Course content

- Circuit theorems
- Circuit analysis
- Complex arithmetic and phasor diagrams
- Mutual inductance / magnetically linked circuits
- Measurement methods
- Electric fields and field strength
- Coulomb's law
- Electrical forces and work
- Forces on charges in motion
- Forces on conductors with current
- Amperes law
- Faraday's law
- Gauss law
- Biot Savart law
- Induction: flux and flux density, capacitance
- Capacitance of plate and cylinder capacitors
- Polarization and polarization losses

Learning outcome

After completing the course the student should have an understanding of the basic electrical, electrostatic and electromagnetic properties of fundamental linear circuits. Students will be able to construct simple circuits after specifications.
The student will after the course:
- Know electrical quantities and their measurement units.
- Be able to apply Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws for voltage and current.
- Be able to apply complex algebra to calculate on AC circuits.
- Be able to apply node voltage analysis and mesh current analysis to analyze circuits.
- Be able to apply Thevenin and Norton equivalents.
- Be able to apply teh Superposition principle.
- Be able to calculate amplification using an ideal operational amplifier in simple amplifier circuits.
- Be able to perform calculations with an ideal transformer model.
- Be able to to perform calculations on magnetically linked circuits and on mutual inductance.
- Be able to calculate dynamic responses of RL, RC and RLC circuits.
- Be able to calculate dynamic responses of RL, RC and RLC circuits.
- Be able to calculate the frequency response to simple 1st order passive filters and to draw Bode-plot of this frequency response- Be able to calculate current and power in balanced three phase system- Know about how IT and TN grids are used in the Norwegian electrical distribution system.
- Know Coulombs-, Biot Savarts-, Faradays-, Lenz- and Gauss law.
- Be able to calculate electric fields from point charge, sphere capacitor and coaxial cable.
- Be able to calculate capacitance of a coaxial cable.
- Know about electric polarization.
- Know electric and magnetic field properties.
- Be able to calculate force on a current carrying conductor.
- Know about dia, para and ferromagnetism
The student will obtain the following skills after the course:
- Construct simple circuits after given specifications, and then build them and make measurmements on them .
- Use computer calculations to solve linear equations.
- Use a computer program for analysis of simple electrical circuits.
- Use instruments like: voltage and current sources, voltmeter, ammeter, multimeter, function generator and oscilloscope.
- Follow safety instructions for laboratory work.
- Report laboratory work in technical reports.
General competence:
- Knowing Norwegian and English terminology for components/quantities and physical units
- Know about some people who were important for the historical development of discipline electricity

Learning methods and activities

Forelesninger
Lab.øvelser
Nettstøttet læring
Oppgaveløsning

Utfyllende informasjon:

Lectures

Lab. exercises

Internet resources

Problem solving

The course is based largely on laboratory work that is practical application of lectured material. Students work on constructing electrical circuits, then assemble them and conduct measurements on them to verify if they work as intended.The Flex Students (flexible race) must come to campus twice for two days to conduct the laboratory exercises.

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:

There are 12 to 15 exercises in the course. 3 of the exercises in the fall semester and 4 of the exercises in the spring semester must be submitted according to given deadlines. Approval of these must be given to be allowed to take the exams.

All laboratory exercises are mandatory. It is also mandatory to write and submit a lab journal for all labaratory exercises. In addition 2 laboratory report must be submitted according to given deadlines. Approval of these must be given to be allowed to take the exams.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exerices

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

The course builds on these mathematical topics:
Complex numbers, differentiation, integration, 1st and 2.order differential equations, linear equations in matrix form.
The course builds on classical mechanics and especially subject of statics. Physics for Y-way and TRES must be taught before or in parallel with this course. The basis is Newton 1., 2. and 3. law, and those in vector form. Energy and power. Potential and kinetic energy. Electrostatics and electromagnetism are added towards the end of the topic Electrical circuits.

Course materials

Circuit part:

"Engeneering Circuit Analysis" by j.David Irwin & Robert M. Nelms

11th edition

Wiley

Physics part:

"Sears and Zemansky'sUniversity Physics with Modern Physics" Young Freedman Ford 13.utgave (eller nyere) PearsonISBN 10:1-292-02439-9ISBN 13:978-1-292-02439-4