UCC Book of Modules, 2011/2012: Electrical Engineering

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Max 100.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 2hr(s) Other (Project support sessions; Team Project).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Alan Morrison, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with a broad overview and introduction to Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

Module Content: Electrical and electronic systems examples, system block diagrams; introductory circuit theory; electrical and electronic components; sensors and actuators; amplifiers and amplification; introduction to op-amps; principals of control and feedback; basic digital and sequential logic; signals, phasors, measurement and noise; introduction to semiconductor devices; basic electrical machines; data acquisition and communication.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe complex systems using block diagrams and divide a complex system into component sub-systems
· Solve elementary circuit problems
· Identify and describe the purpose of a variety of electrical and electronic components and machines
· Design elementary analog and digital circuits
· Design and implement a complex system using a "black-box" approach
· Work in a team-environment to solve engineering problems and communicate their work effectively using reports and oral presentations in groups and as individuals.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 50 marks (End of year written examination); Continuous Assessment 50 marks ((Group projects , Project demonstrations, Oral presentation, Individual Project Report). A detailed description of the Continuous Assessment will be provided to the students at the beginning of the Teaching Period).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 24 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr John Hayes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the fundamentals of power engineering.

Module Content: Electromagnetism revision; Self inductance; Transformer Inductances; Ferromagnetism; DC Machines (brushed); Single-Phase and Three-Phase Power Circuits: AC Circuit Analysis, Real, Reactive and Complex Power, Power Factor Correction, Star, Delta Circuits; Thyristor Converters; Electrical Safety and Wiring.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply the laws of electromagnetism to power components.
· Characterize these power components for their electrical properties.
· Apply these power components in suitable circuits and applications.
· Provide an overview of power systems.
· The student will be able to test, characterize, experiment with, and report on commonly-used power machines.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 130 marks; Continuous Assessment 70 marks (Power Laboratory Sessions and Laboratory Examination 30 marks; In-class Written Examinations 40 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Max 90.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Colin Murphy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To further the analysis and design of analogue circuits.

Module Content: Power Amps: Classes A, B and C. JFETs: Characteristics, biasing and operation. Op-amps: Analysis and circuit elements. Application examples of above: Design and implementation issues.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse and design linear operational amplifier circuits (including, but not limited to, inverting/non inverting amplifiers, summer, differential amplifier, integrator and differentiator).
· Analyse and design such common non-linear operational amplifier circuits as a comparator and a Schmitt trigger.
· Report upon the operating characteristics of Op-amp based amplifiers and comparators they have built in the laboratory.
· Analyse and design suitable DC biasing circuits for bipolar Class A and B power amplifiers.
· Calculate the power consumption, output power and efficiencies of bipolar Class A and B power amplifiers, and determine their DC and AC load lines.
· Report upon the static (e.g. biasing) and dynamic (e.g. load line analyses) operating characteristics of bipolar Class A and B power amplifiers they have built in the laboratory.
· Analyse and design suitable DC biasing circuits for field effect transistor based Class A power amplifiers.
· Calculate the power consumption, output power and efficiencies of field effect transistor based Class A power amplifiers, and determine their DC and AC load lines.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Laboratory and Written Reports; software based assignment and report; design and construction of electronic circuits).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): MA1008, AM1023

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 24hr(s) Practicals (Laboratories).

