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LCA Chapter 1

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LCA Chapter 1

This document provides an introduction to a linear circuit analysis course, including course details, assessment methods, topics to be covered each week, and introductory concepts such as circuits, current, charge, and units of measurement. The goal of the course is for students to learn circuit analysis techniques to study the behavior of electrical circuits.

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2/22/2024

108126-Linear Circuit Analysis

COURSE INTRODUCTION

Course Information
• Instructor: Dr. Adnan Zafar (Assistant Professor)
– Office: Room No 2, EE Department, Block VI
– Email: [email protected]
• Textbook: “Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis”, by J. David
Irwin and R. Mark Nelms, 11th Edition
• Reference Book: “Fundamentals of Electric Circuits by ”, by
Charles K. Alexander and Matthew N. O. Sadiku, 5th Edition
• Program Learning Outcome: The course is designed so that
students will achieve
– Engineering Knowledge: PLO-01
– Problem Analysis: PLO-02
• Course Learning Outcome: Upon successful completion of
the course, the students will be able to
– Apply Ohms law, KVL, KCL, VDR, CDR and equivalent resister
combinations on electrical circuits
– Analyze different electrical circuits using nodal/mesh analysis
and network theorems
– Analyze first and second order RLC circuits
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Class Instructions

• Be punctual

• No use of cell phones

• No tolerance for proxy in class attendance

• 80% attendance requirement

• Coordinate through CR

• Deadlines are fixed and not flexible

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Assessment

Quizzes (Surprise, Announced) 20%


Assignments 10%
OHT Exams (7 week & 13 Week)
th th 30%
Final Exam (Scheduled Week) 40%

Total 100%

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About the Course

• Starting point of Electrical Engineering


• Fundamental Course
• Purpose of the course
– Analysis of Electrical Circuits
– Study of the behavior of the circuit
– How does it respond to a given input?
– How do the interconnected elements and devices in the
circuit interact?
• Students would be able to analyze different practical linear
circuits by applying different analysis techniques.
• The concept of Network Theorems will allow them to
represent bigger circuits or systems to an equivalent smaller
circuit.
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Course Contents

• Basic Concepts (Week No 1)

• Basic Laws (Week No 2-4)

• Methods of Analysis (Week No 5-7)

• Circuit Theorems (Week No 8-11)

• Capacitors and Inductors (Week No 12-13)

• First and Second Order Circuits (Week No 14-16)

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Introduction

• This chapter introduces the concept of voltage and current.

• The concept of a circuit will be introduced.

• Sources will be introduced.

• These can provide either a specified voltage or current.

• Dependent and independent sources will be discussed.

• Also, a strategy for solving problems will be introduced.

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What is a Circuit?

• An electric circuit is an interconnection of electrical elements.


• It may consist of only two elements or many more:

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ELECTRIC CIRCUIT IS AN INTERCONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

2 TERMINALS COMPONENT The concept of node is extremely


a b important.
We must learn to identify a node
characterized by the NODE
in any shape or form
current through it and
the voltage difference
between terminals
NODE

L
TYPICAL LINEAR
R1 CIRCUIT

R2 vO
vS +
- 
C
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Circuit Analysis POWER AMPLIFIER 9

Units

• When taking measurements,


we must use units to quantify
values

• We use the International


Systems of Units (SI for short)

• Prefixes on SI units allow for


easy relationships between
large and small values

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What is Electric Charge?


• Charge is a basic SI unit, measured in Coulombs (C).
• Counts the number of electrons (or positive charges) present.

• In the lab, one typically sees (pC, nC, or μC).


• Why does electric charge flow?
– Charged particles exert a force on other charged particles.
– This force per unit charge is called an electric field.
– The electric field points away from a positive charge and towards a
negative charge
– Therefore, charges flow because their electric fields exert forces that
push each other.
• Variable: q, Q 108126- Linear Circuit Analysis 11

Current
• The movement of charge is called a current
• Electric current (𝐼) is the quantity of charge (𝑄) that passes
through a given area in a specified time (𝑡).

• The current as a function of time is


𝑑𝑄(𝑡)
𝑖 𝑡 =
𝑑𝑡
• For constant current,
𝑄
𝐼=
𝑡
• Unit is Ampere (A), is one Coulomb/second i.e., C/s
• Variable: i, I
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Calculate Electric Current

• Example No 1: A 1𝑚𝑚 cross section of copper wire is isolated


and 50𝐶 of charge flow through it in 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑠. How much
current flowed through the wire during that time?
𝐼 = 25𝐴 (or 25 𝐶 𝑠)

• Example No 2: A 1𝑚𝑚 cross section of copper wire is isolated.


The charge that flows through the cross section is
𝑄 𝑡 = 4𝑡 + 5
How much current flows through the wire in 6 seconds?
𝐼 = 48𝐴 (or 48 𝐶 𝑠)
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Direction of Current
• Positive current flows from high (+) to low (−).
• Negative current flows from low (−) to high (+).

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