ELEC 2400 – 2016-17 Fall
Electronic Circuits
(3 hours lecture, 1 hour tutorial, 3 hours lab : 4 credits)
Prerequisites
Corequisite
ELEC 1100 and (MATH 1003 / 1014 / 1018 / 1020 / 1024)
PHYS 1114 / 1154 / 1314
Instructor
Prof. Kevin J. CHEN, Room 2434, eekjchen@ust.hk
Demonstrator
Ricky CHOI, eericky@ust.hk, mainly responsible for tutorials and supervision of TAs
Teaching
Assistants (TAs)
Technical
Officers (TOs)
Please check the ELEC2400 webpage
TAs mainly responsible for lab supervision, marking of lab reports, homework, and
test/exam papers
TOs responsible for the technical support of the lab
Objectives
The course covers fundamental electronic concepts for DC and AC circuits, KVL and
KCL, Thevenin and Norton Theroems, linearity and superposition, nodal and mesh
analyses, sinusoidal steady state and phasor, transient analysis, transfer functions
and Bode plots, op-amps, diodes, MOS transistors and related circuits.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to understand and use simple
electronic circuits as functional building blocks and tools.
Lecture Notes
Major References
Other References
Assessment
Lecture notes will be available on the web: http://course.ee.ust.hk/elec2400/
Tests and exam will be mainly based on the lecture and tutorial notes.
D.V. Kerns and J.D. Irwin, Essentials of Electrical and Com puter Engineering ,
Pearson, 2014.
J.D. Irwin and D.V. Kerns, I ntroduction to Electrical Engineering , Prentice Hall, 1995.
R.J. Smith and R.C. Dorf, Circuits, Devices and System s , Wiley, 5th edition, 1992.
Labs (4% × 5)
Homework (1% × 5)
Mid-term (1)
Final Examination
20 %
5%
25 %
50 %
MT and exam will include some similar questions
Oct 19, WED, 7:05pm – 8:35pm, LTC
Dec xx
1
Syllabus (tentative)
Week
Date
Lecture
Laboratory
1
Sept 1 – 9
Introduction
&
Fundamentals
2
Sept 12 – 16
DC Analysis
3
Sept 19 – 23
DC Analysis
Lab 1(a): Instruments
4
Sept 26 – 30
DC Analysis &
Op-Amp
Lab 1(b): Instruments
5
Oct 3 – 7
Op-Amp
6
Oct 10 – 14
Op-Amp
7
Oct 17 – 21
AC Analysis
8
Oct 24 – 28
AC Analysis
9
Oct 31 – Nov 4
AC Analysis
Transient
Analysis
Transient
Analysis &
Diodes
10
Nov 7 – 11
11
Nov 14 – 18
12
Nov 21 – 25
Diodes
13
Nov 28 – 30
Transistors
Remarks
Kern’s
book
(chapter)
No Tutorial in the first week
1
Tutorials start in Week 2
2
Labs start in Week 3
Labs are conducted in Room 2133
release homework 1
2
2, 9
release homework 2
Lab 2: Pspice
9
9
Midterm Content ~ Week 1 to 6
release homework 3
Lab 3: Auto-tracking
Vehicle (Digital Control)
4
4
4, 7
Lab 4: Auto-tracking
Vehicle (Analog Control)
release homework 4
Lab 5(a): Audio
Equalizer
Lab 5(b): Audio
Equalizer
3
3, 10
release homework 5
10
11
2
Lab Schedule
MON
WEEK
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
1
Sept 1 – 9
2
Sept 12 – 16
3
Sept 19 – 23
Lab 1(a)
Lab 1(a)
4
Sept 26 – 30
Lab 1(b)
Lab 1(b)
5
Oct 3 – 7
6
Oct 10 – 14
Lab 2
Lab 2
7
Oct 17 – 21
Mid-term
8
Oct 24 – 28
Lab 3
Lab 3
9
Oct 31 – Nov 4
Lab 4
Lab 4
10
Nov 7 – 11
11
Nov 14 – 18
Lab 5(a)
Lab 5(a)
12
Nov 21 – 25
Lab 5(b)
Lab 5(b)
13
Nov 28 – 30
3
Class Timetable
Time
MON
9:00
9:30
10:00
TUE
WED
THU
LECT
LECT
Rm
4620
Rm
4620
FRI
10:30
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
TUT-2
G009A,
CYT
TUT-1
Rm 1027
LSK
1:00
1:30
2:00
2:30
3:00
3:30
4:00
LAB-2
LAB-1
4:30
Rm 2133
Rm 2133
5:00
5:30
6:00
4
Week
Lecture
1
Fundamental Concepts
Ohms Law, Faraday’s law, power, active and passive element, voltage and current sources
2
Basic Circuit Theorems and Nodal analysis
