ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT LABORATORY I - ELEN 210

 

Location:  J.B. MOORE HALL-Rm. 321

 

Purpose of the Lab:  This laboratory course is designed to be the experimental companion to ELEN 208 Electrical Circuits I.  The course is intended to enhance the students' understanding of important analytical principles developed in ELEN 208 by engaging them in the real-world application of these principles in the laboratory.  An equally important purpose of the course is to further develop the students' laboratory practice for experimentally testing and evaluating electrical circuits.  It is important that students develop this practice using modern lab equipment similar to that which is used in industry. The laboratory syllabus is a mix of scripted laboratory experiments and mini-projects.  The scripted experiments have been prepared to compliment student study in ELEN 208.  In addition, there is a PSPICE Introduction and two mini-projects; spaced evenly throughout the course.  The mini-projects are open-ended exercises that require students to develop experimental solutions to specified problems.  The mini-projects are problem solving exercises that to varying degrees will involve electrical circuit, construct of a prototype, and testing/evaluation of the prototype. 

 

Equipment/Apparatus:  The following materials and supplies are needed for this laboratory course:

 

·                     A breadboard and power supply

·                     A digital multimeter

·                     A tool kit that includes a wire cutter and stripper, a screw driver, and needle-nose pliers

·                     An oscilloscopes

·                     A function generator

·                     A kit of components that includes resistors, capacitors, inductors, LEDs, and wires.

 

 

Experiments:

 

Experiment 1

Voltage Variations/Breadboard Basics – Resistor Tolerances

Experiment 2

Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Law

Experiment 3

Series Resistance versus Parallel Resistance

Experiment 4

Voltage Divider versus Current Divider

Experiment 5

PSPICE Analysis

Experiment 6

Mesh Current and Node Voltage

Experiment 7

Superposition and Thevenin

Experiment 8

Amplifier Circuits (Inverting and Non-inverting)

Experiment 9

RC and RL Circuits

Experiment 10

A Differential and an Integrator Circuit

Experiment 11

Mini Project 1: Design your own Voltmeter

Experiment 12

Mini Project 2: TBD

 

            Faculty:  Hamid R. Majlesein      

 

            Lab Technician:  Kendrick Smith

 

            Course Manuals and Textbook:  None. The instructor will publish the lab outlines and manuals in advance.

 

            Course Handouts-  1. Course Syllabus, 2. Lab Coversheet, 3. Lab Group Assignments.