Foundations of Electrical Networks

This subject is not offered in 2013.

120 hours.

VCE Physics OR any tertiary level physics subject OR equivalent

AND

AND one of:

AND one of:

Graduate Students

Enrolment in Master of Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics)

None

Knowledge of the following subject is recommended

431-103 Electrical Circuits 1
431-102 Digital Systems 1
431-101 Foundations of Electrical Circuits

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject introduces fundamental modelling techniques for the analysis of systems that involve electrical phenomena. Topics include:

• Electrical phenomena – charge, current, electrical potential, conservation of energy and charge, the generation, storage, transport and dissipation of electrical power, and the use of electrical phenomena for energy distribution, telecommunications and information processing;
• Network models – networks of “flow-drop” one-port elements, Kirchoff’s laws, standard current-voltage models for one-ports (independent sources, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transducers, diodes), analysis of static networks, properties of linear time-invariant (LTI) one-ports and impedance functions, transformers, steady-state (DC and AC) analysis of LTI networks via mesh and node techniques, equivalent circuits, and transient analysis of simple circuits;
• Digital systems – electrical encoding of information and the digital abstraction, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, quantization and resolution, switching algebra, combinational logic networks, digital-data storage and simple sequential logic networks.

This material will be complemented by exposure to software tools for the simulation of electrical and electronic systems and the opportunity to develop basic electrical engineering laboratory skills.

On completing this subject the student should be able to:

• Apply physical principles, fundamental abstractions and modelling techniques in the analysis of electrical and electronic systems;
• Construct and test simple electrical and electronic networks in the laboratory;
• Use software tools to simulate and synthesise simple electrical and electronic circuits.

• One written examination, not exceeding three hours at the end of semester, worth 60% (must pass written exam to pass subject);

• Continuous assessment of project work, assignments and quizzes not exceeding 40 pages in total over the semester, worth 30%

• One mid-semester test(not exceeding 90 minutes), worth 10%.

None

• Electrical Engineering: Principle and Applications (Allan R. Hambley)
• Electric Circuits (James W. Nillson, Susan Riedel)

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:

• Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals
• Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
• Ability to communicate effectively, with the engineering team and with the community at large
• Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
• Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so

This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (new degree only).