Circuit theory and electronics
Objectives and Contextualisation
The subject aims at familiarizing the student with the theory, techniques and basic devices used in the analysis of electronic circuits for telecommunications.
Competences
Electronic Engineering for Telecommunication
Communication
Develop personal attitude.
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Work in a team.
Telecommunication Systems Engineering
Communication
Develop personal attitude.
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Work in a team.
Learning Outcomes
Assume and respect the role of the different members of a team, as well as the different levels of dependency in the team.
Communicate efficiently, orally and in writing, knowledge, results and skills, both professionally and to non-expert audiences.
Define the basic concepts of the theory of electrical circuits, electronic circuits, physical principles of semiconductors and logic families, electronic and photonic devices and material technology and their application to solving engineering problems.
Develop critical thinking and reasoning.
Develop curiosity and creativity.
Develop independent learning strategies.
Develop scientific thinking.
Develop systemic thinking.
Develop the capacity for analysis and synthesis.
Efficiently use ICT for the communication and transmission of ideas and results.
Implement physically and measure the electrical variables of simple electrical and electronic circuits using the typical tools of an electronics laboratory.
Maintain a proactive and dynamic attitude with regard to one's own professional career, personal growth and continuing education. Have the will to overcome difficulties.
Maintain a proactive and dynamic attitude with regard to one's own professional career, personal growth and continuing education. Have the will to overcome difficulties.
Manage available time and resources.
Manage available time and resources. Work in an organised manner.
Theoretically analyse, with help of computer assisted simulation, the static and dynamic behaviour of field effect transistor based logic gates.
Theoretically analyse, with the help of computer assisted simulation, basic circuits based on operational amplifiers both in linear and non-linear applications.
Theoretically analyse, with the help of computer assisted simulation, first and second order continuous, transient and permanent electrical circuits.
Use and specify A/D and D/A converters in contexts of data acquisition and acting on the environment.
Work autonomously.
Work cooperatively.
Content
Unit 1. Elements, variables and equations of electric circuits.
1.1. Electrical or electronic circuit: introduction
1.2. Electric variables of a circuit: fundamental and derived variables.
1.3. Circuit elements and criteria of signes.
1.4. Resistors and sources of voltage and current
1.5. Power dissipated and supplied by an element
1.6. Kirchhoff's Laws: KCL and KVL
1.7. Dependent sources. Kirchoff laws with dependent sources
1.8. Equivalent circuits: serial and parallel associations, source transformation, voltage and current divider.
Unit 2. Laws and basic methods of resistive circuit resolution.
2.1 Generating variables and node method
2.2 Some theorems of circuit theory
2.2.1 Superposition
2.2.2 Thevenin and Norton theorems
Unit 3. Circuits in temporary transitory regime: circuits of 1st order
3.1 Capacitors and autoinductions: definition, properties
3.2 Capacitors and autoinductions in series and parallel.
3.3 Equation of a first-order dynamic circuit.
3.4 Analytical solutions for
3.4.1 constant excitation
3.4.2 constant excitation in sections
Unit 4. Sinusoidal stationary regime.
4.1 Introduction to the sinusoidal stationary circuit.
4.2 Phasors
4.3 Formulation with phasors of the equations of the circuit.
4.3 Impedance and Admittance.
4.4 Power in sinusoidal steady state and definition of the power factor
Unit 5. Introduction to semiconductor and device physics
5.1 Union diode PN
5.2 Simple DC models of PN diode and polarization.
5.3 Circuits with diodes
Unit 6. Operational Amplifier
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Linear mode and non-linear mode of operation.
6.3 Linear Applications
6.3.1 Non-inverter amplifier
6.3.2 Voltage tracker (buffer)
6.3.3 Inverter amplifier
6.3.4 Adder
6.3.5 Integrator
6.3.6 Differentiator
6.4 Non-Linear Applications: comparators
Unit 7. Matrix representation of two-port circuits
Laboratory practices
Practice 1: Introduction to the Spice circuit simulator
Practice 2: Basic Passive Components
Practice 3: Basic circuits and passive components: transient and permanent behavior
Practice 4: Active basic components: The diode. Basic circuits
Practice 5: The operational amplifier. Basic circuits
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Circuit theory and electronics
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