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ELC 114 – Solid State Devices I

Course Description:

Introduces the physical characteristics and application of solid state devices. Topics include: PN Diodes, power supplies, voltage regulation, and special applications.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

PN Diodes

Class

3

Power Supplies

D. Lab

2

Voltage Regulation

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Special Applications

Credit

4

 

 

 

Prerequisite: 

ELC 110

Corequisite: 

IFC 102

 

 
Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

PN DIODES

10

5

0

Electron theory

Describe the fundamentals of semiconductor theory and electrical properties of semiconductor materials

 

 

 

 

Identify diodes and their symbols

 

 

 

Biasing

Describe the effects of forward bias and reverse bias on PN junction

 

 

 

POWER SUPPLIES

10

5

0

Safety

List personal and equipment safety rules working with power supplies.

 

 

 

Half-wave rectifiers, full-wave rectifiers, and bridge rectifiers

Draw, calculate, and measure the circuit parameters of half-wave, full-wave, and bridge rectifier circuits.

 

 

 

Filtering circuits

Describe the characteristics and applications of passive filtering circuits for power supplies.

 

 

 

 

Calculate and measure the parameters of passive filtering circuits for power supplies.

 

 

 

VOLTAGE REGULATION

5

5

0

Zeners

Describe the characteristics and application of zener diode in voltage regulation circuits.

 

 

 

 

Calculate and measure the parameters of a zener diode circuit of a power supply

 

 

 

SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

5

5

0

Clippers and clampers

Describe the action of clipper circuits and clamper circuits.

 

 

 

Voltage multipliers

Describe the action of voltage multipliers.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Berlin H.  M. (1992). Experiments in electronic devices (3rd ed.). New York: Merrill/Macmillan.

Floyd, T. L (1992). Electronic devices: Electron flow version. New York: Merrill/Macmillan.

Heath Company. (1978). Electronic circuits, Atlanta, GA: Technical Training Aids.

Heath Company. (1993). Semiconductor devices. Atlanta, GA: Technical Training Aids.

Henderson, 3. (1991). Electronic devices Concepts and applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:

Regents/Prentice Hall.

Hughes, F. W. (1990). Fundamental electronic devices: Concepts and experimentation (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents/Prentice Hall.

Meade, R. L (1991). Foundations of electronics Albany, NY: Delmar.

Patrick, D. R. & Fardo, S. W. (1989). Understanding semiconductor devices. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Regents/Prentice Hall.

Rutkawski, G. B. (1992). Solid-state electronics (4th ad.). Columbus, OH: Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.

Tocci, R. & Oliver, M. E. (1991). Fundamentals of electronic devices (4th ad.). New York: Merrill/Macmillan.

 

Audiovisuals:

 

Bergwall Productions. (1992). Semiconductors explained: 1 basic theory (video). Chadds Ford, PA: Author.

Bergwall Productions. (1992). Semiconductors explained 2 diode operation (video). Chadds Ford, PA: Author.