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Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering 1
Fundamentals in Electrical Engineering 1

Type of course:

• Lecture + exercise + tutorial

Content:

• Units, equations and basic concepts

  Systems of units, notation of equations,

  Electric charge, electric current, electric voltage, electric resistance, Ohm's law, energy and power.

• Calculating currents and voltages in electrical networks

  Ohm's law, temperature dependence

  Node rule: Kirchhoff's first law, circulation rule: Kirchhoff's second law

  Technical versions of resistors, series connection of resistors, voltage dividers, parallel connection of resistors, current dividers, group circuits of resistors, bridge balancing, circuit symmetry

  Current and voltage measurement, measuring range extension: current measurement, measuring range extension: voltage measurement, measured value correction

  Linear two-terminals, counter arrow systems, voltage sources, linearity, source substitute two-terminals, equivalence of two-terminals, power at two-terminals, power matching, non-linear two-terminals

  The superposition theorem, star-delta transformation, circulation and node analysis.

• Electrostatic fields

  Scalar and vector field quantities, electric field strength and the potential function, excitation of the electric field, line and surface integrals, Gauss's electric theorem.

  Potential function of special charge distributions, influence effects, capacitance, special methods of field calculation, energy and forces, calculation of capacitors.

  Conditions at interfaces, capacitor circuits.

• Stationary electric flow fields

  Basic laws and their equivalents, methods for calculating resistances, application to earthing problems, conditions at interfaces, comparison with behavior in dielectrics.

Target group:

• Undergraduate students of electrical engineering, mechatronics, industrial engineering and vocational education (1st semester)

Scope:

• 4 SWS lecture, 2 SWS tutorial, 2 SWS tutorial, 9 CP

Dates:

• The lecture takes place in the winter semester

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

Proof of performance:

• Written exam: duration 120 minutes
• Resources: Formulary provided, simple scientific calculator

Lecturer:

• Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Kohlhepp
• Dr.-Ing. Oliver Haas

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