The University of Texas – Pan American

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ELEE 2321 – Electrical Circuits II

1- Course:
Electrical Engineering
ELEE 2321
Electrical Circuits II

2- Course Designation:
Required

3- Course (catalog) description:

Transient response of networks by Fourier & Laplace transform methods, frequency-
domain techniques and time-domain techniques.

4- Prerequisites
ELEE 2320 and credit for or enrollment in MATH 3349

5- Text:
C K Alexander, M O Sadiku. Fundamentals of electric Circuits, 3rd edition, McGraw
Hill Higher education.

6- Course Learning Outcomes-

Students graduating from this course on Electrical Circuits should demonstrate:

1. familiarity with linear circuit theory and analysis techniques in both the time and
frequency domains;
2. to understand the time response of simple pole and double pole linear systems
3. to use the Bode plot in magnitude and angular form to describe the response
4. to write the equations for 3-phase circuits in delta and wye connections
5. to calculate active, reactive and apparent power in 3-phase circuits
6. to calculate the circuit parameters of 2-port networks,
7. specifically the impedance, admittance, hybrid and transmission parameters
8. to write the nodal and mesh equations using the Laplace transform formulation
9. to understand the meaning of the Laplace transform
10. To write the Laplace transform of the basic signals
11. To use the main properties of the Laplace transform
12. To obtain the inverse Laplace transform using the method of partial expansions
13. To calculate and plot the convolution of two signals
14. To use Fourier series for the analysis of electrical signals
15. To calculate the Fourier coefficients, and obtain them from pSpice simulations

7- Topics Covered
 1- Three phase circuits. Balanced connections. Power in balanced system.
Unbalanced systems, and residential wiring
2- Second order Circuits. Initial & final values. Source free series and parallel RLC.
Step response. General response & applications
3- Frequency response. Transfer functions & the decibel scale. Bode plots.
Resonance. Scaling. pSpice
4- Introduction to the Laplace transform. Definition and Properties. Inverse
Transform. Convolution integral.
5- Applications of the Laplace transform. Network methods and analysis. Transfer
functions, state variables. Applications: network stability
6- Fourier Series. Trigonometric. Symmetry considerations. Circuit applications.
Average power and rms values. Exponential series. pSpice
7- Fourier Transform. Definitions and Properties. Circuit applications. Parseval’s
theorem
8- Two Port Networks. Impedance, admittance, transmission and hybrid parameters.
Interconnection between networks. Applications

8- Class / Laboratory schedule:

Three 50-minute lectures per week, or
Two 75-minute lectures per week

9- Contribution of course to meeting the requirements of Curriculum (Criterion 5)

Engineering Topics – 3 Credit Hours.

10- Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes

1, 3, A4, A6, B1

11- Person(s) who prepared this description and date of preparation

Jaime S Ramos 06/16/08