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 builds on the Electro-magnetics material taught in third year and aims to introduce the student to design techniques used for RF and microwave frequencies. Overall it is intended to give students an appreciation and insight into RF and microwave design addressing antenna systems and offer important components in RF systems. |
| Course description |
Introduction
- Antenna Systems
- RF Circuits
- Key Parameters
- Design Challenges
- Advanced Systems
- Examples
- Design Techniques and Tools
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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
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain how electro-magnetic radiation arises from conductors
- describe the nature of the electro-magnetic field around a conductor
- explain what is meant by "near" and "far" electro-magnetic fields
- use S-parameters to analyse multi-port networks at RF and microwave frequencies
- perform simple RF system 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,Radio Frequency,RF |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tughrul Arslan
Tel: (0131 6)50 5592
Email: T.Arslan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Megan Inch-Kellingray
Tel: (0131 6)51 7079
Email: M.Inch@ed.ac.uk |
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