ENGR 271 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB I

Required course for majors in chemical, civil, electrical, environmental and industrial specialties.

Catalog Description:

Introduction to laboratory instrumentation, measurement techniques, and

electrical circuit elements. Laboratory experiments to support the introduction

to DC circuit analysis, Kirchoff's laws, network theorms, transient analysis, phasor

and AC circuits analysis. Digital computer analysis of electrical circuits using

such tools as PSPICE. Fall and summer semesters. Laboratory 3 hours, Corequisite:

ENGR 270.

Corequisite:

ENGR 270.

Textbook/References:

Electronic Circuits 1 Lab Manual

Electric Circuits, with Introduction to PSPICE Manual using OrCad 9.1 by James W. Nilsson. Addison Wesley, 6th Edition, 1996.

Course Objectives: (numbers in brackets indicate the relationship to engineering program outcomes)

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. perform fundamental measurements on electrical circuits (3)

2. use basic electrical laboratory instrumentation (3)

3. predict and verify laboratory results using PSPICE (1, 2)

4. and write complete technical reports (5)

Upon completion of this course, the student should know:

1. sound principles of electrical laboratory measurements (3)

2. basics of electronic circuit instrumentation, including: (3)

a) multimeters,

b) power supplies,

c) function generators,

e) and oscilloscopes,

3. format and content requirements for complete technical reporting (5)

Class/Laboratory Schedule:

Laboratory one time per week at 150 minutes per class.

Topics Covered:

1. Introduction and Orientation

2. Laboratory Instruments and Measurements

3. Use of the Oscilloscope

4. Holiday

5. Kirchoff’s Laws - Report Writing

6. PSPICE - Circuit Analysis Software

7. Network Theorems and the OP Amp

8. Network Theorems and the OP Amp (cont.) (Unsupervised Laboratory Period)

9. Network Theorems and the OP Amp (cont.)

10. First Order Step Response

11. Electrical Elements & Networks - AC Response

12. Electrical Elements & Networks - AC Response (cont.)

13. Laboratory Report Binder Due

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 1 credit hour laboratory course in engineering sciences.

Relationship of course to program outcomes

This course supports engineering outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Prepared by: Dr. Virgil Thomason