Course Number: VEE104
Course Title: Electronic Fundamentals II
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
General Objective
This course will serve as a comprehensive study in alternating current (AC circuits). Student will be introduced to the principles, applications, and measurements of alternating current. Generally, students will begin their learning with AC measurements, then the use of AC measuring tools, and progressing into analyzing & troubleshooting various components commonly used in filter circuits, time constant operations, and resonant circuits. The course of study also includes transformer and relay operations and troubleshooting.
Specific Objectives
Students
will be able to:
1. describe
the basic principles of alternating current and analyze various ac waveforms
(such as sine-wave, square-wave, saw tooth-wave, etc.) by determining their
frequency/cycle in Hertz, period (Time), and other
parameters, such as voltage & current values (as in peak, peak-to-peak, average,
and RMS), phase relationships,
magnitude, and degree (angle).
2. explain
the operation of an AC generator and its characteristics.
3. use
Ohm's Law to calculate voltage, resistance, and current in an AC circuit and to
discuss the relationship between the three quantities.
4. describe
the function of an oscilloscope and its controls. Also, students demonstrate
how to accurately and safely set up an oscilloscope to measure voltage and
frequency.
5. describe
the function of a function generator and its controls. Safely and accurately
use a function generator to adjust and modulate various output signals.
6. describe
the function of a frequency counter and its controls. Students demonstrate how
a frequency counter is set up for normal operation to perform calibration,
other measurements, and how to compare frequency and
period measurements using a frequency counter and an oscilloscope.
7. describe
the purpose of an inductor, its current opposing characteristics, and
applications and identify various types of inductors, unit of measurement, and
its
schematic symbol.
8. analyze
the following circuits by calculating total inductance, total reactance, and
total impedance; by measuring phase relationship between voltage & current and
phase difference between inductive & resistive branches
in an RL circuit; and by performing troubleshooting practices to identify faults
in an RL circuit.
a. RL
Series Circuits
b. RL
Parallel Circuits
9. describe
an RL Filter circuits and its circuit characteristics, and by experimentation,
compare the calculated and measured values in an RL Filter circuit.
10. describe
the construction, normal operation, measurement, and the characteristics of
charge & discharge of a capacitor and identify the various types of capacitors,
schematics symbols, and capacitance & voltage values.
11.
analyze the following circuits by calculating total capacitance, total
reactance, and impedance. Measure voltage & current phase relationship of an RC
Series & Parallel
circuits. Troubleshoot RC circuits for faults.
12.
describe an RC Filter Circuit and its characteristics. By
experimentation, measure and calculate RC filter circuits.
13.
describe and measure circuit values on RC Time Constant operations.
Analyze and troubleshoot RC Circuit Transient.
14.
identify and describe RCL/LCR circuits. Analyze and troubleshoot an LCR
series & parallel circuits by experimentation.
15.
describe the operation and the effects of a Series/Parallel Resonant
circuits. Troubleshoot series/parallel resonant circuits by experimentation.
16.
describe the purpose, operation, and characteristics of a transformer.
Calculate and measure primary & secondary parameters of a transformer. Troubleshoot a
transformer to determine faults.
17. describe
the purpose & operation, basic construction, and troubleshooting procedures of
the various types of relays switches commonly used in the field. Troubleshoot
relays and switches by experimentation.
18. discuss
the operation of an electrical circuit, trace & measure AC and DC values in an
electrical circuit, and troubleshoot an electrical circuit to identify faults in
an
electrical circuit.