Engineering Circuits unit (KAA112)

Introduction

The unit presents a fundamental introduction to electrical circuits and is the first unit to cover this material for all engineers. It covers basic concepts used in the study of electricity and circuits, including the fundamental laws of electrical phenomena, and methods for the analysis of circuits based on the underlying physics and mathematical models. The circuit theorems are studied and applied to solve circuits containing resistors, capacitors and inductors. The unit covers transient and DC/AC circuits, including AC power analysis, three-phase circuits, frequency response and phasors. This unit is considered to be essential for all engineering students and forms the basis for many second, third and fourth year units. The unit assesses students through formal examination and the completion of a report on the practical work performed during the semester. After completing the unit, the student will be able to analyse a circuit containing single phase or three phase AC sources, as well as where transient and DC sources are present. The unit provides the student with the opportunity to become familiar with the safe operation and efficient use of electrical/electronic testing equipment.

Summary

Unit name	Engineering Circuits
Unit code	KAA112
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering Sciences and Engineering Office
Discipline	National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics|Engineering
Coordinator	Associate Professor Evan Franklin
Available as an elective?	No
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Introductory

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Describe fundamental electrical and electromagnetic quantities and passive electronic components.
• Analyse and compute the currents and potential differences in DC circuits with independent and dependent sources using mesh and nodal analysis, and equivalent circuit.
• Analyse the transient behaviour of RC, RL and RLC circuits using linear ordinary differential equations of first and second order.
• Analyse and optimise multi-phase multi-frequency steady state AC circuits with complex loads.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

KMA152 or JEE103

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

ENG104|JEE114

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week, 4 x 3 hour lab sessions throughout semester
Assessment	Fortnightly online quizzes (10%)|Semester test 1 (15%)|Semester test 2 (15%)|Practical laboratories (20%)|Exam (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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