Maricopa Community Colleges  ELE112   19886-20035 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/10/87
ELE112 19886-20035 LEC
LAB 		3 Credit(s)
0 Credit(s) 		2 Period(s)
3 Period(s)
AC Circuit Analysis
Alternating current (AC) circuits containing resistance and reactance. Detailed coverage of AC circuit parameters. Prerequisites: ELE111.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ELE112   19886-20035 AC Circuit Analysis
1. Determine the frequency, and calculate the peak, peak-to-peak and RMS values of a sine wave. (I)
2. Calculate voltages and currents using phasors. (II)
3. Calculate inductive and capacitive reactances. (III)
4. Calculate voltages and currents for series, parallel and series-parallel AC circuits using the concepts of impedance and admittance. (III,IV)
5. Calculate the real, reactive and apparent power of AC circuits and determine power factor. (V)
6. Analyze the ideal transformer in terms of voltage, current and impedance. (VI)
7. Construct RL, RC, and RLC networks; measure currents and voltages using the appropriate test equipment. (III, IV, V)
8. Apply the scientific method of inquiry and deduction relating the laws, theories and axioms of AC circuits to specific laboratory experiments. (III)
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ELE112   19886-20035 AC Circuit Analysis
    I. Alternating Current
        A. AC terminology
        B. Sine wave
        C. Phase relation of R, L & C elements
        D. Effective and average voltage & current
        E. Average power
      II. Mathematics of Phasors
          A. Complex numbers
          B. Arithmetic operations with complex numbers
          C. Phasors
          D. Operating with phasor quantities
        III. Series & Parallel AC Circuits
            A. Voltage phasors in a series circuit
            B. Impedence of a series circuit
            C. Current phasors in a parallel circuit
            D. Admittance of a parallel circuit
            E. Solving series and parallel circuits
          IV. Solving Series-Parallel AC Networks
            V. Power in Alternating Current Circuits
                A. Introduction to AC power parameters
                B. Average power
                C. Reactive power
                D. Power in AC networks
                E. Maximum power transfer
              VI. Transformers
                  A. Transformer behavior
                  B. Transformer voltage & current ratio
                  C. Turns ratio, impedence ratio, & reflected impedance
                  D. Transformer operating constraints
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