Maricopa Community Colleges  ELE114   19926-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/26/92
ELE114 19926-99999 LEC
LAB
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AC Circuit Analysis
Alternating Current (AC) circuits containing resistance and reactance. Detailed coverage of AC circuit parameters, including theorems, impedance matching, and resonance. Prerequisites: ELE113.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ELE114   19926-99999 AC Circuit Analysis
1. Explain principles of electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction. (I)
2. Determine the frequency and calculate the peak, peak-to-peak, and RMS values of a sine wave. (II)
3. Calculate voltages and currents using phasors. (III)
4. Calculate equivalent capacitance of capacitors connected in series and parallel. (IV)
5. Analyze the transient behavior of simple series RC and RL circuits. (IV, V)
6. Calculate inductive and capacitive reactances. (IV, V)
7. Calculate equivalent inductance if inductors connected in series and parallel. (V)
8. Analyze the ideal transformer in terms of voltage, current, and impedance. (VI)
9. Calculate voltages and currents for series, parallel, and series-parallel AC circuits using the concepts of impedance and admittance. (VII, VIII, IX)
10. Construct RC, RL, and RLC networks; measure currents and voltages using the appropriate test equipment. (VII, VIII, IX)
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ELE114   19926-99999 AC Circuit Analysis
    I. Magnetism and Electromagnetism
        A. Electromagnetism
        B. Electromagnetic Induction
      II. Introduction to Alternating Current and Voltage
          A. The Sine Wave
          B. Nonmsinusoidal Waveforms
        III. Phasors and Complex Numbers
            A. Rectangular and Polar Forms
            B. Phasor Arithmetic
          IV. Capacitance
              A. Definition and Physical Properties
              B. Circuit Configurations and Total Capacitance
              C. Transient Response of RC Circuits
              D. Capacitance in AC circuits
            V. Inductance
                A. Definition and Physical Properties
                B. Circuit Configurations and Total Inductance
                C. Transient Response of RL Circuits
                D. Inductance in AC Circuits
              VI. Transformers
                  A. Basic Transformers
                  B. Step-up/Step-down
                  C. Loading and Reflected Load
                  D. Impedance Matching
                VII. RC Circuits
                    A. Approved Circuits Configurations and Total Impedance
                    B. Power in RC Circuits
                  VIII. RL Circuits
                      A. Circuit Configurations and Total Impedance
                      B. Power in RL Circuits
                    IX. RLC Circuits
                        A. Circuit Configurations and Total Impedance
                        B. Power in RLC Circuits
                        C. Resonance
                        D. Filters
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