Course: Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics for Informatics

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Course title Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics for Informatics
Course code KEP/ZEEI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petrášová Iveta, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kubík Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Skála Jiří, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šroubová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Holota Radek, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Charge, current, potential, voltage, power. Physical view of the electromagnetic field. Semiconductor, conductor, insulator. 2. Topology of electrical circuits. Elementary elements of passive circuits - resistor, capacitor, coil. Voltage and current sources. 3. Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, principle of superposition, methods of solving electrical circuits 4. Electrical circuits with harmonic sources. Reactance, impedance. Symbolic-complex method. 5. Transient phenomena in electrical circuits - general forms of solutions, initial conditions, new steady states. R-L-C circuits. 6. Two-port networks. Transfer functions. Frequency characteristics. High-pass filter, low-pass filter, and band-pass filter. 7. Diode (silicon, Schottky, Zener, LED). Principle, properties, limiting parameters, use. 8. Bipolar transistor. Amplification principle, properties, limiting parameters, switching mode 9. Unipolar transistor. Amplification principle, properties, limiting parameters, switching mode. Controlled resistance. 10. Rectifier, voltage and current stabilizer. 11. Pulse sources. Basic connection, properties. 12. Operational amplifier. Properties, feedback, inverting and non-inverting connections, operational amplifier as an active filter. 13. A / D and D / A converters. Types, properties.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
orientation in high school mathematics
to get acquainted with high school physics
identify basic electronic components
explain the properties of the basic passive elements
characterize semiconductor materials
Skills
master basic high school mathematics skills
master basic high school physics skills
express the behavior of the basic passive elements in the circuit
measure basic parameters in simple circuits
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the basic concepts of electrical engineering and electronics
to explain methods for circuits analysis
to explain the physical nature of transient phenomena
describe simple circuits with semiconductor diodes
characterize the basic arrangement of transistors for amplification
explain the principle of the operational amplifier
describe the basic circuits with the operational amplifiers
characterize a linear and switched power supply
explain the principle of A/D and D/A conversion
Skills
to formulate equations of the electrical circuit
to apply methods for solving electrical circuits on the specific electrical circuits
to determine the parameters of simple passive and active filters and elementary networks with operational amplifiers
to express quantities different units, to calculate signal-to-noise ratio, channel capacity, bandwidth, modulation and bit rate
draw circuits with semiconductor diodes
choose a suitable circuit with transistors to amplify the signals
apply an appropriate connection of the operational amplifier
select the suitable A/D or D/A converter
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar classes
Laboratory work
Skills
Laboratory work
Seminar classes
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Benešová, Zdeňka. Elementární příklady z teorie elektrických obvodů. 2. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-451-1.
  • Laníček. Elektronika : obvody-součástky-děje. 1998. ISBN 80-86056-25-2.
  • Mayer, Daniel. Úvod do teorie elektrických obvodů. Praha : SNTL, 1981.
  • Punčochář, Josef. Operační zesilovače v elektronice. 5. vyd. Praha : BEN - technická literatura, 2002. ISBN 80-7300-059-8.
  • Vobecký, Jan; Záhlava, Vít. Elektronika : součástky a obvody, principy a příklady. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2001. ISBN 80-7169-884-9.


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