Description

Theory
2

Laboratory
2

Instructors

Carlos Felgueiras

Contents

CP1 - Review of basic concepts (1 week).
 

CP2 - Junction Diodes (3 weeks).
The diode models
Circuit analysis with diodes
Examples and applications
 

CP3 - The bipolar transistor (4 weeks)
Physical structure and mode of operation
Most common types - polarization
The transistor as amplifier
 

CP4 - Operational amplifiers (3 weeks)
The ideal operational amplifier
Circuit analysis with operational amplifiers Examples and applications.
 

CP5 - Power electronics systems (2 weeks)
DC/DC and AC/AC conversion
 

CP6 - Programmable | Configurable Analog Electronic Devices (1 week)
Architectures and design tools
Development process
Note: 1 week = 2 hours of theory.

Learning Outcomes

The main objective of this curricular unit is to prepare students to use
electronics to solve multidisciplinary problems that may benefit from the
contribution of this subarea of Electrical Engineering, namely in terms of
devices, circuits and/or analog electronic systems. Thus, in addition to
contributing to SDG 4 (Quality Education), this course aims to provide the
students with knowledge that allows them to address SDG 7 (Affordable and
clean energy, e.g., through solar energy which involves the use of electronic
energy conversion systems) and SDG 11.
At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to apply the acquired
concepts to real cases, once the following objectives have been fulfilled:
OB1 - Identify and understand the behavior of various types of electronic
components, in particular diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers.
OB2 - Be able to analyze analogue electronic circuits of low, medium, and high
complexity.
OB3 - Be able to use an electronic circuit simulator.
OB4 - Show competence in the design of low and medium complexity electronic
circuits.
OB5 - Show skills for experimenting electronic circuits, in a real laboratory
environment (face-to-face | remote), while also fulfilling a set of associated
objectives, such as the preparation of a structured report, among other
objectives associated with laboratory work (Feisel & Rosa, 2005).
L. D. Feisel and A. J. Rosa, "The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate
Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp.
121-130, 2005, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x.