EE 204.3 (3L-1.5P)
Basic Electronics and Electrical Power
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Fall 2014
Description:
This is a basic course on electrical topics for non-electrical engineering disciplines. It explores
basic electrical and electronic devices as well as AC power and energy. Topics include
Faraday's and Lenz's Laws, electromagnetic induction, inductors, self and mutual inductance,
DC inductor and capacitor transient circuits, basic generator and motor principles, basic
transformer operation, AC complex power and power factor correction, solid-state switches,
operational amplifiers, microprocessor-based controllers.
Prerequisites:
MATH 123, MATH 124, and PHYS 155.
Corequisites:
Appropriate nutrition and sufficient sleep
Instructors:
Section 01Denard Lynch, P. Eng.
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office: 3B11
Phone: 306-966-5473, Cell: 306-227-3115
Email: denard.lynch@usask.ca
Section 03Andrew Kostiuk, P. Eng.
Office: 2B28
Phone: 306-966-xxxx, Cell: 306-220-8616
Email: Andrew.kostiuk@usask.ca
Lectures:
Section 01Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 11:30 am-12:20 pm, Room ARTS 133
Section 03Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 8:30 am-9:20 am, Room ENGR 2C02
Tutorials:
Laboratory:
Group
L01
L03
L05
L07
L09
There are no formal tutorials for this course, however there is extensive online support
material available for students. In addition, there are weekly “Help Desk” sessions during the
term: Tentatively Thursdays, Sep 11 to Dec 4, 5:30 – 7PM, 2C40.
Laboratory procedures for each lab will be posted in Blackboard. Students must complete and
hand in all laboratories to pass this course. Labs will be performed by 2-student partner
groups, but each student must hand in a lab notebook for each lab. Lab notebooks are due 6
days following your lab day. They will be returned at least one day prior to your next lab.
Late submissions will only be accepted under exceptional circumstances; consult your Lab
Instructor regarding late penalties.
Location Day
Time
Lab #0 Lab #1 Lab #2 Lab #3 Lab #4
Lab #5
08:30Sep 18, Oct 02, Oct 16, Oct 30, Nov 20,
Dec 04,
2C61
Thursday
11:20
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08:30Sep 11, Sep 25, Oct 09, Oct 23, Nov 06,
Nov 27,
2C61
Thursday
11:20
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08:30Sep 16, Sep 30, Oct 14, Oct 28, Nov 18,
Dec 02,
2C80/82 Tuesday
11:20
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08:30Sep 09, Sep 23, Oct 07, Oct 21, Nov 04,
Nov 25,
2C80/82 Tuesday
11:20
2014
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2014
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2014
2C61
Thursday 14:30Sep 18, Oct 02, Oct 16, Oct 30, Nov 20,
Dec 04,
L11
2C61
Thursday
L13
2C61
Tuesday
L15
2C61
Tuesday
17:20
14:3017:20
14:3017:20
14:3017:20
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Sep 11,
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Sep 16,
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Sep 09,
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Sep 25,
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Sep 30,
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Oct 09,
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Oct 14,
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Oct 07,
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Oct 23,
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Oct 28,
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Oct 21,
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Nov 06,
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Nov 18,
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Nov 04,
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Nov 27,
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Dec 02,
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Nov 25,
2014
Assignments, solutions, lab schedules, general course information, and announcements will be
posted in PAWS/Blackboard Learn. Students are responsible for keeping up-to-date with the
information available through online resources.
Internet:
Web site: http://www.engr.usask.ca/classes/EE/204/
Course Reference
Numbers (CRNs):
89342(01), 89888(03) (lectures), 89343, 89344, 89345, 89346, 89347, 89889, 89890, 89891
(laboratory)
Textbook:
Basic Electronics and Electric Power, D. Lynch & A. Kostiuk, 2nd Edition. Available for free
download via Blackboard Learn for registered students.
Digilent Analog Discovery Module and experiments parts kit required for class exercises,
laboratories, and some assignment exercises.
Office Hours:
By appointment.
