Electrical and Electronic Systems

1. These slides are designed for use on courses based on the text Electrical and Electronic Systemsby Neil Storey and published by Prentice Hall Electrical and Electronic Systems

2. The slides include many of the figures and equations used within the text, and also suggest a route through the main topics. The slides do not attempt to cover all the material within the book. It is assumed that the lecture material will be adapted to suit the needs of the target audience and that students will be expected to supplement the lectures by individual reading. It is envisaged that the slides will also be used to produce lecture handouts that will represent the main form of documentation for the course. About the Slides

3. To aid and encourage supporting reading the slides include pointers to indicate the relevant section of the book. These pointers take the form of icons at the top of some of the slides (as illustrated above). Where appropriate the slides also point students to appropriate material within the text (such as a worked example) that is not directly covered within the slides. Many lecturers will wish to produce their own slides and will use this material simply as a source for the various figures, graphics and equations. 4.1 About the Slides

4. Lecturers adopting the book as a primary course text may obtain a comprehensive Instructor’s Manual that gives guidance on course preparation and on targeting the material for a particular audience. The Manual also provides fully worked solutions or sample answers to the various end of chapter exercises. Details of how to obtain the Instructor’s Manual are given on the course website at http://www.booksites.net/storey_elec Instructor’s Manual

5. The slides are arranged such that a single set of slides is provided for each chapter of the book. Since the chapters are not of equal length the amount of material within the various sets of slides is not equal. However, in many cases each chapter represents a manageable amount of material for a single lecture and lecturers may wish to adopt this partitioning and deliver one lecture per chapter. Alternatively, lecturers may wish to combine topics within a single lecture, or put more emphasis onto a particular topic by delivering it over more than one session. Partitioning the Material

6. Lecturers will wish to produce some introductory material for use at the start of the course and the following few slides may be useful in this task. They include a list of the topics covered in the slides, which lecturers may wish to edit to remove any topics that they will not be including. The book makes extensive use of circuit simulation as a learning tool and lecturers may wish to discuss the local facilities available to students. For those planning to make use of PSpice a slide is included that includes an image of screen-shots from this software tool, and suggests how students can obtain their own software if they wish. Introductory Material

7. Engineering Systems Basic Electric Circuits and Components Sensors Actuators Signals and Data Transmission Amplification Control and Feedback Operational Amplifiers Digital Systems Sequential Logic Measurement of Voltages and Currents Resistance and DC Circuits Capacitance and Electric Circuits Inductance and Magnetic Fields Course Content

8. Alternating Voltages and Currents Power in AC Circuits Frequency Characteristics of AC Circuits Transient Behaviour Semiconductor Diodes Field-Effect Transistors Bipolar Transistors Power Electronics Electric Motors and Generators Positive Feedback, Oscillators and Stability Digital Components Data Acquisition and Conversion Implementing Digital Systems Course Content

9. If you have your own PC, free simulation software is available. For details of how to get this software. Go to the companion website for the course textbook. Circuit Simulation