Description
Introduces the fundamental principles of circuit analysis, covering concepts like Ohm's Law, KVL, and KCL, along with resistors, capacitors, inductors, and basic AC/DC circuits. Students learn analysis techniques, including nodal/mesh methods, Thevenin/Norton theorems, and transient responses, with practical applications.
Outline
| Electric Circuit Variables |
Overview of voltage, current, and power |
| Electric Circuit Elements |
Introduction to basic components like resistors, capacitors, and inductors |
| Simple Resistive Circuits |
Analysis of circuits containing only resistors |
| Techniques of Analysis – Node-Voltage Method |
Circuit analysis using node-voltage equations |
| Techniques of Analysis – Mesh Current Method |
Circuit analysis using loop currents |
| Techniques of Analysis – Thevenin and Norton Theorems |
Methods to simplify circuits |
| Techniques of Analysis – Maximum Power Transfer |
Conditions for maximum power delivery to a load |
| Inductors and Capacitors |
Characteristics and behavior in circuits |
| RL and RC Circuits |
Time-domain response of resistor-inductor and resistor-capacitor circuits |
| RLC Circuits |
Analysis of circuits containing resistors, inductors, and capacitors |
| Steady-State Analysis |
Circuits with sinusoidal inputs in steady-state |
| Sinusoidal Response |
Behavior of circuits under sinusoidal excitation |
| Complex Numbers |
Use of phasor analysis and complex algebra |
| Frequency Domain Circuits |
Frequency response and analysis in the s-domain |
