One of the best benefits from using this package is that it automatically generates a Word document and/or a PowerPoint presentation.ĬAREERS AND HISTORY of electrical engineering pioneers Since a course in circuit analysis may be a student’s first exposure to electrical engineering, each chapter opens with discussions about how to enhance skills that contribute to successful problem-solving or career-oriented talks on a sub-discipline of electrical engineering.
The actual software package can be downloaded for free from this site. Additional examples can be found at the web site. Appendix F contains a description of how to use the software. It is designed to help the student work through circuit problems in an organized manner following the process on problem-solving discussed in Section 1.8. KCIDE for Circuits is a working software environment developed at Cleveland State University.A number of end-of-chapter problems will aid in understanding how to effectively use MATLAB. A number of examples and practice problems are presented throughout the book in a manner that will allow the student to develop a facility with this powerful tool. MATLAB® is introduced through a tutorial in Appendix E to show its usage in circuit analysis.Additional homework problems at the end of each chapter also provide an opportunity to use PSpice. The special sections contain examples and practice problems using PSpice.
Appendix D serves as a tutorial on PSpice for Windows for readers not familiar with its use.
Rechargeable flashlight battery (Problem 1.11) Cost of operating toaster (Problem 1.25) Potentiometer (Section 2.8) Design a lighting system (Problem 2.61) Reading a voltmeter (Problem 2.66) Controlling speed of a motor (Problem 2.74) Electric pencil sharpener (Problem 2.78) Calculate voltage of transistor (Problem 3.86) Transducer modeling (Problem 4.87) Strain gauge (Problem 4.90) Wheatstone bridge (Problem 4.91) Design a six-bit DAC (Problem 5.83) Instrumentation amplifier (Problem 5.88) Design an analog computer circuit (Example 6.15) Design an op amp circuit (Problem 6.71) Design analog computer to solve differential equation (Problem 6.79) Electric power plant substation-capacitor bank (Problem 6.83) Electronic photo flash unit (Section 7.9) Automobile ignition circuit (Section 7.9) Welding machine (Problem 7.86) Airbag igniter (Problem 8.78) Electrical analog to bodily functions-study of convulsions (Problem 8.82) Electronic sensing device (Problem 9.87) Power transmission system (Problem 9.93) Design a Colpitts oscillator (Problem 10.94) Stereo amplifier circuit (Problem 13.85) Gyrator circuit (Problem 16.69) Calculate number of stations allowable in AM broadcast band (Problem 18.63) Voice signal-Nyquist rate (Problem 18.65)ĬOMPUTER TOOLS promote flexibility and meet ABET requirements
Here is a sampling of the practical applications found in the text: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Each chapter devotes material to practical applications of the concepts covered in Fundamentals of Electric Circuits to help the reader apply the concepts to real-life situations.