Course: Theory of Electrical Engineering 1

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Course title Theory of Electrical Engineering 1
Course code KEP/TEL1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Spurný Radek, Ing.
  • Kotlan Jiří, Doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Preuss Petr, Ing. CSc.
  • Šefl Ondřej, Ing.
  • Mach František, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pospíšil Karel, Ing.
  • Sodomka Ondřej, Ing.
  • Lahoda Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Stašek Petr, Ing.
Course content
1. Electric charge and electric field, forces acting in the electric field, electric field strength 2. Work done by electric field and voltage, electric potential, electrical properties of materials, capacitance and capacitors 3. Electric current and stationary magnetic field, electrical sources, electrical resistance and resistors, magnetic properties of materials, forces acting in the magnetic field 4. Non-stationary magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, induced voltage, inductance, transient responce of electric circuits 5. Topology of electrical circuits, active and passive circuit elements, characteristics of electrical sources 6. Superposition principle and equivalence in electrical circuits, Kirchhoff's laws 7. Basic methods for electrical circuit analysis, loop current method and nodal voltage analysis 8. Time-variable electric circuits, harmonic steady state electrical circuits, complex impedance and admittance 9. Steady state harmonic response analysis of linear electrical circuits 10. Resonance in electrical circuits 11. Basic analysis of three-phase electric circuits 12. Three-phase electric power, phasor diagrams

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 36 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to have basic knowledges in mathematics for grammar schools
to have basic knowledges in physics for grammar schools
Skills
to have basic skills in mathematics for grammar schools
to have basic skills in mathematics for grammar schools
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize the physical nature of electromagnetic phenomena
to explain basic laws and properties of linear electrical circuits in steady state
to describe methods for circuit analysis
Skills
to formulate equations of the circuit in a sinusoidal steady state
to apply methods for solving electrical circuits on the specific electrical circuits
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lecture with visual aids
Practicum
Skills
Task-based study method
Individual study
Practicum
Discussion
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Test
Skills
Test
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Benešová, Zdeňka. Elementární příklady z teorie elektrických obvodů. 2. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-451-1.
  • Benešová, Zdeňka; Ledvinová, Marcela. Základy elektrických obvodů v příkladech. 1. vyd. V Plzni : Západočeská univerzita, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7043-640-0.
  • Daniel Mayer. Aplikovaný elektromagnetismus. ISBN 978-80-7232-436-1.
  • David Jeffrey Griffiths. Introduction to Electrodynamics. 2017. ISBN 978-1-108-42041-9.
  • Charles, Alexander; Matthew, Sadiku. Fundamentals of Electric Circuits. 2017. ISBN 978-0-07-202822-9.


Study plans that include the course
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