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ECEG-2121 Course Outline

The document outlines the course 'Fundamentals of Circuits' offered by Addis Ababa University, focusing on electrical and electronic principles in engineering systems. It includes a detailed course outline covering topics such as sinusoidal steady-state analysis, AC power analysis, and circuit theorems, along with evaluation methods. References for the course are also provided, featuring key textbooks in electrical circuit analysis.

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ECEG-2121 Course Outline

The document outlines the course 'Fundamentals of Circuits' offered by Addis Ababa University, focusing on electrical and electronic principles in engineering systems. It includes a detailed course outline covering topics such as sinusoidal steady-state analysis, AC power analysis, and circuit theorems, along with evaluation methods. References for the course are also provided, featuring key textbooks in electrical circuit analysis.

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Addis Ababa University

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course: Fundamentals of Circuits [ECEG-2121]: 6 (4,3,0) AY: 2024/25 II Semester

Course Objective
➢ To enable students to understand and apply underlying electrical and electronic principles in engineering
systems.
Course Outline
5. Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis
1. Introduction ➢ Review of Complex Algebra
➢ Basic Concepts ➢ Sinusoids and Phasors
o System of Units ➢ Impedance and Admittance
o Charge, Coulomb’s Law, Electric Field ➢ Nodal and Mesh Analysis
o Current and Voltage ➢ Superposition theorem
o Power, the Passive Sign Convention, Energy ➢ Source Transformation
o Circuit Elements ➢ Thevenin and Norton Theorem
➢ Basic Laws ➢ Frequency Response and Resonance
o Ohm’s Law 6. AC Power Analysis
o Kirchhoff’s Law ➢ Instantaneous, Average, Reactive and Complex Power
o Nodes, Branches, Loops and Meshes ➢ Maximum Average Power Transfer
o Series Resistors and Voltage Division ➢ Effective or RMS Value
o Parallel Resistors and Current Division ➢ Apparent Power, Power Factor and Power Factor
o Wye (Y) - Delta (∆) Transformation Correction
2. DC Circuit Analysis
➢ Nodal Analysis
➢ Nodal Analysis with Voltage Sources EVALUATION
➢ Mesh Analysis Tests and Assignments (50%),
➢ Mesh Analysis with Current Sources Final Exam (50%)
3. Circuit Theorems
➢ Linearity and Principle of Superposition
➢ Source Transformation
➢ Thevenin’s Theorem
➢ Norton’s Theorem
➢ Maximum Power Transfer
4. Transient Analysis – First and Second Order Circuits
➢ Inductors and Capacitors
➢ Series and Parallel Connection
➢ First Order Circuits
o Source Free RC and RL Circuits
o Step Response of RC and RL Circuits
➢ Second Order Circuits
o Source Free Series RLC and Parallel RLC Circuits
o Step Response of Series and Parallel RLC Circuits

REFERENCES
1. C.K. Alexander & M. N.O. Sadiku, Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 7th Edition, NY, 2021
2. J. D. Irwin and R. M. Nelms, Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis, 12th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, NJ, 2021
3. R. C. Dorf and J. A. Svoboda, Introduction to Electric Circuits, 9th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, NJ, 2013
4. W. H. Hayt, J.E. Kemmerly, and S. M. Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis,10th Edition, McGraw Hill, NY, 2024

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