Fundamentals of Electrotechnics and Civil Engineering applications
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: Salvatore COCOExpected Learning Outcomes
The course contents is addressed towards basic circuit theory, together with an overview of relevant applications in the civil engineering field . Elementary concepts used in electric plants are introduced, together with protections against electric risks for human safety. Renewable energy production and management, photovoltaic plants and zero energy buildings are also introduced
Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course the students will be able to understand and evaluate simple problems concerning electrical applications in civil engineering
Applying knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to design simple electrical applications
Making judgements
The applications are aimed at developing critical skills and autonomous paths on the basis of available data
Communication skills
Several examples are given aimed at properly communicating results
Learning skills
The training course is structured so that further elaborations in this area can be autonomously undertaken with great ease.
Course Structure
Classroom lectures and concerning both theory and examples of applications to civil engineering problems
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
Required Prerequisites
Detailed Course Content
Basic circuit theory
Voltage and Current. Idealized electrical components. Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws. Electric power and energy, passive and active elements: independent Current and Voltage sources, resistors, capacitors, and inductors, ideal circuit breaker, ideal transformer. Simple networks: Voltage division of series components, Current division of parallel components Equivalent circuits: Series & Parallel connections for one port components. Norton & Thevenin theorem. First and second order linear time-invariant circuits: RC, RL and RLC circuits. State variables. Differential equations and initial conditions. Natural frequencies..zero-input, zero state and complete response. Alternating currents circuits: sinusoidal Waveforms. Phasor for AC Circuits Analysis. Impedance and admittance. Active and reactive Power. Complex Power and Apparent Power, Power Factor Correction. Three-phase circuits: Three and four wires star and delta configurations. Three-phase power.
Elements of electric plants. Human safety against electric risks.
Renewable energy production and management, photovoltaic plants, zero energy buildings
Textbook Information
1. R.Perfetti, Circuiti Elettrici, Zanichelli.
2. J.A. Edminister, Circuiti Elettrici, coll. Schaum's, McGraw-Hill.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lumped parameters circuits | 1,2 |
| 2 | One an two ports lumped elements | 1,2 |
| 3 | First order circuits | 1, 2 |
| 4 | Second order circuits. | 1, 2 |
| 5 | AC circuit analysis | 1,2 |
| 6 | Three- phase circuits | 1,2 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam is carried out in two steps. In the first step the student exposes an in-depth study on a topic of his choice. After that an oral discussion is started in which some theoretical items are to be illustrated, one point concerns electrical risks and protection.
To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students may request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures based on educational objectives and specific needs. Students can also contact the CInAP (Centro per l’integrazione Attiva e Partecipata - Servizi per le Disabilità e/o i DSA) referring teacher within their department