Measurements and electrical circuits

lelec1370  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Measurements and electrical circuits
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Craeye Christophe; Dehez Bruno; Oestges Claude (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
This course deals with electrical circuits and measurement techniques, serving as basis of the cursus in Electrical Engineering. It is also highly coupled with the project LELEC1101.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Contribution of the course to the program objectives (N°)
Axis 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), Axis 6 (6.1)
Specific learning outcomes of the course
At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
  • Analyze and understand electrical circuits made of resistors, capacitors, (coupled) inductors, ideal operational amplifiers and sources
  • Calculate voltages and currents in AC steady-state (phasors) and in transient state (Laplace transform)
  • Represent the transfer function of an electrical circuit (Bode analysis) and identify its function (filtering, integration, amplification, etc.)
  • Identify the different two-port networks within a complex circuit, calculate the individual characteristics and derive the overall characteristics (serie or parallel connections)
  • Calculate the consumption of an electrical circuit (active and reactive power)
  • Solve polyphase circuits (in particular, three-phase circuits)
  • Understand and design typical measurement circuits: bridge circuits (sensitivity, accuracy) and instrumentation amplifier
  • Understand the concepts of sensitivity, accuracy and measurement errors (including error combinations) in the field of electrical measurements.
 
Content
  • Resistive circuits and operational amplifiers
  • AC steady-state analysis: phasors, variable-frequency analysis (Bode)
  • Filter two-port-networks
  • Magnetically-coupled networks
  • Time-domain analysis and Laplace transform
  • Steady-state power analysis
  • Polyphase circuits
  • Measurement techniques
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Teaching is organized in weelkly courses and supervized exercise sessions. A mid-semester interrogation is organized around the 5th week about AC steady-state analysis.
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Students are evaluated individually in a written exam, on the basis of the learning outcomes mentioned above. The exam essentially focuses on solving exercises and/or answering theoretical problems (no book/notes are allowed, only a form provided with the questions can be used).
Other information
The courses LFSAB1201 (Physics 1) and LFSA1502 (Project 2) are prerequisites.
Bibliography
  • Engineering Circuit Analysis, J.D. Irwin & R.M. Nelms, éd. J. Wiley and Sons, 2011
  • Transparents des cours et APE disponibles sur Moodle.
Faculty or entity
ELEC


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Specialization track in Electricity

Minor in Electricity

Minor in Engineering Sciences: Electricity (only available for reenrolment)

Master [120] in Mechanical Engineering