ELCT 112 Industrial Electronics II

5 credits

This course is a continuation of ELCT 111 Industrial Electronics I and covers semiconductor circuits for both analog and digital electronics. A variety of hands-on lab activities with applications enforce classroom learning.

Prerequisites: ENGL 93 (or placement into ENGL 99 or higher) and MATH 87 (or placement into MATH 98 or higher)

Corequisites: ELCT 110 and ELCT 111

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: 

Describe semiconductor fundamentals
Describe and demonstrate a working knowledge of PN junction diodes, bipolar transistors, field effect transistors, and thyristors
Explain the functionality of linear electronic circuits and power supplies
Use oscillators and wave shaping circuits
Define and use the binary number system
Define and use basic logic gates in practical circuits
Describe and demonstrate a working knowledge of microprocessor basics and integrated circuits
Describe the difference between a series and a parallel circuit
State Kirchhoff’s current law
Describe the AC power distribution system from the electric power plant to the home or industry
Explain how information carriers are used to carry many forms of information on different frequencies within the frequency spectrum
List and explain the factors determining capacitance and inductance
Describe impedance, phase angle, power, and power factor

Total Hours: 70 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40