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FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING A
cod. 13099

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Elettrotecnica (ING-IND/31)
Field
Discipline ingegneristiche
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
45 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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Learning objectives

This course aims at providing fundamental knowledge of electric circuits in D.C. and sinusoidal steady state, with an introduction on three phase systems.

Prerequisites

Mathematics, Calculus, Physics.

Course unit content

<p>Analysis of DC electric circuits <br />
From Maxwell field theory to lumped parameters circuits. Fields, charge and current. <br />
Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws. <br />
Node and loop analysis. <br />
Network theorems. Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem. Maximum power transfer theorem. <br />
Stationary magnetic field: magnetic circuit, inductance coefficient. <br />
Constant electric field: capacitance coefficient. <br />
Quasi-stationary electromagnetic field: dB/dt and dD/dt effects, assumptions' validity. Stray inductance and capacitance. <br />
Electric circuits transient analysis in time domain. <br />
Analysis of AC electric circuits <br />
Phasor representatives of sinusoidal signals. <br />
Steady-state circuit analysis using phasors. <br />
Sinuosoidal steady-state power calculations. <br />
Analysis of Three-Phase circuits. <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

C.K. Alexander, M.N.O. Sadiku, "Circuiti elettrici", McGraw-Hill. <br />
V. Daniele, A. Liberatore, R.D. Graglia, S. Manetti, "Elettrotecnica", Hoepli <br />

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