ETP1

Name:

Electrical engineering practical course 1
Laboratory Basic Electrical Engineering I

Type of course:

Practical course

Content:

• DC voltage networks:

  • Unloaded and loaded voltage divider
  • Variable load of a voltage source (with the concept of power matching)
  • Variable load on a current source
  • Bridge circuit
  • Symmetry in a DC voltage network

• Current/voltage characteristics

  • Characteristic curve of a rectifier diode
  • Dynamic behavior of a rectifier diode
  • Characteristic curve of a Zener diode
  • Characteristic curve of a photodiode with different irradiation

• Photovoltaics

  • Characteristic curves of a diode and a diode band
  • Principle of a solar simulator
  • Characteristic curve of a solar module (current, voltage, power)
  • Characteristic curve of a solar module with different irradiance levels
  • Temperature influence on the characteristic curve of a solar module

• Transistor

  • Recording the characteristic field of a bipolar transistor
  • Input characteristic
  • Current amplification characteristic
  • Output characteristic
  • Structure of an LF amplifier
  • Operating point, dynamic input and output resistance, slope

• Measurement of the relative permittivity and dissipation factor of insulating materials or dielectrics

  • Determining the missing capacitance of the plate capacitor filled exclusively with air
  • Determining the relative permittivity of different dielectrics
  • Determining the frequency dependence of the relative permittivity for two different dielectrics
  • Specification of different capacitors

• RLC networks

  • Resistance R at alternating voltage (time and pointer diagram)
  • Coil L and capacitance C at AC voltage (time and pointer diagram)
  • Investigation of RC elements: Integrating/differentiating element - low-pass and high-pass in the time and frequency domain
  • RLC series resonant circuit
  • Bandpass and bandstop

Target group:

• Students of electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering and vocational education
  in the foundation course (1st - 2nd semester)

Scope:

• 2 SWS practical course (6 laboratory days), 2 CP as part of the module Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1

Dates:

• The practical course runs over two semesters. It usually starts in the winter semester. It is possible to start later.

Documents:

• L. Brabetz, O. Haas, C. Koppe: Grundgebiete der Elektrotechnik 1, 13th edition, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, ISBN 978-3-11-063154-8
• L. Brabetz, O. Haas, C. Koppe: Grundgebiete der Elektrotechnik 2, 13th edition, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, ISBN 978-3-11-063160-9
• O. Haas, C. Spieker: Workbook Electrical Engineering 1, 2nd edition, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, ISBN 978-3-11-067248-0
• O. Haas, C. Spieker: Workbook Electrical Engineering 2, 2nd edition, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, ISBN 978-3-11-067252-7
• Albach, Manfred; Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, Vol. I and II, Pearson Studium, Munich 2004. ISBN 3-8273-7106-6
• Experiment scripts, group allocation, schedule

Proof of performance:

• One technical discussion per experiment: duration approx. 15 minutes
• One paper per experiment and group

Lecturer:

• Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Schneider

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