Reading List:
none
Assessment:
The methods of assessment and their respective weightings are given below:
Assignments
10%
Laboratories
15%
Midterm Exam
25%
Final Exam
50%
Final Grades:
The final grades will be consistent with the “literal descriptors” specified in the university’s
grading system.
http://students.usask.ca/current/academics/grades/grading-system.php
For information regarding appeals of final grades or other academic matters, please consult the
University Council document on academic appeals.
http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/honesty/StudentAcademicAppeals.pdf
Course Content:
Week
1, 2
2
3, 4
4, 5
6
The following is a tentative schedule of material to be covered.
Material Covered
Faraday’s and Lenz’s Laws for induction; inductance; energy storage in inductors and
capacitors; inductor and capacitor behaviour in DC transient circuits
AC Signals; Average and Effective (RMS) values
AC Phasors, Reactance, Impedance. Response of the basic elements to AC; phasors and
impedance; basic AC circuit analysis
AC Complex Power: real, reactive and apparent power; power factor and Power Factor
Correction.
Ideal transformer: step-up, step-down and impedance matching
7, 8
9
10
11
12
13
Laboratory
1
2
3
4
5
6
Assignments:
Electronics: application of operational amplifier and solid-state switche (diodes, BJTs, FETs)
applications.
Power Supplies; Power Supply Regulation
Midterm Catch-up week
Microcontrollers in control applications with SS switches
Power Generation and Storage (photovoltaic and wind generation, storage batteries)
Application of Faraday’s Law in basic motor/generator configurations
Introduction to Laboratory Equipment and Analyzing Resistor Networks
Verification of inductive and capacitive transient behaviour in DC circuits
Alternating Current (AC) circuits; voltage, current, impedance and phasors
AC Power and Transformers
Solid-state Switches and Operational Amplifiers
Microcontrollers and motor speed control
There will be approximately 10 assignments through the term. They will normally be posted via
Blackboard each Friday and due the following Friday by midnight in the labelled hand-in boxes
across from 2C94. Late assignments:
• within one week, 1 mark(/10) off
• within 2 weeks: 2 marks off
• over 2 weeks late: 0 marks
Solutions will be posted approximately 2 weeks after the assignment was due.
Quizzes:
There are no formal quizzes scheduled for this course, however, informal quizzes may be used
on an impromptu basis to assess progress and understanding. There is no grade credit
associated with such quizzes.
Exams:
There will be two midterms and a final examination in this course.
Midterm exams will be held during normal lecture times: Oct 8 and Nov 5.
The final exam will be scheduled during the formal exam period following the last day of
classes. The following materials are allowed for both exams: self-generated formula/notes
sheet, calculator, paper translation dictionary.
Important Dates:
Please refer to the University of Saskatchewan’s Academic Calendar annually to determine the
first/last day of classes, the term examination period and University observed holidays when the
University is closed and classes are cancelled.
Student Conduct:
Ethical behaviour is an important part of engineering practice. Each professional engineering
association has a Code of Ethics, which its members are expected to follow. Since students are
in the process of becoming Professional Engineers, it is expected that students will conduct
themselves in an ethical manner.
The APEGS (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan) Code
of Ethics states that engineers shall “conduct themselves with fairness, courtesy and good faith
towards clients, colleagues, employees and others; give credit where it is due and accept, as well
as give, honest and fair professional criticism” (Section 20(e), The Engineering and Geoscience
Professions Regulatory Bylaws, 1997).
The first part of this statement discusses an engineer’s relationships with his or her colleagues.
One of the ways in which engineering students can demonstrate courtesy to their colleagues is
by helping to maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to learning, and minimizing disruptions
in class. This includes arriving on time for lectures, turning cell phones and other electronic
devices off during lectures, not leaving or entering the class at inopportune times, and refraining
from talking to others while the instructor is talking. However, if you have questions at any
time during lectures, please feel free to ask (chances are very good that someone else may have
the same question as you do).
