Course Introduction

Course info
Syllabus: please read it!
ECE-311 Circuit Analysis II, 4 credits
Coreq: Math-266, Prereq: EE-206 with a grade of C or better
Lecture: MWF 8:00-8:50am in ECE 123
Lab: Th 8:00-9:50am (1), 10:00-11:50am (2), 12:00-1:50pm (3), 2:00-3:50pm (4) in ECE-235

Instructor
Cristinel Ababei, cristinel.ababei(at)ndsu.edu
Ph: 701-231-7617
Office: ECE-101F
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday 9:00-10:00am or by appointment

Bulletin description
Analysis of single-phase and three-phase circuits. Laplace transforms in circuit analysis. Fourier series. Two-port networks.

Textbook
Hayt, Kemmerly, and Durbin, Engineering Circuit Analysis, seventh edition, 2007.

Course objectives
The overall course objective is to teach electrical and computer engineering students fundamental concepts and methods of single-phase and three-phase circuits. Specific objectives include the following:
1. Analyze ac (alternating current) circuits containing resistors, inductors, capacitors, transformers, and both independent and dependent electrical sources to determine current, voltage, power, and energy values.
2. Utilize Laplace transforms for circuit analysis.
3. Analyze periodic inputs using Fourier transforms.
4. Determine the frequency response of a given circuit.
5. Draw Bode plots and interpret them.
6. Design simple electrical filters that satisfy specific functional requirements.
7. Characterize linear networks with two-port parameters.
8. Simulate linear electric circuits and measure their properties.
9. Conduct laboratory experiments to confirm the analysis done in the class.
10. Prepare informative and organized lab reports that describe the methodologies employed, the results obtained, and the conclusions made in a laboratory experiment.

Grading
-- Grade breakdown: A = [90-100], B = [80-90), C = [70-80), D = [60-70).
-- Final grade components:
    - Exam 1,2,3: 15%,15%,15%
    - Final exam (comprehensive): 25%
    - Homework (includes labs also): 20%
    - Quizzes: 10%

Lectures

Week 1 - AC power
Week 2 - Power and impedance; Max power transfer
Week 3 - Complex power; Power factor correction; Examples
Week 4 - Complex frequency and the Laplace transform; Laplace transform; Basic theorems for Laplace transform
Week 5 - Inverse Laplace transform; Inverse Laplace transform 2; Examples
Week 6 - Circuit analysis in the s-domain
Week 7 - Nodal and mesh analysis in the s-domain; Examples
Week 8 - Source transformations; Examples; Convolution
Week 9 - The complex frequency plane; The natural response using H(s)
Week 10 - Examples; Supplemental info
Week 11 - Frequency response; Parallel resonance;
Week 12 - Bode diagrams; Transfer function building blocks; Examples1; Supplemental info; Examples2; Examples3
Week 13 - Functions with complex conjugate pair
Week 14 - Examples; Two port networks
Week 15 - The hybrid h parameters; The a parameters
Week 16 - Fourier analysis techniques; The Fourier transform

Labs

Lab-syllabus: please read it!

Schedule of labs (subject to change during the term)

Week	Date	Topic	Assignment
1	Jan 9-13	No lab in the first week
2	Jan 16-20	Learning how to use LTSpice simulator	Lab1 - simulation
3	Jan 23-27	Filter synthesis	Lab2 - experiment
4	Jan 30 - Feb 3	Impedance 1: phasor relationships	Lab3 - experiment
5	Feb 6-10	Impedance 2: input/output impedance and active circuits	Lab4 - experiment
6	Feb 13-17	Power 1: ac power calculations and maximum power transfer	Lab5 - experiment
7	Feb 20-24	Power 2: power-factor correction	Lab6 - experiment
8	Feb 27 - Mar 2	Matlab-aided analysis	Lab7 - simulation
9	Mar 5-9	Transfer functions	Lab8 - experiment
	Mar 12-16	Spring break (no classes, no labs)
10	Mar 19-23	Series and parallel resonance 1: simulation	Lab9 - simulation
11	Mar 26-30	Series and parallel resonance 2: experiments	Lab10 - experiment
12	Apr 2-6	Multi-stage RC low-pass filters	Lab11 - experiment (Supplemental lab material; this is optional to read/do)
13	Apr 9-13	RLC band-pass filters	Lab12 - experiment (Supplemental lab material; this is optional to read/do)
14	Apr 16-20	Two-port network characterization	Lab13 - experiment
15	Apr 23-27	Transformers	Lab14 - experiment
16	Apr 30 - May 4	This is the "make-up week"

Notes
-- All labs must be completed and lab reports turned in or you automatically will fail ECE-311!

*Credits: these labs may contain parts and/or modified versions of different labs developed at NDSU (prof. Bapeswara Rao and prof. Jacob Glower), University of Nebraska Lincoln, Clemson University, University of California Berkeley, San Francisco State University, Western Michigan University, University of Central Florida, and others.

Lab Materials

Lab and Safety rules
Lab station information
Oscilloscope: Data Sheet, User's Guide
Multimeter: Data Sheet, User's Manual, General Info
Function generator: Data Sheet, User's Manual
SPICE info
-- LTWiki, http://denethor.wlu.ca/ltspice
-- SPICE variations
MATLAB info
-- MATLAB for electrical circuits (UPENN)

Homework

Homework 1 - Assigned on Fri. 1.20.12, Due on Mon. 1.30.12.
4, 5 (p. 447), 11, 13 (p. 448), 17 (p. 449), 20 (p. 450), 42 (p. 453)
Homework 2 - Assigned on Wed. 2.1.12, Due on Wed. 2.8.12.
21, 22 (p. 450), 46 (p. 454), 49 (p. 455), 9, 10 (p. 565), 24, 29, 33, 34 (p. 567)
Homework 3 - Assigned on Thu. 2.9.12, Due on Wed. 2.15.12.
31, 32, 37 (p. 567), 44 (p. 568), 52, 59 (p. 569)
Homework 4 - Assigned on Wed. 2.15.12, Due on Wed. 2.22.12.
38(w/o part d), 39, 40(w/o part d), 41, 42, 43, 45 (p. 568)
Homework 5 - Assigned on Thu. 2.23.12, Due on Wed. 2.29.12.
5, 6 (p. 617), 11, 12 (p. 618)
Homework 6 - Assigned on Fri. 3.2.12, Due on Fri. 3.9.12.
15, 19 (p. 619), 28 (p. 621), 37 (p. 622), 43, 47 (p. 623)
Homework 7 - Assigned on Mon. 3.26.12, Due on Mon. 4.2.12.
32 (p. 622), 59, 60 (p. 625), 30, 31 (p. 684), 36 (p. 685)
Homework 8 - Assigned on Fri. 4.13.12, Due on Mon. 4.23.12.
Part 1: 55, 56, 57 (p. 688), 60 (p. 689)
Part 2: Write a short report on Section 16.7 from textbook.
Homework 9 - Assigned on Wed. 4.25.12, Due on Wed. 5.2.12.
11 (p. 727), 31 (p. 731), 39 (p. 732), 45 (p. 733)