Undergraduate Course: Electromagnetics 4: RF Engineering (ELEE10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course draws heavily on the Electro-magnetics material taught in third year and aims to introduce the student to some of the techniques that are used at RF and microwave frequencies. Overall it is intended to give students an appreciation and insight into the problems of RF and microwave design. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students should be familiar with Maxwell's equations, transmission lines and waveguides. An understanding of the Smith chart to solve transmission line problems is desirable. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2016 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 36,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
59 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% examination |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- After successful completion of this course a student will be able to:
- explain how electro-magnetic radiation arises from conductors carrying high-frequency currents
- describe the nature of the electro-magnetic field around a conductor
- determine the electro-magnetic field strength around a conductor carrying a high frequency current
- explain what is meant by "near" and "far" electro-magnetic fields
- explain the concepts of radiation resistance and radiation fields
- explain the concepts of gain and directivity as applied to antennas
- describe the properties and applications of the half-wave dipole
- explain array antennas
- describe the origins of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) and the means to control it in electronic systems
- use S-parameters to analyse multi-port networks at RF and microwave frequencies
- describe the types of components used at RF and microwave frequencies along with their applications
- perform simple microwave amplifier design.
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Reading List
Recommended:
Electromagnetics with Applications (Fifth Edition), McGraw-Hill, 1999, Daniel Fleisch, John Kraus, ISBN 10: 0072899697 ISBN 13: 9780072899696
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Radio,antenna,microwave |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Flynn
Tel: (0131 6)50 5590
Email: Brian.Flynn@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sharon Potter
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: Sharon.Potter@ed.ac.uk |
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