Prefix, Number and Name of Course: ENT342, Electrical Networks

Credit Hours: 3

In Class Instructional Hours: 3	Labs: 0	Field Work (Homework): 6

Catalog Description:

Prerequisite: ENT300, ENT331

Methods of DC electrical-circuit analysis, DC transient-circuit analysis, Laplace Transforms and applications to electrical circuits and sinusoidal (AC) steady state analysis, transfer functions and networks, frequency response and Bode plots, waveform analysis, and Fourier analysis.

Reason for Addition or Revision:

Revision of course content reflects recent electrical engineering technology developments and current trends.

Student Learning Outcomes. Students will:	Content Reference:	Assessment:
1. expand competence beyond the prerequisite course in solving DC electrical circuits.	I,II	Graded homework each week which is unique and individualized for each student plus one hour-long exam.
2. acquire skills in: taking Laplace transforms of any time-domain function, taking inverse Laplace transforms of any s-domain function, using Laplace transform methods to solve electrical circuits, creating and combining networks of transfer functions, and solving AC circuits.	III,IV,V	Graded homework each week which is unique and individualized for each student plus one hour-long exam.
3. synthesize periodic and non-periodic functions, create Bode plots, perform Fourier analysis and Fourier transforms.	VI,VII,VIII	Graded homework each week which is unique and individualized for each student plus one hour-long exam.
4. demonstrate analytical, design, and computer skills relative to all topics of this course and understand the importance for lifelong study to maintain technical currency and to succeed as citizens in the rapidly changing world.	I-VIII	Graded homework each week which is unique and individualized for each student.

Course Content:

1. Review of DC Electrical Circuit Methods
   1. Ohm's law
   2. Equivalent series and parallel resistive networks
   3. Kirchoff's voltage law
   4. Kirchoff's current law
   5. Thevenin and Norton theorems
   6. Mesh and nodal analysis methods
   7. Two-node circuits
   8. One-loop circuits
   9. Superposition method
2. DC Transient Circuit Analysis For First-Order Electrical Circuits
   1. Exponential function
   2. Initial value
   3. Steady-state and transient responses
   4. Time constant
   5. Step function
3. Laplace Transform and Inverse Laplace Transform Techniques
   1. Laplace transforms using Laplace-transform tables
   2. Inverse Laplace transforms using the Stanley pole method for:
      1. First-order real poles
      2. Multiple-order real poles
      3. First-order complex poles
      4. Multiple-order complex poles
   3. Inverse Laplace transforms using the Partial Fraction Expansion method
   4. Impedance of resistors, capacitors, and inductors
   5. Laplace-transform circuit analysis containing any source (impulse, step, ramp, parabola, exponential, sinusoid, etc) and any combination of resistors, capacitors, and inductors.
   6. Current-voltage relationships in resistive, capacitive, and inductive elements
4. Transfer Functions
   1. Transfer function algebra
   2. Poles and zeros
   3. Second-order step response
   4. Operational-amplifier transfer functions
5. Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis (AC Circuits)
   1. Phasor representation of voltages and currents
   2. Steady-state resistance, reactance, impedance, susceptance, conductance, admittance, susceptance
   3. RMS and Peak values
   4. Power in AC circuits
6. Frequency Response Analysis
   1. Synthesize periodic and non-periodic waveforms
   2. Bode plots
   3. Filters: low pass, high pass, band pass, band stop
7. Waveform Analysis
   1. Synthesis of complex waveforms
   2. Fourier analysis
   3. Fourier series symmetry conditions
   4. Fourier transform
8. Computer Analysis and Simulation
   1. MATLAB/Octave
   2. MathCad
   3. PSpice
   4. Multisim

Resources:

Classic Scholarship in the Field:

Kuo, B.C. (1979). Linear Networks and Systems. Melbourne, FL: Krieger.

Spiegel, M.R. (1965). Schaum's Outlines - Laplace Transforms. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Current Scholarship in the Field:

Edminister, J. & Nahvi, M. (2004). Schaum's Outlines - Laplace Transforms. (3^rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Etter, D.M. (1997). Engineering Problem Solving with MATLAB . (2^ed ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.

Goody, R.W. (1998). MicroSim Pspice for Windows, A Circuit Simulation Primer. (3^rd ed.). NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Goody, R.W. (2001). ORCAD PSpice for Windows Volume II: Devices, Circuits, and Operational Amplifiers . (3^rd ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.

Hanselman, D.C. (1997). The student edition of MATLAB: version 5, user's guide . NJ: Prentice Hall

The MathWorks, Inc. (2000). Using MATLAB - Version 6 . Natick, MA: The MathWorks, Inc.

The MathWorks, Inc. (2000). Using MATLAB Graphics - Version 6 . Natick, MA: The MathWorks, Inc.

Palm III, W.J. (1998). Introduction to MATLAB for Engineers . Boston, MA: WCB, McGraw-Hill.

Pratap, Rudra. (1999) Getting Started with MATLAB 5, A Quick Introduction for Scientists and Engineers. New York: Oxford University Press.

Sjoberg, A. & Part-Enander, E. (1999). The MATLAB 5 Handbook . Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley

Stanley, W.D. (2003). Network Analysis with Applications. (4^th ed.). Columbus, Ohio: Prentice Hall.

Periodicals:

IEEE Spectrum

Electronic or Audiovisual Resources

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