FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING + INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS (UNIT 2)
cod. 1003959

Academic year 2024/25
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Paolo COVA
Academic discipline
Elettronica (ING-INF/01)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in

Learning objectives

1. Knowledge and understanding
 
- The student will acquire skills on analog, digital and power electronics.
  
2. Apply knowledge and understanding
 
- The student will acquire skills in the use of electronic components and electronic instrumentation.

3. Soft skills

- The student, through group work, will acquire the capacity for critical dialogue, collaboration aimed at the project and planning.

Prerequisites


Skills on applied mathematics, physics and electromagnetism. Electrotechnics

Course unit content


1. Introduction (2 hours)
2. Digital electronics (14 hours)
3. Elementary electronic devices (6 hours)
4. Examples of hardware structures of logical gates (2 hours)
5. Analogue electronics (14 hours)
6. Power electronics (10 hours)

Full programme


Introduction (2 hours)
        a. Electronics applications
        b. History of electronics
        c. Electronic system
2. Digital electronics (14 hours)
        a. Elementary notions
        b. Structure of a microcontroller (2 hours)
        c. Combinatory logic circuits (4 hours)
        d. Sequential logic circuits (4 hours)
        e. Exercises (4 hours)
3. Elementary electronic devices (6 hours)
        a. Diode (2 hours)
        b. BJT (2 hours)
        c. MOSFET (2 hours)
        d. Data sheet analysis
4. Examples of hardware structures of logical gates (2 hours)
        a. NOT
        b. NOR and NAND
5. Analogue electronics (14 hours)
        a. Linearization and network functions (2 hours)
        b. Elementary amplifiers (4 hours)
        c. Ideal operational amplifier and feedback (2 hours)
        d. Circuits with operational amplifiers (2 hours)
        e. Exercises (4 hours)
6. Power electronics (10 hours)
        a. Uncontrolled rectifier (2 hours)
        b. DC/DC converters (4 hours)
        c. Inverters (4 hours)

Bibliography

R. Menozzi, Appunti di Elettronica, Pitagora Editrice, 2006
J. Millman, A. Grabel, Microelettronica, I ed., Mc Graw Hill, 1994
M.H. Rashid, Elettronica di potenza: dispositivi e circuiti, vol. 1, III ed., Prentice-Hall, 2007

Teaching methods

- Lectures with projection of slides (PDF file provided to students in advance)

Assessment methods and criteria

The examination will be composed by a written test and an oral exam.
The score of the written examination and the score of the oral exam will contribute with the same weight to the formation of the final score.

Other information

The teaching materials and support to lectures will be available on the Elly website

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student registry office

E. segreteria.ingarc@unipr.it
T. +39 0521 905111

Quality assurance office

Education manager:
IIaria Magnati
T. +39 0521 906538 +39 0521 903660
Office E. dia.didattica@unipr.it
Manager E. ilaria.magnati@unipr.it

President of the degree course

Fabio Bozzoli
E. fabio.bozzoli@unipr.it

Tutor professor

Erasmus delegates

 

Quality assurance manager

Claudio Favi
E. claudio.favi@unipr.it

Tutor students

Barbaresi Andrea
E. andrea.barbaresi@unipr.it 
Bocelli Michele
E. michele.bocelli@unipr.it 
Cipressi Massimo
E. massimo.cipressi@studenti.unipr.it 
Conti Matteo
E. matteo.conti@unipr.it 
Muratore Vincenzo Andrea
E. vincenzoandrea.muratore@unipr.it 
Preite Luca
E. luca.preite@unipr.it 
Verza Edoardo
E. edoardo.verza@unipr.it