Series and parallel connection, KVL, KCL, voltage and current divider, Nodal analysis
3
Mesh analysis and DC Equivalent circuit
Mesh analysis, linearity, superposition, Thevenin’s and Norton Theorem, source transformation
4
DC Dependent circuit & Operational Amplifier
DC circuit with dependent sources, maximum power transfer, ∆-Y transformation, different amplifier
structures, ideal op amp
5
Operational Amplifier
Non-inverting amp, voltage buffer, Inverting amp, adder, difference amp, instrumentation amp
6
Other Op Amp Circuits
current source, negative impedance converter, V-to-I converter, ADC, DAC, differentiator, integrator
7
AC Circuit
Sinusoidal excitation, complex number, complex frequency
8
AC Circuit
Phasor, AC circuit analysis, transfer function, poles and zeros
9
AC Circuit
Bode plots, Filter, low-pass and high-pass filter
10
Transient Analysis
Transient circuits, switch operations, continuity of capacitor voltage, 1st order transient response
11
Transient Analysis and Diode Circuit
Continuity of inductor current, diode models, clipping circuits, clamping circuits
12
Diode Circuit
Half & full-wave rectifier, Zener diode, regulator, voltage doubler
13
Semiconductor and Transistors
Conductor, insulator and semiconductor, p-n junction diode, Bipolar transsitor basic, mode of
operation, BJT as a switch and amplifier, MOSFET basic
5
Intended Learning Outcomes:
ECE Program Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course,
students will be able to
PO1 – An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics,
science and Electronic and Computer
Engineering.
PO2 – An ability to design and conduct experiments, as
well as to analyse and interpret data.
PO3 – An ability to design efficient and economical
Electronic and Computer Engineering systems,
components or process subject to practical
constraints.
PO4 – An ability to function in a multi-disciplinary
environment through teamwork.
PO5 – An ability to identify, formulate and solve
Electronic and Computer Engineering problems.
PO6 – An ability to understand professional practices
and ethical responsibilities.
PO7 – An ability to communicate effectively.
PO8 – An ability to understand contemporary global,
regional, economic, environmental, and social
issues, and the corresponding role and the
impact of Electronic and Computer engineers.
PO9 – An ability to recognize the need for, and to
engage in life-long learning.
PO10 – An ability to use current techniques, skills and
engineering tools necessary for solving
Electronic and Computer Engineering problems.
PO11 – An ability to use the computer/IT tools relevant
to the Electronic and Computer Engineering
along with an understanding of their processes
and limitations.
6
CO1: apply the fundamental circuit concepts to
compute the output of basic electronic
circuits in response to a DC input signal.
(PO1, PO5)
CO2: recognize sinusoidal steady state
characteristic of basic electronic circuits
using phasors and able to compute the
output of basic electronic circuits in
response to an AC input. (PO1, PO5)
CO3: compute the transient responses of basic
electronic circuits consisting of capacitors
and inductors. (PO1, PO5)
CO4: compute the characteristic of basic
electronic circuits consisting of
operational amplifiers and diodes. (PO1,
PO5)
CO5: employ electronic instruments and
perform experiments. (PO2)
CO6: apply CAD tools to simulate and analyze
electronic circuits. (PO10, PO11)