
- UCAS course code
- HH63
- UCAS institution code
- M20
BEng Mechatronic Engineering with Industrial Experience / Course details
Year of entry: 2021
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Course unit details:
Electronic Circuit Design II
Unit code | EEEN20025 |
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Credit rating | 10 |
Unit level | Level 2 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Offered by | Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This unit will cover the following:
(1) Fundamental concepts
(2) Ideal linear op-amp circuits, such as inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier, summing amplifier, instrumentation amplifier, Wheatstone bridge
(3) Phase-sensitive demodulation (lab)
(4) Non-ideal linear op-amp circuits, such as voltage follower, inverting amplifier, non-inverting amplifier
(5) Static limitations of op-amp circuits, such as bias current, offset current, offset voltage
(6) Dynamic limitations of op-amp circuits
(7) Non-linear op-amp circuits
(8) Filter design, such as low-pass (including 2nd order Butterworth low-pass), high-pass, band-pass, notch and all-pass filters
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Electronic Circuit Design I | EEEN10029 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The course unit aims to:
- To understand fundamental electronic circuits for engineering applications.
- To gain ability of analysing and designing electronic circuits.
- To gain practical skills by building and testing electronic circuits in lab, using real electronic components.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Understand common analogue circuits
- Knowledge of analysing electronic circuits in time and frequency domains
Intellectual Skills:
- Application of analytical approaches in time and frequency domains to simple linear and non-linear circuits
- Select component types and values in common circuit configurations
Practical Skills:
- Assembly electronic circuits using real components
- Test electronic circuits on bread-board
- Analyse the measurement results from the circuits.
Transferable skills and personal qualities:
- Problem solving
- Group working
- Report writing
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Other | 80% |
Written exam | 20% |
Written Examination:
Four questions, answer all questions
Duration: 2 hours
Calculators are permitted
This examination forms 80% of the unit assessment
Coursework:
Two laboratory sessions
Laboratory duration: 6 hours
Each lab session is assessed by 2% attendance and 2% performance
All students must attend all lab sessions. Otherwise, his/her report will not be marked.
Laboratory assessments are weighted 20%
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Lectures | 22 |
Practical classes & workshops | 6 |
Tutorials | 2 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 70 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Wuliang Yin | Unit coordinator |