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Introduction to Circuit Theory

Code
Φ-271
Level
Undergraduate
Category
B
Teacher
E. Iliopoulos
ECTS
6
Hours
4
Semester
Spring
Display
Yes
Offered
Yes
Goal of the course
The course is intended to second and third year undergraduate students. It is an intensive introduction to the linear electrical circuit theory.
Program
Monday 16:00-18:00, Room 1
Friday 16:00-18:00,Room 1
Syllabus
Simple Circuits: Definitions of circuit elements, Kirchoff’s laws, Linearity and Superposition, Elements of circuits Topology, Operational amplifiers
Analysis Methods of Ohmic Circuits: Nodal analysis, Mesh analysis, Introduction to Duality, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems.
Transient Circuits: Inductance, Capacitance, Step function, RL, RC and RLC circuits
Sinusoidal Analysis: Complex excitations, Phasors, Impedance, Nodal and Mesh analysis for sinusoidal excitations, Thevenin and Norton theorems in phasor space, Phasor diagrams, Frequency response, Average power and RMS values
Complex Frequency: Complex frequency and generalized phasors, Circuit analysis with complex frequencies excitations, Transfer functions, Poles and Zeros, Bode plots.
Fourier Analysis: Periodic excitations and Fourier analyis, Fourier transform, Impulse excitation, Convolution and Time-domain response, Frequency domain response
Laplace transforms: Definition and properties of Laplace transforms, Convolution, Applications of Laplace transforms, Transfer functions and Laplace transforms.
Bibliography
W.H.Hayt, J.E. Kemmerly, S.M. Durbin, “Engineering Circuit Analysis” 7th Ed., McGraw-Hill (2006)
B.N. Margaris, “Electric Circuit Analysis”, Tziola, Thessaloniki (2000) – In Greek
A. Sendra, K.C. Smith, ”Microelectronic Circuits”, 9th Eds, Oxford University Press (2009)
N.A. Balabian, T.A. Bickart, “Electrical Network Theory”, J. Wiley & Sons, NY (1969)