Engineering Basics 1

Overview

Competency

understanding fundamental engineering principles used in RE technologies

Module type

basic module

Semester

summer

Site

Kassel

Language

English

Workload

75 hours course attendance; 50 hours self-study

Credit points

5

Recommended qualifications

none

Electrical Engineering Fundamentals

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Electrical Engineering Fundamentals the students are able to:

  • analyse electrical circuits and using measuring instruments and sensors
  • apply principles of energy conversion (mechanical / electrical)

Content

  • Fundamental elements in electric circuits
  • Basic loads
  • DC and AC circuit analysis
  • Power electronics (DC/DC and DC/AC topologies)
  • Energy conversion
  • Rotating machines
  • Laboratories: measurements (with instruments and sensors), exercises

Details

  • Lecturer: Dirk Dahlhaus
  • Teaching method: lecture
  • SWS: 3
  • Credit points: 3
  • Examination: assignments; written exam (90 min)

Control Systems

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Control Systems the students are able to:

  • understand the specific terms and problems of control theory
  • analyse simple linear control systems

Content

  • Fundamental definitions in control circuits
  • Signal flow charts
  • Basic elements of block diagram models
  • Simulation of systems using MATLAB
  • Linear system overlay techniques
  • Step response
  • Feedback performance, stability of linear feedback control systems
  • Frequency response of control circuits
  • Industrial PID controllers

Details

  • Lecturer: Ayman El-Badawy
  • Teaching method: lecture
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: assignments; written exam (90 min)