ELEC127 Fundamentals of Electricity II

This course is the continuation of Fundamentals of Electricity I (ELEC 126), which focused on direct current (DC) fundamentals and magnetism. This course begins with introduction to alternating current (AC) and voltage, and analysis of Capacitors and Inductors in DC and AC circuits. The course proceeds with study of Transformers, RC, RL, and RLC in AC circuits, resonance, and passive filters. Circuit Theorems that were previously introduced in DC circuits, will be used for AC circuits in this course. This includes The Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’ Theorem, Norton’s Theorems, and the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem. It concludes with circuit theorems in AC analysis, and Time Response of Reactive Circuits (RC and RL Integrators and Differentiators). The lab component will include testing, measurement, and troubleshooting of AC electrical circuits. Computer simulation will also be used to make predictions about circuit’s behavior.