OVERVIEW

The course provides the basic concepts of the circuit theory and the techniques for the solution of electric circuits in direct and alternate current.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Circuit theory in direct and alternate current, electric characteristics of elementary components, impedances and admittances, diodes, transistors and amplifiers; analysis of simple electric and electronic circuits, measurements of electric quantities. Component dimensioning in an electric or electronic circuit.

TEACHING METHODS

The course comprises theoretical lessons and practice in laboratory (about 12 hours in laboratory for a total of 60 hours).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Lumped parameters circuits. Validity limits. Voltage, current. N-poles. Bipoles, tripoles and particular two-ports.
Lumped parameters network analysis. Kirchhoff laws. Analysis techniques. Superposition principle, mesh currents, node potentials. Thevenin and Norton theorems. Numerical examples.
Networks in sinusoidal regime. Alternate current. Symbolic method. Impedances and admittances. Tellegen theorem. Electric work, energy and power. Active, reactive and apparent power. Mean and root mean square (rms) value. Triphase systems. 
Electronic components and amplifiers. Basic elements, semiconductor diode and its uses, BJT transistor, amplifier, gain and distortion. Operational amplifiers.
Logic networks. Logic gates, boolean functions, truth tables.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

G. Biorci, Elettrotecnica: circuiti, UTET;
Kuh - Desoer, Fondamenti di teoria dei circuiti, Franco Angeli.
Olivieri, Ravelli: Elettrotecnica - Volume secondo - Macchine elettriche;
Olivieri, Ravelli: Elettrotecnica ed Eletronica - Volume unico.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALBERTO OLIVERI (President)

GIULIO BARABINO

MAURO PARODI

MARCO STORACE

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See didactic calendar.

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam focused on the analysis of simple circuits on the verification of the knowledge of the theoretical aspects explained during the lessons.

Exam schedule