Standard

 

ELC 110 – Alternating Current II

Course Description:

Continues development of AC concepts with emphasis on constructing, verifying, and troubleshooting reactive circuits using RLC theory and oscilloscopes. Topics include: reactive components, simple RLC circuits, AC circuit resonance, passive filters, and non-sinusoidal wave forms.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

 

 

 

Reactive Components

Class

3

Simple RLC Circuits

D. Lab

2

AC Circuit Resonance

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Passive Filters

Credit

4

Non-Sinusoidal Wave Forms

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite: 

ELC 109 or IFC 102

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

REACTIVE COMPONENTS

5

4

0

R-C circuits

Calculate and measure parameters for series and parallel R-C circuits.

 

 

 

 

Draw a vector diagram showing R-C circuit phase relationships.

 

 

 

R-L circuits

Calculate and measure parameters for series and parallel circuits.

 

 

 

 

Draw a vector diagram showing R-L circuit phase relationships.

 

 

 

SIMPLE RLC CIRCUITS

7

5

0

Series-parallel RLC circuits

Calculate and measure series-parallel RLC circuit parameters.

 

 

 

AC CIRCUIT RESONANCE

6

3

0

Series resonant circuits

Calculate and measure series resonant circuit parameters.

 

 

 

Parallel resonant circuits

Calculate and measure parallel resonant circuit parameters.

 

 

 

Series-parallel resonant circuits

Calculate and measure series-parallel resonant circuit parameters.

 

 

 

PASSIVE FILTERS

6

4

0

Low-pass filters

Calculate and measure low-pass filter circuit parameters.

 

 

 

High-pass filters

Calculate and measure high-pass filter circuit parameters.

 

 

 

Band-pass filters

Calculate and measure band-pass filter circuit parameters.

 

 

 

Band-reject filters

Calculate and measure band-reject filter circuit parameters.

 

 

 

NON-SINUSOIDAL WAVE FORMS

6

4

0

Oscilloscope use

Use an oscilloscope for non-sinusoidal waveform voltage and frequency measurements.

 

 

 

 

Measure the properties of a complex waveform.

 

 

 

Time constants

Calculate and measure R-C and R-L circuit rise and fall times.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

Books:

American Technical Publishers: http://www.americantech.org

Delmar: http://www.delmar.com/

Directory - Book Port: http://www.bookport.com/source/9505.html

Directory - ElectricNet: http://www.electricnet.com/main.htm

Directory - Publishers= Directory: http://www.lights.com/publisher/usej.html

Directory - Publishers= Place: http://www.books.com/scripts/place.exe

Directory - Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com/Business/Corporation/Publishing/

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill: http://www.glencoe.com/

John Wiley & Sons: http://www.wiley.com/

Goodheart-Wilcox: http://www.opampbooks.com/

International Atomic Energy Agency: http://www.iaea.or.at/worldatom/publications

Lab-Volt Systems: http://www.labvolt.com/

Macmillan Publishing: http://www.mcp.com/

McGraw-Hill: http://www.books.mcgraw-hill.com/

National Fire Protection Association: http://www.nfpa.com/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage/html

OEM Health Information, Inc.: http://www.oempress.com/

Prentice Hall: http://www.prenhall.com/

Routledge, Chapman & Hall: http://www.opampbooks.com/

 

Instructional Media:

 

Bergwall Productions: http://www.bruce@bergwall.com/

Bureau of Business Practice: http://www.bbpnews.com/

Lab-Volt Systems: http://www.labvolt.com/

Oklahoma CIMC: http://www.okvotech.com/cimc/home.htm

Technical Training Aids: http://www.ttaweb.com/

 

Magazines:

 

Bureau of Business Practice: http://www.bbpnews.com/

ElectricNet Publications: http://www.electricnet.com/pubs.htm

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