Module Code - Title:
EE4001
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To give students an understanding of the fundamental concepts of electricity and magnetism.
Syllabus:
Conduction: Electric charge and flow. Resistivity and resistance. Ohm's law. Kirchoff's laws. Resistors in series and in parallel. Principle of superposition. Network theorems. Simple dc circuits.
Electrostatics: Concepts of electrical charge. Electrical fields, flux and flux density. Voltage and potential difference. Energy stored in an electric field. Coulomb's law. Capacitance. Capacitors in series and in parallel. RC circuit analysis.
Magnetics: Concept of magnetic field. Magnetic effect of a current. Force on a conductor. Torque on a current loop. The moving coil meter. Ampere's law. Magnetic materials and hysteresis. The magnetic circuit.
Electromagnetic Induction: Concept of induced emf. Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction: Lenz's law. Energy stored in an magnetic field. Inductance. Inductors in series and in parallel. RL circuit analysis.
ac Circuit Analysis: ac generation. Sinusoidal signals. Phasors and phasor diagrams. RC, RL and RLC circuit analysis. Concept of frequency response. Resonance. Basic filtering.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will to able to:
1. Describe and apply the fundamental laws of electrical science.
2. Explain the action of capacitors and inductors in electrical circuits.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will to able to:
1. Analyse basic electrical circuits in terms of voltage and current.
2. Demonstrate and explain electromagnetic effects in electrical circuits.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will to able to:
1. Construct electrical circuits in the laboratory.
2. Take voltage and current measurements in the laboratory.
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Lectures and Labs.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Boylestad R. L. (2015)
Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Ed.)
, Pearson
Other Relevant Texts:
Floyd T. & Buchla D. (2009)
Electronic Fundamentals (8th Ed.)
, Pearson
Hughes E., Hiley J., Brown K. & McKenzie-Smith I. (2016)
Electronical & Electrical Technology (12th Ed.)
, Pearson
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BEECENUFA - ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BEAEENUFA - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
BEBIENUFA - BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
BECIENUFA - CIVIL ENGINEERING
BEDEMAUFA - DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
BEMEENUFA - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
mark.halton@ul.ie