronics
2. Course contents:
Lecture:
Introduction. Brief history of electrical engineering. Electric charge, electric and magnetic field.
Elements of the electric circuit. General terms and definitions: general classification of circuit elements and their
description; Ohm's law; principles of current and voltage arrow placement; circuit diagram, presentation of circuit
topology by means of its graph and definition of graph elements such as node, branch, loop and mesh; Kirchhoff's
Current Law and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law. Circuit equations. Methods of analysis: mesh current and nodal voltage
methods. Thevenin’s theorem and Norton’s theorem, superposition theorem. Linear circuits, properties, fundamental
theorems. Electric energy and power: energy conservation law and power balance; voltage, current and power
calculations for simple circuits - practical examples. Circuits in the steady state, DC and AC network analysis.
Basic theory and phenomena of semiconductor physics. Theory of p-n junction and diode classification.
I-U characteristics and small signal ac analysis of diodes, bipolar and field effect transistors. Equivalent circuits,
frequency response and switching parameters. Transistor amplifiers. Use data sheet information and parameter
measurement of devices. Frequency response of electronic circuits. Feedback theory. Differential and operational
amplifiers and their applications. Linear and switched-mode regulators.
Boolean algebra. Introduction to digital electronics. A review of basic relevant properties of BJT and MOSFET for
digital electronics. Logic gates. Combinatorial circuits. Flip-flops. Sequential logic. The fundamental basic building
blocks for logic. Design and implementation of more complex combinational and sequential logic circuits up to
registers and counters. Semiconductor memories. Programmable logic.
Design constraints: reliability, performance, area and power consumption. Design for high speed, low power circuits.
System design and test.
Microprocessors, microcontrollers - definitions, classifications, architecture, addressing modes, instruction sets,
machine cycle, bus cycle, interrupt systems.
Power electronics. Voltage regulators. Thyristors and triacs.
Principles of electromechanics. The magnetic field and Faraday’s law. Transformers.
Introduction to electric machines, direct current machines, AC machines.
3. Prerequisites:
Physics
4. Learning outcomes
Students know how to interpret basic principles and elements connected with direct or alternating electric current
circuits, explain fundamental laws, analysis operation and exploitation of electroenergetic installations or systems and
also compare electronic arrangements and schemes.
5. Recommended reading
1. Praca zbiorowa: Elektrotechnika i elektronika dla nieelektryków. WNT, Warszawa, 2004.
2 .Górzyński J.: Wytwarzanie i użytkowanie energii w przemyśle. Wyd. Politechniki Warszawskiej,
Warszawa 2005.
3. Opydo W.: Elektrotechnika i elektronika dla studentów wydziałów nieelektrycznych. Wyd. Politechniki
Poznańskiej, Poznań 2000.
6. Type of course:
Obligatory
7. Teaching team
Department of Basic Sciences
8. Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester year
Lecture 30/12 IV 2
Classes 15/12 IV 2
Laboratory
Project
Other
Seminar
Total student’s workload 90
9. Assessment methods:
classes and written test; lecture – test
10. Language of instruction: Polish
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
1170