HE1027 Electrical Principals 7.0 credits

• Educational level

  First cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

• Subject area

  Techonology
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course the student should be able to:

• explain the basic electrical and magnetic concepts.
• descibe passive components and electrical networks.
• perform network calculation and simulation.
• analyze basic circuits.
• dimension circuits using passive components
• measure electrical circuits

Course main content

• Charge, voltage, current, power, and energy.
• Direct and alternating current.
• Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws. Series and parallel circuits.
• Knowledge of components (R, L, C) and ideal transformer.
• Phasor notation. Mathematical operations with complex numbers.
• Frequency and amplitude functions for linear systems
• Superposition, Thévenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem and Nodal analysis.
• R-C and R-L circuits and response circuits
• Electric and magnetic fields.
• Diode, rectifying, zener diode and power supply
• An overview on symmetrical three phase systems

Eligibility

Basic knowledge in mathematics

Literature

Bergström och Nordlund: Ellära, kretsteknik och fältteori, Natura läromedel

Examination

• LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 2.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 5.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Approved laboratory work, 2.0 hp (LAB1)
Passed written exam, 5.0 hp (TEN1)

Offered by

STH/Computer and Electrical Engineering

Contact

Elias Said (elias.said@sth.kth.se)

Examiner

Elias Said <elias.said@sth.kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.