Module Descriptors
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
XXAT30331
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 3
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- LABORATORY REPORT - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Resources
An electrical laboratory.
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours lectures/tutorials/practicals per week over two teaching blocks.
1 hour practicals at a ratio of 1:20
1 hour practicals at a ratio of 1:20
Module Indicative Content
Atomic structure, electrostatics, current. The Ampere and Coulomb. Potential difference. Energy and power. DC circuit analysis.
Magnetic effects. The magnetic field. Field due to a current. Flux density.
Electromagnetic forces and induction.
Self-inductance, capacitance, exponential charging of a capacitor, sine wave theory, frequency in radions / sec and HZ.
Phase angle, peak average and rms values. Reactance and elementary AC theory. Wing phasor diagram.
Introduction to combinational logic, the binary number system.
Magnetic effects. The magnetic field. Field due to a current. Flux density.
Electromagnetic forces and induction.
Self-inductance, capacitance, exponential charging of a capacitor, sine wave theory, frequency in radions / sec and HZ.
Phase angle, peak average and rms values. Reactance and elementary AC theory. Wing phasor diagram.
Introduction to combinational logic, the binary number system.
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x written assignment (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
1 x 2 hour examination (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
1 x 2 hour examination (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Electric Circuits, T.F. Bogart, 1992, Glencoe publishing, ISBN 002800664X