- Docente: Franco Mastri
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-IND/31
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Engineering (cod. 0946)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce basic electrical circuit
theory and circuit analysis methods.
Course contents
Basic concepts
Lumped circuits. Circuit elements. Voltage and current.
Power and energy. Sign conventions. Passive and active
elements.
Kirchhoff's laws. Elementary network topology.
D. C. circuits
Resistors. Independent voltage and current sources. Series and
parallel circuits. Current and voltage dividers. Source
transformations. Millman's formulas.
Resistive two-port elements: R and G parameters, hybryd
paramenters, transmission parameters, relationship between
parameters, wye-delta transformation, dependent sources, ideal
transformer.
Analisys methods: tableau analysis, node-voltage and mesh-current
methods.
Network theoremes: Tellegen's theorem, superposition principle,
Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, non-amplification
propeties, reciprocity theorem.
A.C. circuits
Capacitors. Inductors. Coupled inductors.
Phasors. Impedance and admittance. Circuit analysis in the phasor
domain.
Power in AC circuits: active, reactive, and apparent power. Complex
power. Effective (RMS) values. Power factor correction. Maximum
power transfer.
Frequency response. Transfer function. Resonance.
Non-sinusoidal periodic regime. Introduction to Fourier
series.
Transient analysis
First order RC and RL circuits. Initial conditions. Transient and
steady state response. Zero input and zero state response. Second
order RLC circuits. State equations.
Readings/Bibliography
Lecture slides are available at the following address:
http://www.die.ing.unibo.it/pers/mastri/didattica.htm
- P. Ghigi, M. Martelli, F. Mastri. Esercizi di Elettrotecnica. Società Editrice Esculapio.
- V. Daniele. A. Liberatore, R. Graglia, S. Manetti. Elettrotecnica. Monduzzi Editore.
- C.K. Alexander, M.N.O. Sadiku. Circuiti elettrici, McGraw-Hill.
- C.A. Desoer, E.S. Kuh. Fondamenti di teoria dei circuiti. F. Angeli
Teaching methods
Theoretical lessons and numerical exercises.
Assessment methods
Written examination.
Teaching tools
Links to further information
http://www.die.ing.unibo.it/pers/mastri/didattica.htm
Office hours
See the website of Franco Mastri