Catalog Data
E E 6372. CIRCUIT ANALYSIS I (3-0) 3 hours credit - Introduction to design, measurement and testing methods for high voltage systems. A study of electrical insulation materials and their properties, partial discharges and voltage breakdowns, electric field plotting methods, generation of high voltage test pulses, and high voltage measurement techniques.
Grading Policy
| ♦ Mid-term Exam | 40% | |
| ♦ Final Exam | 40% | |
| ♦ Homework | 10% | |
| ♦ PSpice | 10% |
| ♦ 88% -100% | A | |
| ♦ 75% - 87% | B | |
| ♦ 63% - 74% | C | |
| ♦ 50% - 62% | D | |
| ♦ 0% - 49% | F |
How to excel in this course
There are three important steps in learning a complex topic such as circuit analysis:
(1) reading about it,
(2) having it explained to you by a knowlegible person
(3) and doing it.
The Textbook
High Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals, 2nd Edition, by E. Kuffel, W. S. Zaengl and J. Kuffel, © 2000 by Elsevier ISBN 0 7506 3634 3
Attendance
This is the second major step in understanding electric circuit analysis. Although much of the material for this course is available from the course web site, regular attendance is expected and will help you achieve success. Class interaction and peer bonding with other members of the class have been shown to be important factors in learning. Missing a class should be a rare occurance such as an emergency and not a habit. If you are engaged in a part-time or full-time job that regularly conflicts with our class schedule, you should seriously consider (a) enrolling in the other section (if there still is time to do that) or (b) dropping the course.
Software Requirements
- PSpice Evaluation version 9.x, by OrCad
- Acrobat 9.0 Viewer, by Adobe (another free download from the internet)
- A good web browser: This web site is best viewed from the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 6. Although the IE7 and the Firefox browsers display well, they do not properly print some of these pages. We are working on these printing problems but not all internet browsers interpret server instructions in the same way.
Exams
The two exams will be held as shown on the schedule.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0
This free program can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Downloading PSpice
You can obtain your own installable version of PSpice at this site. Those of you who have strict firewalls should download the installation file (about 27 Mbytes) and then install it from your desktop or another storage location. Note that this web site has pdf documentation on using PSpice.
http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/schematic/013/Submitting PSpice Assignments
PSpice assignments will have deliverables consisting of the printouts of either the output file (text) or graphics from the probe application. The instructions will indicate which. In some cases, both will be required.
In all cases, your name must be clearly printed (by PSpice) on the document.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The University of Texas at Arlington is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation; reference Public Law 93112 ¾ The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. With the passage of new federal legislation entitled Americans with Disabilities Act ¾ (ADA), pursuant to section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act, there is renewed focus on providing this population with the same opportunities enjoyed by all citizens.
As a faculty member, I am required by law to provide "reasonable accommodation" to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Student responsibility primarily rests with informing faculty at the beginning of the semester and in providing authorized documentation through designated administrative channels.
Academic Dishonesty
It is the philosophy of The University of Texas at Arlington that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.
"Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts." (Regents' Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2, Subdivision 3.22).