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Electronics, fundamental, 5 Higher education credits

Elektronik, grundläggande, 5 Högskolepoäng

Established: 2024-04-18

Established by: Department of Engineering Science

Applies from: H24

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student must be able to:

• show familiarity with different electrical components eg. resistors, capacitors, inductors, semiconductors, batteries, etc.
• calculate currents, voltages, and power in simple DC and AC circuits.
• use the most common electrical measuring instruments and know their characteristics.
• make calculations on rectifier connections and operational amplifier couplings.
• demonstrate basic knowledge of electrical safety.
• in detail describe physiological effects on humans exposed to electrical current and the risk of fire due to electricity.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and approved result from the following course/courses:

ALT100-Algebra and Trigonometry or the equivalent.

The forms of assessment of student performance

Individual written examination. Laboratory work in groups with written reporting.

Course contents

The course covers basic electrical theory. The focus is on basic electrical circuit analysis in DC and AC circuits, including power and energy calculations. In addition, theory and calculations on basic electronics are included. The following areas are covered:

• basic electrical components such as batteries, resistors, capacitors, inductors (coils), diodes, and applications like rectifiers.
• basic circuit theory laws such as Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, single-ports (Thévenin and Norton), superposition, power, and energy calculations.
• impedance, phasors, and knowledge about the complex method, resonance, active power, reactive power, and apparent power.
• how to sum power in and compensate for reactive power in AC circuits.
• rectifiers and operational amplifiers and their applications.

Other regulations

Course grading: U/3/4/5

Course language: The teaching is conducted in English.

General rules pertaining to examination at University West are available at www.hv.se.

If the student has a decision/recommendation on special support due to disability, the examiner has the right to examine the student in a customized examination form.

Course Overlap

ELK202

Cycle

First cycle

Progressive specialization

G1F - first cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements

Main field of study

Electrical Engineering