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Electrical Circuits 1 (5 cr)

Code: 5T00GR37-3001

General information


Enrolment period

02.12.2024 - 31.12.2024

Timing

07.01.2025 - 10.05.2025

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Building Services Engineering

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Building Services Engineering, Electrical Systems

Teachers

  • Heikki Yli-Rämi

Person in charge

Aki Kortetmäki

Groups

  • 24I254

Objectives (course unit)

During this course, the student will become familiar with the basics of modeling related to electrical circuits. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Define basic concepts and quantities of electrical engineering, and concepts and components related to electrical circuits.
• Calculate quantities of DC and AC circuits using basic calculation methods.
• Create simple models of real electrical system circuits for circuit analysis.

Content (course unit)

Concepts, components, calculation, and analysis methods of DC and AC circuits.
Modeling of a limited electrical network and electrical devices.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Technical Mathematics and Physics or equivalent prior knowledge.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student recognizes the basic components of electrical engineering and their basic characteristics, and is able to solve circuit calculations using simple parallel and serial connections. The student recognizes the basic quantities of an AC signal from the signal plotters and is able to describe time-domain signals with vectors.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

In addition to the above, the student is able to apply different methods in solving circuit calculations in circuits with mixed circuits. The student is able to apply voltage and power source models to describe real electrical sources. The student is able to apply cursor calculation in simple AC circuits and understands the basic concepts of AC power. The student is able to name the properties of basic components of electrical engineering and their applications in DC and AC circuits.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

In addition to the above, the student applies a variety of analysis methods when solving circuit calculations. The student is able to apply voltage and power source models to describe real electrical sources. The student is able to solve the AC components, triangles and coefficients. The student is able to describe in a versatile way the characteristics and applications of the basic components of electrical engineering in electrical systems and understands the main aspects of the behavior of components as load on an alternating current circuit.

Assessment scale

0-5