Circuit Analysis - UCL Department of Electronic and Electrical ...

ELEC1002 CIRCUIT ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS IAimsTo provide a thorough comprehension of the fundamental behaviour ofelectronic circuits, which is the basis for an understanding of applied subjectsin the following years.Learning OutcomesBasic electrical and magnetic principles; Circuit Theory; Circuit theory for thesteady-state and transient solution of direct current, single-phase ac andpolyphase circuits, Passive components (e.g. resistors, capacitors andinductors); Nodal and mesh analysis; AC transfer characteristic; Transientanalysis (time domain).SyllabusDC analysisBasic definitionsSources and loadsPower transfer to a loadResistors in parallel and seriesCurrent and voltage lawsEquivalent circuitsBridge circuitsLinearity and superpositionStar and delta networksAC analysis and TransientsSinusoidal waveformsInductance and capacitancePhase relationships, phasor diagramsComplex algebra applied to AC waveformsImpedanceAC bridgesQ-factor in frequency domainResonance, bandwidthFiltersPower in an AC circuitResponse to time-varying signalsTime-constantsRLC oscillatory circuitsQ-factor in the time domainCartesian and polar representation of voltage, current and impedanceVarious examples in ac theoryTransformersMutual inductanceDefinitions and equations

'Dot convention'Loss in practical transformersMethods of analysisThree phase circuitsPrinciple of generation, renewable generationIntroduction to electricity transmission and distributionStar and delta configurationsAdvantages of 3-phase supplyCurrent and voltage calculationsPower loss calculationsPrerequisitesNoneCore forAllTaught byDr R. Killey, Dr E. RomansAssessmentWeighting20% coursework, 80% examinationCoursework Mid-sessional or class tests (20%)