ELG 4139      Electronics III

Design, applications, and physical limitations of operational amplifiers: filters, amplifiers, oscillators, comparators, timing circuits, and ADC/DAC circuits. Application of electronics to energy conversion and control: analysis, performance, characterization, and design of power electronic devices including power amplifiers, transistor switches, and converters using diodes, thyristors, and controllable semiconductor switches. MEMS/NEMS-based sensors and actuators: design, analysis, modeling, fabrication, and applications. Prerequisites: ELG3136; ELG3155/3150.

Prerequisites:

ELG 3139 - Electronics II
ELG 3170 - Introduction to Communication Systems

Instructors:

Riadh Habash: rhabash@site.uottawa.ca
TA Nazish Irfan: nirfan@site.uottawa.ca
Office Hours: Friday 14:30-16:00

Times and Locations:

Electronics III

Section   Activity   Time   Location  
 
ELG4139    LEC 1    Tuesday, 10:00-11:30    LMX 219   
ELG4139
 		   LEC 2    Thursday (8:30-10:00)    CBY E015
 		    
ELG4139
 		   DGD   Friday (13:00-14:30)    LMX112
 		    
ELG4139
 		   LAB    Tuesday (11:30-15:00)    CBY B302     

                   

Course Progressing

Date   Activity  
 
Sep 8   Introduction to Operational Amplifier Circuits (Introduction to the Project)  
Sep 9   DGD  
Sep 13   (Lecture 1) ; 2.4 (Lecture 2);  
Sep 13   Lab 1: Operational Amplifier Characteristics (Voltage Follower)  
Sep 15   Physical Limitations of Op Amps (Lecture 3); (Lecture 4)  
Sep 16   DGD  
Sep 20   Quiz 1 (DC Imperfections): The 741 Op-Amp Circuit: (Lecture 16); (Lecture 18)   
Sep 20   Lab 2: Operational Amplifier Characteristics (Non-inverting Amplifier)  
Sep 22   The 741 Op-Amp Circuit: (Lecture 16); (Lecture 18)  
Sep 23   DGD on DC Imperfections (Bias Current, Offset voltage, Offset current)  
Sep 27   Oscillators (Lecture 5)(Lecture 6) (Lecture 7) and (Lecture 8)  
Sep 27
Lab 3: Operational Amplifier Characteristics (Inverting Amplifier Circuit)  
Sep 29   13.4 13.5; 13.6 (Lecture 7) and 13.8 (Lecture 8); 12.1 and 12.2 (Lecture 9) 12.3-12.4 (Lecture 10)  
Sep 30   DGD on Oscillators  
Oct 04
12.1 and 12.2 (Lecture 9) 12.3-12.4 (Lecture 10)  
Oct 04   Lab 4: Experiment  
Oct 06   12.5-12.6 (Lecture 11); Tutorial (Chapter 12)  
Oct 07   DGD on Filters  
Oct 11
Project Power Point Presentations (Title; literature review; Team; Brief description; Timeline; Requirements): Tutorial  
Oct 11   Lab: Project Progress 1  
Oct 13   Filters (HPF and BPF)  
Oct 14   DGD on Filters (Gain Bandwidth Product)  
Oct 18   (Lecture 14); ADC and DAC 9.7-9.9 (Lecture 15); DACs (Instrumentation); Design project from the midterm:  Part1  
Oct 18   DACs (Instrumentation); 555 Timer; The Schmitt Trigger; Isolators; Lecture 11  
Oct 20   Data Aquisition System  
Oct 21
Midterm 1  
Nov 01   Introduction to Power Electronics: Lecture 1PE; Diodes and Circuits: Lecture 2PE  
Nov 01
Lab: Project Progress  
Nov 03   Power Transistors:  Lecture 3PE;  Induction Heater; CFL  
Nov 04   DGD: The transistor as a switch  
Nov 08
DC-DC Converters  
Nov 08   Lab 5: Transistor Switch Lab Exercise (Multisim)  
Nov 10

DC to DC Converters: Exercises

  
Nov 11   DGD and Quiz 2  
Nov 15   Rectification: (AC to DC Converters)  
Nov 15   Lab: Project Progress  
Nov 17
Inverters: DC to AC converters  
Nov 18   DGD on Converters  
Nov 22   Utility Applications of Power Electronics  
Nov 22   Lab: Project Progress  
Nov 24
Utility Applications of Power Electronics  
Nov 25   DGD  
Nov 29
MEMS Applications  
Nov 29   Lab: Project Progress  
Dec 01   MEMS1  
Dec 02   Invited Lecture: Linear and Nonlinear Electronics  
Dec 06   MEMS2 Applications  

References: 

Ned Mohan, Power Electronics, Wiley, 2011.

Herrick and Jacob, Power Electronics, Principles and Applications, Delmar Thomson Learning.

M. H. Rashid, Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, Pearson Prentice Hall.

 

Assessment:

Work   Value
 
Quizzes    10%
Experiments and Project    30%
Midterms    20%
Final    40%
Grades

Lab and Project:
111
No.   Activity   Due Date  
 
1    Inform TA of your lab groups. Send email to:  nirfan@site.uottawa.ca    Sept 10, 2010   
2    Progress    Weekly (10%)
 		  
3   Concept and Design   5%  
4   Lab Test   5%  
5   Prototype   5%  
6
   Presentation and Project Report
 		   Last week of November 5%
 		  

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