Undergraduate Course: Analogue Circuits 2 (ELEE08016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces theoretical and practical concepts in analogue circuit design. The role of feedback in active circuits is emphasised and illustrated with reference to operational amplifiers. It is shown how to design simple, but practical, transistor amplifiers to a given specification. Bode plots are introduced and applied to the frequency compensation of op-amps and the analysis and design of first order active filters. An important aim of the course is to provide the theoretical background for circuit design and then to verify this through simulation using software tools such as SPICE. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Some basic knowledge of Electronics, e.g. Ohm's Law, nodal analysis, simple AC theory. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 21,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
65 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 1.5 Hour written Exam - Worth 70% of Final Mark
30% coursework |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Analogue Circuits 2 | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Analogue Circuits 2 | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Use appropriate circuit models of the amplifier and feedback network to carry out calculations involving open loop gain, closed loop gain, input and output resistance.
- Design, test and verify an amplifier circuit to a given specification using simulation software such as Spice
- Explain how oscillation can occur due to phase shift in feedback amplifiers and calculate the required frequency of the dominant pole to stabilise a feedback amplifier.
- Analyse circuits using classical steady-state techniques.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Analogue,electronic,transistor,operational amplifier,design |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Laurenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5579
Email: Dave.Laurenson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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