E015 – Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1

Module
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1
Module number
E015
Version: 2
Faculty
Electrical Engineering
Level
Bachelor/Diploma
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Göhler
lutz.goehler(at)htw-dresden.de

Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Lutz Göhler
lutz.goehler(at)htw-dresden.de

Course language(s)

English
in "Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1"

ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

5.00 SCH (3.00 SCH Lecture | 2.00 SCH Seminar)

Self-study time

75.00 hours

Pre-examination(s)
None
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Written academic assessment
Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1"

Written examination
Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 50% | tested in English language
in "Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1"

Form of teaching
  • lecture
  • exercises
Media type
  • lectures based on blackboard and lcd projector presentation
  • exercise booklet
Instruction content/structure
  • basic electrical quantities (20 %)
  • electrical networks and their analysis (20 %)
  • direct current-fed networks (30 %)
  • alternating current-fed networks (30 %)
Qualification objectives

Knowledge:

  • basic concepts of electrical engineering
  • basic electrical components and their behaviour
  • electrical circuits containig DC and time-varying voltage and current sources as well as their analysis methods
  • calculation of voltages, currents, powers and energies in electrical circuits
  • basic circuits for the solution of standard problems in electrical engineering

Skills:

  • confident handling of electrical engineering quantities and units
  • confident handling of analytical and graphical methods for ciruits analysis
  • design of small circuits for standard problems in electrical engineering

Competencies:

  • able to apply electrotechnical descriptions and methods for the solution of complex tasks and in other electrical engineering areas
Social and personal skills

 

Special admission requirements
No information
Recommended prerequisites
No information
Continuation options

Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 2

Literature
  • Alexander, C., Sadiku, M., Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
  • U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel, Basic Electricity (Dover Books on Electrical Engineering)
  • Floyd, T., L., 2nd Revised and Enlarged ed, U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel
  • Hambley, A. R., Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications
  • Maxfield, C., Bird, J., Electrical Engineering: Know It All (Newnes Know It All)
Current teaching resources
  • lcd projector presentation slides
  • exercise booklet
Notes
No information