28029 - Electrotechnics T

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Docente: Massimo Fabbri
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: ING-IND/31
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Automation Engineering (cod. 0920)

Learning outcomes

The course introduces to lumped-element circuit theory.

Course contents

Circuit Theory:   Kirchhoff's Laws. Circuit Elements and their characteristics, resistor, capacitor, inductor, dependent and independent voltage and current sources, ideal transformer, ideal operational amplifier. Graph of a circuit, tree and co-tree, sets of fundamental cuts and fundamental  loops. DC regime. Circuit Analysis Methods. Main theorems on linear network. Transient analysis. AC regime: AC circuit analysis methods, AC power. Three-Phase Systems.

 

Real transformer: main characteristics, losses, equivalent circuits. Safety basic concepts.

Readings/Bibliography

G. Rizzoni, ''Principles and applications of electrical engineering'', McGrow-Hill, 2004.

N. Balabanian, "Elecric Circuits", McGrow-Hill, 1994.

 

Teaching methods

During the lessons the arguments shown in the program of the course are developed. The course contains class exercises.

Assessment methods

The examination generally is carried out by means of a written test and an oral test.

Teaching tools

 

Links to further information

http://www.die.ing.unibo.it/pers/fabbri/AUT/index.htm

Office hours

See the website of Massimo Fabbri