CE164-4-PT-CA:
Foundations of Electronics II
2020/21
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (School of)
Colchester Campus & Apprenticeship Location
Spring Special
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Sunday 17 January 2021
Friday 02 July 2021
15
29 July 2020
Requisites for this module
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CE266
BENGH610DA Electronic Engineering
This module is the second of two concerned with scientific and engineering foundations on which electronics is based. It builds on the fundamentals treated in Foundations of Electronics I to discuss the principles on which frequency sensitive components operate in circuits.
The aim of this module are to study frequency dependent components in circuits and how their properties can be calculated and designed. Basic properties of active circuits and the principles of feedback are introduced, and these are illustrated in laboratory practical work.
Upon completion of this module, students should have extended their understanding of electronic principles to handle basic transient and frequency responses in simple RC, RL or RLC networks and to be able to design a simple negative feedback amplifier.
After completing this module, students will be expected to be able to:
1. calculate capacitance or inductance for simple component geometries
2. find the transient response of an RC or RL network
3. explain how diodes and transistors work
4. design a simple regulated power supply using zener stabilization
5. analyse or design electromotive parameters of a transducer
6. apply phasors to analyse R/L/C networks
7. design and analyse shunt or series negative feedback amplifier
Outline Syllabus
Surface charge and capacitance; use of Gauss's theorem to determine capacitance; electric energy storage; voltage as integral effect of charge.
Dynamical behaviour of inductances and capacitances; series and parallel combinations. Basic RC and RL networks, response to a step impulse. Alternating currents; concept of r.m.s. quantities. Rates of change and integrals of sinusoidal signals;
Phasors, and radian frequency. Frequency responses of RC and RL networks. Phase lag and lead, and the relation to energy dissipation and storage. Power measurement. LCR circuits and resonance.
Diodes and transistors: types; physical principles; characteristic curves; operational ranges;
DC Power supplies.
Active circuits: the operational amplifier. Negative feedback, shunt and series configurations; virtual earth concept. Measurement of gain; logarithmic concept of gain and the decibel; The analogue integrator and other operations.
Lectures, Classes and Laboratories
This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non-essential items, please refer to the module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Progress Test 1 - Week 21 |
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20% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 1 - Week 19 |
|
30% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 2 - Week 31 |
|
50% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Francisco Sepulveda, email: f.sepulveda@essex.ac.uk.
Professor Francisco Sepulveda, Dr Borzoo Rassouli
School Office, email: csee-schooloffice (non-Essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create full e-mail address), Telephone 01206 872770
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