Electrical Engineering Program and its Options

1. Electrical Engineering Program and its Options Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering February 2011 By Dr. AnjaliAgarwal, FYPD, ECE

2. General Information • 120 credit program with a degree of Beng • Meets the criteria of the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) – qualified for membership in the Ordre des ingenieurs du Quebec (OIQ) • 30.5 credits taken up by Engineering Core (courses required of all Engineering students) • physics, calculus, modelling, computer programming, technical writing, ethics and professionalism. • 59.5 credits taken up by Electrical Engineering Core (courses compulsory of all Electrical Engineering students) • basics of electrical engineering. • Specializations: introductory courses • Introduction to design in project courses. • 30 credits for Technical Electives or Options

3. Electrical Engineering Core

4. Electrical Engineering Core

5. Technical Electives or Options • Options is a package of courses in a particular area • Options are useful to prospective students to see certain areas which are important and going forward and our program provides specialized training in them • Helps students customize their degrees to their own interests • Options for Electrical Engineering: • Telecommunications • Electronics/VLSI • Power and Renewable Energy • Avionics and Control • or No Option

6. Telecommunications Option • Canada is a World Leader in Telecommunications • Analysis and design of Wired and Wireless Communication Systems • Includes digital communications, digital signal processing for data transmission and storage, antennas for wireless applications, multimedia communication over Internet • contributes to many application areas • Wireless communication (Cell phones/smart phones/Bluetooth) • Wired Communication (Internet, Home Network) • Voice over IP, Streaming, Interactive traffic • Satellite communications

7. Cell phone users

8. Internet users

9. Telecommunication Option • Option consists of the Electrical Engineering Core plus: • Digital Signal Processing • Digital Communications • Telecommunication Networks • 20 credits of free electives: • Optical Devices for High‑Speed Communications • Microwave Engineering • Antennas • Design of Wireless RF Systems • Wireless Communications • Networks Security and Management • Introduction to Optical Communication Systems • Advanced Telecommunication Networks

10. Application Example • Interconnecting computer and peripherals, handheld devices, PDAs, cell phones • Embedded in other devices • Data, Voice and Video transmission One of the first modules (Ericsson).

11. fixed network HLR GMSC NSS with OSS VLR MSC VLR MSC BSC BSC RSS

12. Another Example (VoIP)

13. Possible destinations for grads of Telecom option Advantech Alcatel Bell Canada all Cable Companies Cisco Dialogic Corporation Ericsson Canada Motorola Nortel Networks Rogers Communications Telus Corporation Ultra Electronics Videotron

14. Electronics/VLSI Option • Analysis and design of electronics systems using discrete elements, integrated circuits, including “Very-Large-Scale Integration” (VLSI) • Includes digital systems such as computer hardware as well as analog systems such as a radio receiver. • Engineers make system level design choices, design schematics and layouts. • Traditional area of Electrical Eng, which contributes to many application areas • Computer hardware • Wireless communication (Cell phones/smart phones) • Consumer electronics (DVD/Audio) • Aviation systems • Medical imaging • Automotive systems

15. Electronics/VLSI Option • Option consists of the Electrical Engineering Core plus: • Electronics II • Digital Electronics • VLSI Design I • 18.5 credits of free electives: • Digital System Design II • Solid State Devices • Introduction to Analog VLSI • Design of Integrated Circuit Components • VLSI Process Technology • Optical Devices for High‑Speed Communications • Power Electronics • Modern Analog Filter Design • Digital Signal Processing

16. Layout example Control Shift Reg. Dividers and buffers Buffer 10 sub-VCOs 40 µm 45 µm

17. Test chip examples

18. Possible destinations for grads of Electronics/VLSI option IBM IDT LSI Logic Matrox Motorola Nortel Networks PMC Sierra ST Microelectronics Ciena Cisco CMC Electronics Comdev Dalsa EMS Technologies Gennum Agilent Technologies ALCATEL Altera AMD ANRAD Bombardier CAE Inc.

19. Power and Renewable Energy Option

20. Power Option • Option consists of the Electrical Engineering Core plus: • Power Electronics • Renewable Energy Systems • Controlled Electric Drives • Linear Systems • 16.5 credits of free electives: • Electrical Power Equipment • Electrical Power Systems • Control of Electrical Power Conversion Systems • Behaviour of Power Systems • Electromechanical Energy Conversion Systems

21. Power Institute Partners • Hydro Quebec • Concordia University • Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal • ETS • Laval University • McGill University • Sherbrooke University

22. Motivation for Renewable Energy Education Breakdown of N. America Oil Usage By Sector, 2010

23. Vehicle EV Supply Equipment (Power Electronics) Wiring in garage or carport Electrical service Renewable Energy and Advanced Transportation

24. Renewable Energy and Advanced Transportation

25. Renewable Energy and Advanced Transportation • Montreal Bus Route • 139 Pie-IX • Motor Drives

26. Renewable Energy and Advanced Transportation • Electric Bike • (E-Bike) • Motor Drives

27. Renewable Energy and Power Electronics Solar-Battery Hybrid Rowboat Atlantic Rowing Challenge

28. Job Placements for Our Graduates Bombardier Aerospace Bombardier Transportation CAE Inc. Canadian Space Agency TM4 Transport Canada Infolytica Corp. Chrysler Canada Honeywell Hydro-Québec Pratt and Whitney Canada SNC-Lavalin ST Microelectronics Natural Resources Canada Electrovaya

29. Avionics and Control Option • Avionics systems are highly interconnected complex systems requiring specialized expertise • High demand in Montreal’s aerospace industry for engineers having a systems perspective of an aircraft • Mechanical systems being replaced with Electrical/Computer systems • Concordia’s recognized leadership in flight control, avionics and aerospace in terms of teaching and research (first university in Montreal to have a flight simulator, first university in Canada to have an Institute for Aerospace Innovation - CIADI - placing undergraduate students in industrial stages) • Includes Flight Control System, Reliability, safety and maintainability, Integration, validation and verification of the requirements

30. Avionics and Control Option • Option consists of the Electrical Engineering Core plus: • Flight Control Systems • Avionic Navigation Systems • Real-time Computer Control Systems • Standards, Regulations and Certifications • Integration of Avionic Systems • 14.0 credits of free electives

31. Flight Simulation Beechcraft 200 Simulator Courtesy of Mechtronix

32. Possible destinations for grads of Avionics and Control option Canadian Space Agency Bell Holicopter Textron Bombardier CAE Inc. CMC Electronics/Esterline CS Canada Communication & System Dassault Systems Heroux-Devtek L-3 MAS Mannarino Systems and Software Marinvent Corporation MDA Corporation Pratt & Whitney Canada Rockwell Collins Thales Avionics

33. No Option selection • Option consists of the Electrical Engineering Core plus 30 credits from Electrical Engineering Elective list, from the topics of: • Communications and Signal Processing • Computer Systems • Electronics/VLSI • Power • Control Systems and Avionics • Waves and Electromagnetics