EE 310
Circuit Analysis II

Catalog Description:

Transient and frequency response of RLC circuits. Mutual inductance generalized network analysis using Laplace transformations, network functions, poles and zeros, stability of circuits, convolution integrals, Bode diagrams, two-part networks.

Credits: 3 credit units.

Class Schedule: 3 lecture hours per week.

Prerequisites: EE210 and E280.

Course Objective:

  1. Learn to calculate the natural and step responses of RLC circuits
  2. Learn Mathematical skills and computer software for circuit analysis.
  3. Learn the phasor methods for sinusoidal steady state analysis.
  4. Learn transfer function and applied to analyze filter circuits.
  5. Learn Laplace transform and its application to circuit analysis
  6. Learn convolution integral and applied to calculate output in time domain

Textbooks and References:

  • Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 3rd ed., Alexander and Sadiku, McGraw Hill (2007).
  • Engineering Circuit Analysis, 7th ed., Hayt, Kemmerly and Durbin, McGraw Hill (2007).
  • Electric Circuits, 7th ed., Nilsson and Riedel, Prentice Hall (2005).
  • Introduction to Electric Circuits, 6th ed., Dorf and Svoboda, Wiley (2004).

Topics Covered:

Upon completion of the course, the students should be able to:

  1. Calculate the natural and step responses of parallel and series RLC circuits.
  2. Derive and solve second-order differential equations in circuit analysis.
  3. Use the concept of phasor and mutual inductance to perform sinusoidal steady-state analysis in AC circuits.
  4. Use computer software's such as Pspice and Matlab to analysis circuits.
  5. Perform Laplace transforms in step function, impulse function, operational transform, and inverse transform that are important in electrical engineering.
  6. Learn the concept of zeros and poles and circuit stability.
  7. Apply Laplace transform to circuit analysis.
  8. Determine the transfer function between input source and output response in frequency and Laplacian domains.
  9. Use convolution integral to calculate outputs from input sources and transfer functions in time domain.
  10. Perform the impulse function in circuit analysis.
  11. Analyze frequency selective circuits of low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, and band-reject filters in both frequency and Laplacian domains.
  12. Plot Bode diagram of circuit response.
  13. Analyze active filter circuits involving operational amplifiers.
  14. Learn the two-port model and parameters used in network analysis.

Prepared by: Dr. Long Lee
Date of preparation: 9/31/2008