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ELT 384 - Electronic Circuit Analysis Lab

Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 4
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
Basic experiments in circuit analysis including familiarization with basic test instruments, series and parallel circuits (using resistors, batteries, and power supplies), and applications of electrical laws and theorems.
Corequisite: ELT 383  
Competencies
  1. Evaluate the basic usage of the test equipment
  2. Properly use electronic test equipment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of how to properly and safely hookup circuits and test equipment
  4. Evaluate the applications of various test equipment
  5. Construct basic series-parallel circuits
  6. Use breadboards to build various types of circuits
  7. Measure current, voltage, and resistance in series, parallel and series-parallel circuits
  8. Analyze basic series parallel circuits
  9. Evaluate the differences between the theoretical and actual operation of circuits
  10. Analyze resistive and reactive networks
    1. Calculate resistor values using color codes and measurements
    2. Determine values for unknown resistances, capacitances, and inductances
    3. Size resistors for power levels
    4. Evaluate Wheatstone bridge configurations
  11. Analyze basic meter technology
  12. Design and build various meter functions
  13. Take measurements with various types of meters
  14. Evaluate meter loading effects
  15. Analyze current and voltage
    1. Evaluate the effects of opens and shorts in circuits
    2. Evaluate voltage at different references
  16. Measure phase relationships in the following
    1. Resistive
    2. Inductive circuits 
  17. Verify time constant relationships in AC circuits
    1. Measure time constant of R-C circuits
    2. Measure time constant of R-L circuits
  18. Measure time constant of R-C and RL circuits
  19. Verify Transformer operation
  20. Measure primary and secondary voltage
  21. Calculate voltage and turns ratio.
  22. Measure input to output phase relationships



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