AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this subject, the student is expected to know the characteristics of the main electrical components. He/she will be able to correctly apply the descriptive and topological equations to analyze a linear, time-invariant circuit during transient and at DC and AC steady-state. The student will also be able to analyze simple rectifier circuits with diodes and simple circuits with operational amplifiers.

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom or remote (through Teams) lectures (48 hours). During the lessons, in addition to the explanation of the theoretical concepts, the teacher will solve several exercises about circuit analysis.

Four laboratory sessions (12 hours), where students build simple circuits and test their functioning.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Basic notions on electromagnetism; limits of validity of lumped circuit theory; voltage, current, flux, charge, and power; Maxwell equations
Electrical component (bipole, n-pole, two-port), Kirchhoff laws.
Fundamental adynamical bipoles and two-port (resistor, ideal generator, controlled generator, ideal transformer); series and parallel connection of bipoles.
Resistive dividers, Thévenin and Norton equivalent models of composite bipoles; analysis of linear circuits at DC steady state.
Graph theory and application to electric circuits; superposition principle; Tellegen's theorem.
Fundamental dynamical components (capacitor, inductor, and coupled inductors).
First-order dynamical circuits with various sources, state variables, input/output relationship, eigenvalues, stability, complete response.
Analysis of linear circuits in AC steady-state; phasors; impedance and admittance; complex power; triphase systems; mean and RMS value of periodic quantities.
PN junction and diode; use as rectifier and voltage regulator; operational amplifier and its use in simple circuits.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- M. Parodi, M. Storace, Linear and Nonlinear Circuits: Basic & Advanced Concepts, Vol. 1, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, 2017, ISBN: 978-3-319-61234-8 (ebook) or 978-3-319-61233-1 (hardcover), doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61234-8.

- M. Parodi, M. Storace, Linear and Nonlinear Circuits: Basic & Advanced Concepts, Vol. 2, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, Springer, 2020, ISBN: 978-3-030-35044-4 (ebook) or 978-3-030-35043-7 (hardcover), doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-35044-4.

- L.O. Chua, C.A. Desoer, E.S. Kuh, Circuiti lineari e non lineari, Jackson, Milano, 1991.

- C.K. Alexander, M.N.O. Sadiku, Circuiti elettrici (3A edizione), MacGraw-Hill, Milano, 2008.

- M. de Magistris, G. Miano, Circuiti, Springer, Milano, 2007.

- G. Biorci, Fondamenti di elettrotecnica: circuiti, UTET, Torino, 1984.

- V. Daniele, A. Liberatore, S. Manetti, D. Graglia, Elettrotecnica, Monduzzi, Bologna, 1994.

- M. Repetto, S. Leva, Elettrotecnica, CittàStudi, Torino, 2014.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ALBERTO OLIVERI (President)

MATTEO LODI

MARCO STORACE (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam divided into two parts:
 - analysis of one or more circuits in transient and steady-state (DC or AC);
 - explanation of a topic requested by the teacher.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The learning outcomes are verified through the oral exam. The student must be able to:

• correctly exploit the theoretical notions learned during the subject to analyze circuits in different working conditions, by justifying his/her choices;
• correctly communicate his/her thoughts with appropriate terminology and demonstrate his/her knowledge and comprehension of the topics of the subject.

Exam schedule