| CODE | ESE1231 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Fundamentals of Electronics | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electronic Systems Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 1) Semiconductor devices and circuits Fundamental semiconductor devices including diodes, thyristors, transistors and opto-couplers and typical application such as the use of diodes in circuit, the transistor as a switch, typical switching circuitry and transistor amplifiers. The study unit will also detail power amplifiers, their classes and topologies, use and heat sink selection criteria. 2) Op-amp circuits The operational amplifier and its use for the design of basic op-amp building blocks including the summer, integrator and differentiator. Op-amp performance characteristics and device selection. 3) Filters Filter types i.e. low pass, high pass, band pass and their uses as well as the realisation using RC and LC 4) Digital Electronics Combinational logic, boolean expressions and truth tables and minimisation using Karnaugh maps. Realisation using the the 74 series family of gates, adders, counters and timers. The study unit will also detail A/D and D/A converters, the technologies and performance comparisons. 5) Power supplies Fixed low voltage power supply, half wave & full wave rectification with and without smoothing capacitor. Linear voltage regulators such as the 78xx and 79xx and LM317. DC/DC switched converters. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit introduces mechanical engineers to the fundamentals of electronics to enable them later in their careers to analyse and design simple circuits and to select the most appropriate equipment for particular applications. The unit also provides familiarisation with laboratory equipment and practices. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will: - Be knowledgeable on the most common types of fundamental semiconductor devices and their purpose in the design of electronic circuitry. - Be knowledgeable on electronic building blocks and their use in the high level design of data acquisition and signal conditioning electronic systems. - Be knowledgeable on digital electronic families and how these can be used to realise Boolean algebra. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Design of simple analogue electronic circuitry for signal conditioning and data acquisition; - Representation of a problem using Boolean algebra, minimisation using Karnaugh maps and realisation using combinational logic circuitry; - Use laboratory bench equipment to operate and test electronic circuits. Main Texts and Supplementary Readings: Main Text: - Paynter, R., Introductory Electronic Devices and Circuits, Prentice Hall. - Malvino, A., Electronic Principles, McGraw-Hill. Additional reading: - Bird, J., Electrical and Electronic Principles and Technology, Routledge. - Floyd T., Electronic Devices, Prentice Hall. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lecture, Practical & Tutorials | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Johann Galea (Co-ord.) |
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