Electric Circuits

Year
2

Academic year
2020-2021

Code
01000377

Subject Area
Fundamental Sciences of Electrical Engineering

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

Duration
SEMESTRIAL

ECTS Credits
6.0

Type
Compulsory

Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Attendance and knowledge acquisition transmitted in the curricular unit of Electrical Circuits Laboratory. Domain of mathematical tools transmitted in the curricular units of Algebra, Mathematical Analysis I and II

Teaching Methods

The course is based on Theoretical/Practical type classes, with the presentation and discussion of the subjects, followed by application problems solved with/by the students. The students can choose between two evaluation systems: (1) distributed evaluation, composed of three mini tests plus one exam; (2) or evaluation based only on one exam. For both systems, all tests and exams are written evaluations. The tests are individual, and their dates might be not transmitted to the students. The final classification is obtained by combining the result of the exam plus the tests, for the case of the

Learning Outcomes

Learning of concepts and techniques of analysis of electrical circuits.

Consolidate the knowledge acquired in the unit of Electrical Circuits Laboratory, concerning the use of basic tools of linear circuits analysis, essential for the success in other units that depend on this ability. Increase student’s capability of electrical circuits analysis and additionally increase their aptitude for projecting and dimensioning simple circuits.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

Electrical Circuits topology and circuits analysis techniques in continuous current. Capacitance, Inductance and Mutual Inductance. Circuits analysis in sinusoidal steady-state. Powers in sinusoidal steady-state. Power factor and power factor compensation. Resonant circuits analysis. Natural and Step response of RL, RC and RLC circuits (serial and parallel connected), as well as other second order circuit types. Polyphase circuits: balanced and unbalanced three-phased circuits. Two-port circuits

Head Lecturer(s)

Jaime Baptista dos Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Resolution Problems: 5.0%
Mini Tests: 40.0%
Exam: 55.0%

Bibliography

Jaime Batista dos Santos (2016)- ANÁLISE DE CIRCUITOS ELÉCTRICOS, Publindústria, Porto, 2016