Course: Electrical Engineering 1

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Course title Electrical Engineering 1
Course code KERS/BELT1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brtník Bohumil, Ing. Dr.
  • Rejfek Luboš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is an introduction to the study of electrical engineering. First, the basic concepts of electrical engineering are introduced, followed by the problem of electromagnetic wave propagation along lines and in free space. The use of impulse sources necessitated the introduction of non-harmonic circuit solutions and transient solutions. 1. Basic concepts of electrical engineering - Coulomb's law, electric charge, intensity of electrostatic field, electric voltage, intensity of electrostatic field. 2. Electric current, current density, electric current source, Ohm's law, power and work of electric current 3. Solving DC Circuits - Kirchhoff's Laws, First Kirchhoff's Law, Second Kirchhoff's Law, Simplification Method. 4. Algorithmic methods of circuit solutions - Kirchhoff equations method, loop current method, nodal voltage method. 5. Dielectric circuits - polarization of dielectric, basic quantities and laws, Gauss electrostatic theorem, capacity, 6. Serial and parallel dielectric circuit, capacitor as element of electric circuit, transient process 7. Magnetic circuits - basic quantities, Hopkinson's law, magnetic properties of substances. 8. Induction law, phenomenon of induction, phenomenon of mutual induction 9. Circuits in steady state harmonic - signal in steady state, simple passive double poles in the harmonic steady state circuit, resistor, inductor (ideal coil), capacitor (ideal capacitor), 10. Harmonic current circuits, composite circuits, phasor diagrams 11. Communication line - equation of line element, line phasor diagram, wave waveform, characteristic line impedance, wave propagation along line, infinite length line, short circuit line, idle line, final length line, reflection factor 12. Electromagnetic field - Maxwell's equations, Maxwell's shift current, the first Maxwell equation, the second Maxwell equation, basic relations describing electromagnetic field propagation 13. Basic circuits with dependent sources

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course provides to students to create basic ideas about electric charge, voltage and current and basic knowledge of electrical, magnetic and harmonic steady state circuits. Learning outcomes of the course unit Introduction to Maxwell's equations and wave propagation along transmission lines and in free space.
After the study of this subject the student will have knowledge of the fundamentals of electricity. Namely the student will be able to solve electric circuits with direct, alternating (sine-wave) voltage and current sources, calculate electric power and work (energy)
Prerequisites
Students are able to orientate in of secondary school calculations, knowledge of complex numbers, basic knowledge of physics, differential and integral calculus.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

During the semester and during the final exam, the student must demonstrate understanding of the solved problems within the scope of the discussed subject. Specific requirements will be communicated to students in the first week of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • BEZOUŠEK, Pavel, Vladimír SCHEJBAL a Pavel ŠEDIVÝ. Elektrotechnika. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2003. ISBN 80-719-4620-6.
  • Brtník, B. Elektrické obvody v příkladech. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7300-436-1.
  • Brtník B. Teoretická elektrotechnika. Praha: BEN, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7300-547-4.
  • Brtník, B. Základy obvodové techniky II.. Praha, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7300-525-2.
  • Brtník, B. Základy obvodové techniky I.. Praha: BEN, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7300-523-8.


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