Module Co-ordinator: Prof Michael Peter Kennedy, Department of Microelectronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Staff, Department of Microelectronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the fundamentals of signals and systems in the context of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Content: Continuous and discrete-time systems analysis with illustrative applications. Linear and time-invariant systems, transfer functions. Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace and Z-transforms. Sampling and reconstruction.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Be familiar with the abstraction concepts of signals and systems, understand the uses and properties of fundamental signals (step, ramp, impulse, pulse, exponentials and sinusoids), understand the uses and properties associated to systems (stability, memory, invertibility, time (in)variance and linearity);
· Be familiar with the time representation of signals and systems (convolution and impulse response), understand the uses and solutions of difference and differential equations to describe the behavior of systems;
· Be familiar with the spectral representation of signals and systems (Fourier analysis, Laplace and z-transform), understand the use of frequency response to characterize linear systems, analyze the response of linear systems to periodic and non-periodic signals, utilize the four Fourier representations and Laplace and z transforms to analyze linear systems;
· Be able to use Matlab to analyze discrete and continuous time signals and systems;
· Understand various disciplines within Electrical Engineering and how they relate to signals and systems.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 160 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks ((a) in-class tests (25 marks) and (b) MATLlAB exercises (15 marks)).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment ((a)in-class tests (25 marks) and (b)MATLAB exercises(15 marks)).

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 120.

Pre-requisite(s): CS1061; CS1063: EE1003

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 11 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Kevin McCarthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the principles of analogue and digital telecommunications systems.

Module Content: Electromagnetic Waves; propagation, wavelength, frequency, power. Amplitude Modulation, spectrum, bandwidth, power relations, single sideband, balanced modulators, carrier telephony. Angle Modulation; frequency modulation, phase modulation, bandwidth, spectrum, stereo broadcasting, PLL demodulator. Noise; noise sources, noise figure and temperature, system noise figure, transmitter/receiver systems, satellite communications, radar equation; Digital System Architecture, Data compression, information theory, Error Correcting Codes; linear block codes, CRC, convolutional, Viterbi. Line codes. Reliability of Digital Modulation Systems; ASK, FSK, PSK, QPSK.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse the mathematical expressions describing amplitude modulated (AM) and angle modulated signals (including frequency (FM) and phase (PM)) and, hence, determine the resultant bandwidth and power relationships.
· Fully describe the operation of circuits used to generate and demodulate AM signals.
· Compare and contrast the operation of AM, FM and PM signals.
· Analyse the operation of transmitter/receiver systems and the impact of noise sources on their operation.
· Fully describe the principles and operation of the Public Switched Telephone Service (PSTN) including Local Loop, Switching, Transmission and Network Management and Analogue Cellular Telephone Systems.
· Analyse lossless Shannon-Fano, Huffman, run-length, Lempel-Ziv and lossy transform based (e.g. quantised Walsh) source codes and such forward error correcting techniques as linear block codes (LBCs), cyclic codes and convolutional codes.
· Calculate the information content per symbol, entropy, average information rates, average code word length and efficiencies of typical source-encoded discrete memoryless sources.
· Specify desirable line code characteristics and assess the features of sample codes (e.g. NRZ, AMI, HDB3, 3B4T, etc.).
· Assess the reliability of such schemes as frequency/phase/amplitude shift keying when affected by additive white Gaussian noise.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 150 marks; Continuous Assessment 50 marks ((Project/Laboratory Work)).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 70.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 25 x 1hr(s) Lectures (Lectures); 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals (Laboratory Practicals/Assignments).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr John Hayes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to the basic theory and operation of electrical, electromechanical and control systems.

Module Content: Electrotechnology: Electromagnetism; Transformer operation; Electrical power systems; Single and three phase; AC circuit analysis; Real, reactive and apparent power; AC motors; Electrical safety. Control: Introduction to open loop and closed loop control systems. Basic terminology. Examples of common systems. Analysis of closed loop plant with proportional control. Concepts of bandwidth, phase, system damping and effect of controller gain. Analysis of proportional-integral and proportional-derivative controllers. Comparison of controller types. PID control. Programmable Logic Controllers. Main components, ladder diagram programming. Taught via examples worked in class.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply the laws of electromagnetism and the basics of ferromagnetism to power components.
· Characterize these power components for their electrical and magnetic properties.
· Apply these power components in suitable circuits and applications.
· Analyze power circuits for dc machines and power electronic circuits.

· Analyze single and three-phase power circuits using phasors.
· Apply practical considerations such as power factor correction to ac circuits.
· Test, characterize, experiment with and report on commonly-used power machines.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Laboratory Sessions 20 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 40 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the fundamentals of control engineering.

