Course: Materials for Electrical Engineering

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Course title Materials for Electrical Engineering
Course code KET/ELTM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Kopřiva Jiří, Ing.
  • Rous Pavel, Ing.
  • Hornak Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Polanský Radek, Prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kadlec Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Mužík Martin, Ing.
  • Leffler Jan, Ing.
  • Michal Ondřej, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Vik Robert, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Prosr Pavel, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Pihera Josef, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Háže Daniel, Ing.
  • Šipla Jan, Ing.
  • Mokrá Zdislava, Ing.
  • Sláma Pavel, Ing.
  • Rychlík Zdeněk, Ing.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to the course, classification of materials, the structure-property relationship of substances. 2. Construction materials. Classification, properties, use of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. 3. Electro-conductive materials and their applications (conductors, contact materials, superconductors). 4. Special conductive materials (resistive materials, solders, thermoelectric materials, etc.). 5. Fundamentals of semiconductor materials, materials for optoelectronics. 6. Fundamentals of magnetism, basic classification and properties of magnetic materials. 7. Materials for magnetic circuits, applications of magnetic materials. 8. Dielectric materials and their properties, behavior of dielectrics in the electric field. 9. Gaseous and liquid insulators; properties and applications. 10. Solid inorganic insulators; characteristic properties and applications. 11. Solid organic insulators, elastomers, composites (properties and applications). 12. Special dielectric materials (piezoelectric, pyroelectric, electrets); liquid crystals. 13. Environmental properties of materials, recycling of materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 16 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 45 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Skills
to apply fundamentals of secondary school physics and chemistry
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the typical properties of particular material groups used in electrical engineering
to explain the relationship between the properties of materials and their internal structure and composition
to assess the suitability of materials for different technological operations
Skills
to connect a simple electrical circuit
to operate basic measuring devices
to determine the basic properties of materials used in electrical engineering
to assess the technological and material properties
to apply knowledge in the selection of suitable materials for the construction of electrical and electronic devices
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Laboratory work
Competences
Lecture
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Competences
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • asasaasas. sasasasasa. šščš, 2223.
  • Bouda, Václav. Materiály pro elektrotechniku. Vyd. 1. Praha : ČVUT, 2000. ISBN 80-01-02232-3.
  • Callister, William D.; Rethwisch, David G. Materials science and engineering : an introduction. 9th edition. 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-32457-8.
  • Kučerová, Eva. Elektrotechnické materiály. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2002. ISBN 80-7082-940-0.
  • Pokharel, Bhadra Prasad; Karki, Nava Raj. Electrical engineering materials. Oxford : Alpha Science International, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84265-297-8.


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