Applied Electricity II

Students will be able to: 1. differentiate between various d.c. and a.c. machines; 2. explain the principles of operation of machines; 3. explain the operation of basic semiconductor devices and their basic applications; and 4. explain the principle of operation of communication systems with examples.

Basic machines – DC, synchronous alternators, transformers, equivalent circuits. Three- phase balanced circuits, PN junction diode, BJTs, FETs, thyristors, communications fundamentals, introduction of TV, Radio, Telephone systems. EEE 204 Electrical Engineering Materials (3 Units C: LH 45) Learning Outcomes Students will be able to: 1. discuss electron conduction mechanisms in semiconductors; 2. explain transport phenomena in semiconductors; and 3. describe semiconductors device fabrication techniques. Course contents Free electron motion in static electric and magnetic fields, electronic structure of matter, conductivity in crystalline solids. Theory of energy bands in conductors, insulators and semiconductors: electrons in metals and electron emissions; carriers and transport phenomena in semiconductors, characteristics of some electron and resistors, diodes, transistors, photo cell and light emitting diode. Elementary discrete devices fabrication techniques and IC technology. 300 Level