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ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits

Explore electrical engineering concepts like power systems, generators, power lines, and grid management in this introductory course. Learn about control systems, computer systems, signal processing, communication systems, sensors, and electromagnetics. Discover applications in smart cars, smart homes, biomedical engineering, and airplanes. Familiarize yourself with electric effects, circuit elements, and power calculations using standardized units and prefixes.

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ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits

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  1. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits Lecture 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Circuit Variables

  2. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Power Systems (Classical ECE) • Generators: nuclear, hydro (water), thermal (coal,gas) • Power Lines: transmission lines, distribution • Grid System and Managment: efficient distribution of electric power, redundancy to avoid black outs • ECE 4900 (Power Systems (?)) by Dr. Larry Zeng

  3. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Control Systems • Regulate and control processes • Control what? temperature (thermostat), pressure, flow rate (oil refinery), fuel-air mixture in cars, motors, doors, switches (everywhere), autopilot, sprinkler system and irrigation system • ECE 4100 (Control Systems) by Dr. Larry Zeng

  4. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Computer Systems • Computing: Pocket calculators, computers, supercomputers, embedded processors • Processors: Central Processing Unit (CPU), Microcontroller unit (MCU), Digital Signal Processor (DSP) • ECE 3610 (Digital Systems), ECE 3710 (Embedded Systems), ECE 4710 (Real-Time Systems) by Dr. Fon Brown

  5. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Signal Processing • Transform electric signals into information: process data from satellites, CT scanners, MRI, smart phones • ECE 3210 (Signals and Systems), ECE 4210 (Digital Signal Processing) by Dr. Larry Zeng

  6. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Communication Systems • Generate, transmit and distribute information: radio, cell phones/smart phones, satellite communication systems, radio telescopes, wireless communication • ECE 3110 (Microelectronics I), ECE 3120 (Microelectronics II) by Dr. Justin Jackson, ECE 4410 (Communication Circuits and Systems) by Dr. Chris Trampel

  7. ECE 1270: Introduction to Electric Circuits • Overview of Electrical Engineering • Sensors and Sensor electronics: gather data to be processed later • Electromagnetics: classical study of electrostatics (capacitors), magnetostatics (inductors) and Maxwell’s equations

  8. Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field Smart Cars and Autonomous Driving

  9. Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field Smart Homes and Energy Efficiency

  10. Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field Biomedical Engineering and Health Improvement Ref: STMicroelectronics

  11. Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field Airplanes and Safety

  12. Common SI Units TABLE 1.2 Derived Units in SI

  13. Power of Ten TABLE 1.3 Standardized Prefixes to SignifyPowers of 10

  14. Electric Effects: Voltage and Current Positive Charge Negative Charge Voltage is due to separation of Charge=Electric Force Current is due to motion of Charge=Electric Flow

  15. Figure 1.5 An ideal basic circuit element

  16. Passive Sign Convention + i - • Current flows from positive terminal to negative terminal (positive charge moves from positive to negative)It can be a Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor or in general any circuit element

  17. Assessment Problem 1.4

  18. Figure 1.6 Power

  19. Problem 1.15

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