E015 – Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1

Module
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 1
Module number
E015
Version: 1
Faculty
Electrical Engineering
Level
Bachelor/Diplom
Duration
1 semester
Turnus
Winter semester
Module supervisor

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

Lecturers

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Binner
andreas.binner(at)htw-dresden.de


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

Teaching language(s)

English

ECTS credits

7.00 Credits

Workload

210 hours

Courses

6.50 SWS (4.00 SWS Lecture | 2.00 SWS Seminar | 0.50 SWS Internship)

Self-study time

112.50 hours

Pre-requisite(s) for the examination
Not specified
Examination(s)

Alternative examination - Written performance assessment
Examination duration: 90 min | Weighting: 50 % | Tested in English language


Written examination
Examination duration: 90 min | Weighting: 50 % | Tested in English language

Teaching form
  • lecture
  • tutorial
  • practical courses in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory
Media type
  • lectures based on blackboard and beamer presentation
  • exercise booklet for tutorials
  • instructions for practical courses
Teaching content / structure
  • basic electrotechnical quantities (20 %)
  • two terminal networks and fundamental electrotechnical calculations (20 %)
  • network calculation for direct current networks (30 %)
  • network calculation for alternating current networks (30 %)
Qualification objectives

Knowledge:

  • basic concepts of electrical engineering
  • active and passive two terminal networks
  • Kirchhoff's laws for nodes and meshes
  • voltage and current divider
  • bridge circuits
  • methods for network calculation (esp. node potential analysis)
  • periodically time dependent quantities
  • networks at DC and AC voltage
  • complex phasors, resistance and conductance operators
  • network calculations in complex plane
  • active, reactive and apparent power, reactive power compensation

Skills:

  • confident handling of electrical engineering quantities and units
  • methods for network calculation at DC and AC voltage
  • creation of two terminal equivalent circuits for arbitrary electrical circuits

Competencies:

  • the students are able to transfer electrotechnical descriptions and methods to complex tasks
Social and personal skills

 

Special admission requirement(s)
Not specified
Recommended prerequisites
Not specified
Continuation options

Electrical Engineering Fundamentals 2

Literature
  • standard literature for electrical engineering fundamentals (available at HTW library)
Current teaching resources
  • beamer presentation slides
  • exercise booklet
  • practical course instructions
Notes
Not specified