SINUSOIDAL ALTERNATING WAVE FORM

• Generation of AC
• Sine wave, frequency period
• Sine wave, voltage and current values

• Given an AC meter reading of sine wave voltage, current, convert to peak to peak value, RMS. and average value.
• Relate frequency and time period for an AC signal.
• Define amplitude, alternation, cycle, wavelength and phase relationship in sine waves.
• Use an oscilloscope to observe AC wave form.

THE BASIC ELEMENTS AND PHASORS:

• E & I phase relations in resistive and reactive circuits
• Inductance, XL.
• Capacitance, XC
• Ohm's Law in AC circuits
• Phase representation if E & I
• Rectangular and Polar forms
• Operator "J"
• Rate of change of current.

• State the AC form of Ohm's Law used with either capacitive or inductive reactance.
• Given two or more inductive or capacitive reactance in series, or parallel specify the effective reactance if the combination.
• Describe the distinction between a vector and a phasor.
• Describe what is meant by: Algebraic solution, Pythagorean addition, Polar coordinates, Rectangular coordinates.
• Demonstrate understanding of complex numbers by converting quantities from Polar form into Rectangular form and vice versa.

SERIES CIRCUITS:

• Impedance of RL, RC, and RLC circuits
• Frequency response

• Write an expression that will permit calculation of the magnitude of an impedance formed by a resistor and either an inductor or a capacitor in series.
• Plot the voltage and current of series R-L or RLC network Vs frequency.

PARALLEL CIRCUITS:

• Admittance of RL, RC, and RLC circuits
• Frequency response
• R-L-C components experiment
• Frequency response of series R-L network

• Given an arbitrary parallel circuit containing variable resistance and reactance, supplied by a variable frequency AC source and supply voltage, analyze the behavior of the parallel circuit when one of the variable parameter is change.
• Plot the voltage and current of a series R-C network versus frequency.

POWER IN AC:

• Power in pure R, L, and C circuit
• Power in RL and RC circuits
• Power factor
• Power factor correction
• Sinusoidal experiment
  

• Discuss the energy flow in and out of pure resistance, pure reactance, and impedance containing reactance and resistance.
• Given the specification of a complex impedance that loads an AC source, calculate the power factor.
• Analyze a network with all there elements, R, L and C
• Verify the voltage divider rule through actual measurements.
• Determine the input impedance using experimental methods

SERIES RESONANCE:

• Effect of frequency change on a series RLC circuit
• Resonance
• (Q) of resonant circuit
• Selectivity

• Given a series circuit containing R, L, and C and supplied by an AC source with variable voltage and frequency, analyze the behavior of the circuit when the frequency is varied.
• Describe the following concepts of resonance curve: (Bandwidth, voltage magnification, selectivity, quality factor Q, resonant frequency, L/C ratio, half power points of the circuit.
• Verify Kirchhoff's current law through actual measurements.

PARALLEL RESONANCE:

• Effect of frequency change on a parallel RLC circuit
• (Q) of resonant circuit
• Selectivity

• Given a parallel resonant circuit, qualitatively specify the character of the impedance at frequencies below resonance, at resonance, and above resonance.
• Given inductive reactance of the coil and its effective resistance, calculate the (Q) of the coil.

MAGNETIC CIRCUITS:

• Magnetic fields
• Magnetic properties
• Magnetic hysteresis
• Electromagnetism
  

• Describe how an electromagnet can be produced.
• Describe the relationship between flux density B and magnetizing force (H).
• Define permeability and its unit, reluctance and its unit, and hysteresis and draw + explain (B - H)

IRON CORE TRANSFORMERS:

• Mutual induction
• Turn ratio
• Impedance transformation
• Effects of loading
• Auto transformers

• Given a total power input to a transformer and the total power delivered to a load, calculate the efficiency of the transformer.
• Demonstrate how the input impedance varies with frequency and validate the relationship between the quality factor of a network and the bandwidth.
• Plot the voltage and source current (constructed) versus frequency.