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ELECTRICITY
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Module Code
5
Module Title
Industrial Electronics ??
Module author: Derek Gillmor
Module Description:
This module is applied in nature. Its focus is on electronic systems and devices used in
industrial measurement and control applications.
Module aim
This module aims to introduce the student to the electronic components and circuits that they
are likely to encounter in the course of maintaining and servicing industrial machinery.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module, the students will be able to:
 Recognise a range of basic electronic devices and circuits.
 Explain the operation of basic electronic devices and circuits
 Apply a logical approach to the problem of fault-finding in a defective system
 Use a range of measurement instruments to detect fault conditions in these devices and
circuits
 Specify replacement components for these circuits.
Learning and Teaching Methods:
Instruction will be by lectures and laboratory sessions.
Module content:
Outline Syllabus
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Introduction to analogue electronics - the op-amp.
Diodes and single phase rectification.
Voltage Regulation.
A simple d.c. power supply.
The bipolar junction transistor used in linear and switching modes.
Use bipolar transistor to drive relays and solenoids.
SCRs – controlled rectification.
Triacs.
Opto-isolators.
Solid State Relays
Electronic properties of PLC inputs and outputs.
Laboratory
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Using an oscilloscope to measure d.c. and a.c. voltages
Construction of a simple unregulated d.c. power supply
Using the BJT to switch a relay and a LED
A Push-Pull power output stage using BJTs
A simple SCR switching circuit
A simple SCR based inverter circuit
Fault finding on a SCR circuit
Fault finding on a simple d.c. power supply
Dublin Institute of Technology
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ECTS
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5
Module Code
Module Title
Industrial Electronics?
Module Assessment
Continuous assessment in the laboratory. : 50%
End of year exam : 50%
Essential Reading: Malvino, Albert Paul, Electronic principles,
Supplemental Reading: Paul Horowitz, Winfield Hill, The Art of Electronics
Web references, journals and other:
Further Details:
The module will be delivered in 1 Semester:
2 hours per week lectures.
2 hours per week laboratory.
Date of Academic Council approval ………………………….