For more information, please consult the University Council Guidelines for Academic Conduct.
http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/council/reports_forms/reports/guide_conduct.php
Academic Honesty:
The latter part of the above statement from the APEGS Code of Ethics discusses giving credit
where it is due. At the University, this is addressed by university policies on academic integrity
and academic misconduct. In this class, students are expected to submit their own individual
work for academic credit, properly cite the work of others, and to follow the rules for
examinations. Academic misconduct, plagiarism, and cheating will not be tolerated. Copying
of assignments and lab reports is considered academic misconduct. Students are responsible for
understanding the university’s policies on academic integrity and academic misconduct. For
more information, please consult the University Council Regulations on Student Academic
Misconduct and the university’s examination regulations.
http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/honesty/StudentAcademicMisconduct.pdf
http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/council/academiccourses.php
Safety:
The APEGS Code of Ethics also states that Professional Engineers shall “hold paramount the
safety, health and welfare of the public and the protection of the environment and promote
health and safety within the workplace” (Section 20(2)(a), The Engineering and Geoscience
Professions Regulatory Bylaws, 1997).
Safety is taken very seriously by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Students are expected to work in a safe manner, follow all safety instructions, and use any
personal protective equipment provided. Students failing to observe the safety rules in any
laboratory will be asked to leave.
All laboratory instructions include a description of potential hazards generally present in an
environment with electrical apparatus and potentials, as well as information specific to that
particular laboratory exercise. Student are required to study and observe all safety practices.
Course/Laboratory The Laboratories and in integral part of the learning experience in this course. At the end of this
course and the associated laboratory exercises, the student will be able to:
Learning Outcomes:
1. Determine the inductance of electromagnetic devices given their physical
characteristics
2. Predict the behaviour of R-C and R-L circuits subjected to a step change in input
potential
3. Calculate the required turns ratio of an ideal transformer in step-up, step-down
and impedance matching applications
4. Apply electromagnetic laws to determine basic motor and generator
parameters
5. Identify the frequency, amplitude and phase of an alternating waveform
6. Determine the complex impedance of a circuit containing R, L and C
7. Determine the average and effective (RMS) value of an alternating waveform
8. Determine the element required to correct the power factor in single-phase AC
power circuits
9. Program basic microcontrollers for use in feedback control applications
10. Determine the required specifications for a diode, BJT or FET solid state switch
11. Design operational amplifier circuits with inverted, non-inverted, and unity gain
outputs
12. Determine the specifications for a battery storage system given a specified load
and charging capability
13. Determine the parameters and specifications for a photovoltaic source given a
specified illumination and load
14. Determine the parameters and specifications for a wind-driven source given a
specified load
15. Connect and use basic test equipment in DC and AC circuits.
Attribute Mapping:
Learning
Outcome
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
A1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
A2
A3
Level of Performance*
Attribute**
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9
A10
A11
A12
2
2
2
2
**Attributes:
A1 Knowledge base for engineering
A2 Problem analysis
A3 Investigation
A4 Design
A5 Use of engineering tools
A6 Individual and team work
A7 Communication skills
A8 Professionalism
A9 Impact of engineering on society
and the environment
A10 Ethics and equity
A11 Economics and project
management
A12 Life-long learning
*Levels of Performance:
1 - Knowledge of the skills/concepts/tools but not using them to solve
problems.
2 - Using the skills/concepts/tools to solve directed problems.
(“Directed” indicates that students are told what tools to use.)
3 - Selecting and using the skills/concepts/tools to solve non-directed,
non-open-ended problems. (Students have a number of S/C/T to
choose from and need to decide which to employ. Problems will
have a definite solution.)
4 - Applying the appropriate skills/concepts/tools to solve open-ended
problems. (Students have a number of S/C/T to choose from and
need to decide which to employ. Problems will have multiple
solution paths leading to possibly more than one acceptable
solution.)
Accreditation Unit (AU) Mapping: (% of total class AU)
Math
-
Natural Science
-
Complementary
Studies
-
Engineering
Science
100
Engineering Design
-
Assessment Mapping:
Methods of Feedback***
Component
Weighting
Assignments
10%
S
Midterm Examinations
25%
S
Final Examination
50%
S
Laboratories
15%
S
***Methods of Feedback:
F – formative (written comments and/or oral discussions)
S – summative (number grades)
Learning Outcomes Evaluated
1-13
1-3, 5-8
1-14
2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15