10605114AC/DC Electronics 2
Course Information
Description
This course continues to develop the concepts learned in AC/DC Electronics 1, 10605112. This course covers RL, RC, RLC circuits; transformers; filters; series and parallel resonance; bridge circuits; Thevenin and Norton theorems; wave shaping; internal resistance; motors; generators; three phase power; power factor and corrections; reactive and apparent power; wye and delta systems. Lab sessions require in-depth technical lab reports.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Analyze DC and AC Circuits using software tools/simulation tools
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and simulated circuit.
    Lab report includes specifications of associated lab tools and a print of the simulated circuit.

  2. Document analysis and measurement according to standard practice
    Assessment Strategies
    Written lab report
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written work uses industry standard units and analysis

  3. Explain the DC and AC properties of capacitors and inductors and explain principles of magnetism and electromagnetism
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Lab report includes complete description of the analysis of the properties of these components.
    Lab report includes specifications of the components and explanation for the behavior.
    Describe methods and theorems of the behavior of these components.
    Troubleshoot simulated circuits with component failures.

  4. Apply time constant calculations to basic RL and RC series circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and constructed circuit
    Write criteria for troubleshooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  5. Analyze two-element series RL and RC circuits using resistance and reactance
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Creation of a circuit to meet minimum design criteria.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and constructed circuit.
    Write criteria for troubleshooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  6. Identify the break frequency and roll off for a two-element RC and RL circuit from a Bode magnitude plot
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory using simulation software.
    Written lab report.
    Creation of a circuit to meet minimum design criteria for the frequencies and roll off.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and constructed circuit and the bode plot.
    Write criteria for trouble shooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  7. Calculate electrical quantities in series and parallel resonant circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory using simulation software.
    Written lab report.
    Creation of a circuit to meet minimum design criteria for the resonant frequencies.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and constructed circuit at resonance.
    Write criteria for trouble shooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  8. Analyze steady state AC circuits using phasors and complex numbers
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory using simulation software as well as physically constructed circuits.
    Written lab report including phasors and complex mathematics.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and constructed circuit including phasors diagrams and complex mathematics.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  9. Analyze steady state multisource DC/AC circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of designed and simulated and physical circuits.
    Written lab report includes specifications of associated lab tools.
    Write criteria for trouble shooting and judging if performance is acceptable.
    Describe methods and theorems used for the circuit analysis.
    Troubleshoot simulated circuits with poor design and/or poor assembly and / or component failures

  10. Explain the Thevenin and Norton DC models (source resistance and maximum power)
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of circuits.
    Written lab report includes specifications of associated lab tools with all mathematical theorems demonstrated.
    Write criteria for troubleshooting and judging if performance is acceptable.
    Describe applications of theorems used for the circuit analysis.
    Troubleshoot simulated circuits with poor design and/or poor assembly and / or component failures.

  11. Analyze bridge circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory.
    Written lab report.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analyzed Wheatstone Bridge Circuit.
    Write criteria for trouble shooting and judging if performance is acceptable for a balanced Wheatstone bridge circuit.
    Describe methods and theorems of the behavior of these bridges.
    Troubleshoot simulated circuits with component failures.

  12. Identify basic ideal transformer properties
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory using the ETCAI software.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Write criteria for troubleshooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  13. Calculate RMS quantities and powers in balanced three-phase circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory using the ETCAI software.
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Describe the Delta and Wye configurations as source and load.
    Write criteria for troubleshooting and judging if performance is acceptable and if not an explanation of problems.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.

  14. Determine real, reactive, and complex powers, power factor, and power factor correction in AC circuits
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration in laboratory
    Written lab report
    Quiz and/or exam
    Criteria
    Written lab report includes complete description of the analysis of the power.
    Describe methods used for the circuit analysis.