Engr 16

Electric Circuits and Devices

Pick up handouts at front of room

Alexander Stameroff
astameroff@santarosa.edu

Outline for Today

Course Goals & Topics
Basic Electrical Definitions & Units
Course Logistics
Basic Electrical Laws
Component Voltage & Branch Current
variables & solution examples

Course Goals
Circuit Analysis Techniques
Design, Measurement, Interpretation
Practical Skills
Collaboration Skills

Course and Textbook Topics

DC Circuits
AC Circuits
Transient Analysis
Electronic Devices
Power & Transmission
Digital Systems
ElectroMechanics
Instrumentation & Safety

Ch 1,2,3
Ch 4,6,7
Ch 5
Ch 8
Ch 9
Ch 10
Ch 12,13
Ch 11,14,15

Charge & Current

i, current, charge/time, dq/dt (amps)

q, charge (coulombs), q=i(t)dt
i= n*q*A*v
current = density*charge*area*velocity
C/s = #el/m3 * C/el * m2 * m/s

Voltage
v, voltage (volts) Nm/C, energy/charge
volts = joules/coulomb
voltage water pressure analogy

Resistance &
Conductance

R, resistance, (ohms), 1/g

g, conductance, 1/R (mhos or siemens)
, resistivity, (ohm-m), 1/
, conductivity, (siemens/m), 1/
R = L/A, L= length, A = sectional area

Power, Work & Energy

Energy = Work, w(t) = p(t)dt
Power, p(t) = dw(t)/dt = v(t)*i(t)
Average Power = Pave =

DC power, P = IV
DC power in resistor, P = IV = V2/R = I2R
dissipated, entering, used, absorbed
generated, leaving, supplied, delivered

Course Logistics
http://MasteringEngineering.com
http://online.santarosa.edu/section/?4597
Syllabus
Schedule
Lab Manual
Workbook
Textbook

Variables & Laws

Component Voltage Variables
Branch Current Variables
Kirchoffs Voltage Law (about a loop)
Kirchoffs Current Law (at a node)

Circuit Analysis Example

Using Branch Currents
and Component Voltages
Focus on Set-up

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