Module Content: Classical Control: Principles of control; Modelling and simulation; Frequency and time responses; Properties of feedback; Stability-Routh-Hurwitz, Nyquist; Relative Stability; Design of compensaters in the frequency domain; Root Locus design; PID controllers - tuning; Practical issues - cascade control, windup, etc. Introduction to digital control

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Appreciatee the need for and the benefits that come from automatic control.
· Model, simulate and linearise basic non-linear dynamic processes.
· Identify a process transfer function model from its time or frequency responses.
· Analyse the stability and performance of a closed-loop system from its Nyquist and Nichols plots.
· Design PID, phase-lead and phase-lag controllers in the frequency domain.
· Predict the closed-loop performance of a process from its open-loop poles and zeros, using the root-locus method.
· Design PID, tacho-feedback and phase-lead compensators using the root-locus method.
· In the laboratory they will observe some of the practical issues of both computer and analog implementation of controllers for the closed-loop control of a wide variety of realistic processes.
· In the case-study design exercise students learn how to apply what they have learnt to set realistic design objectives, to design a controller, test the design in simulation and justify their results.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 160 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Laboratory and Case Study).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Max 130.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Colin Murphy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To study high frequency circuit theory applicable to RF and microwave electronics.

Module Content: Analysis of transmission lines and reflection phenomena; Impedance matching techniques; Analysis of coupled lines; S parameters and their applications; Masons signal flow rules; Smith Chart.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Use the lumped element equivalent circuit model of a transmission line to derive relationships between the primary (i.e. R, L, G and C) and secondary (i.e. characteristic impedance and propagation constant) line constants.
· Formulate and solve phasor-based equations governing, for example, the input impedance, SWR, incident, reflected and total voltages and currents at arbitrary locations in both lossless and lossy transmission lines with load termination Zl.
· Deduce the S-parameters for one and two port circuits via phasor-based analysis of the appropriately terminated circuits.
· Deduce and apply, using Mason's Signal Flow rules or algebraic manipulation, specified circuit ratios (e.g. effective input/output reflection coefficients, voltage gain, transducer and operating power gains etc.) to characterise linear two port networks.
· Employ the Smith chart to graphically estimate such parameters as reflection coefficients, impedances and standing wave ratios of lossy and lossless transmission line circuits.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Project/Laboratory work).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 130.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 40 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 20 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Richard Kavanagh, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To apply frequency-domain techniques for the analysis of signals in both the analogue and digital domains. To apply such frequency-domain techniques for the design of analogue and digital filters.

Module Content: Analogue Signal Analysis - Application of Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms; s-plane analysis and Design methods; Transient responses - relationship to poles, etc.; Frequency response; Filter design; Common Filter Types - Butterworth, Chebyshev, Bessel, Elliptic, Active network synthesis with ideal op-amps; Design of Passive Networks for Filter Implementation. Digital Signal Analysis - Application of Discrete Time Fourier Series and Fourier Transforms; Analogue to Digital Conversion; Shannon Sampling Theorem; Linear Time Invariant Systems; FIR Filter design - Frequency Sampling and Windows Method.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Apply s-domain and s-plane techniques to represent transfer functions and use these to analyse simple passive networks.
· Perform in-depth analysis of low pass, high pass, band stop and band pass, Butterworth and Chebyshev filters, in additional to an appreciation of the relative merits of these filters and of Bessel and Elliptic filters.
· Design the filters listed in 2 above, as both active and passive circuits.
· Use the Discrete Time Fourier Transform to determine the frequency response of FIR digital filters and the spectral response of a range of waveforms.
· Design standard FIR filters using the window and frequency sampling techniques.
· Apply the Fast Fourier Transform to spectral analysis and filter design.
· Design, simulate (via Matlab), build (using breadboards), measure (using signal generators and oscilloscopes) and compose a written performance report pertaining to:
· (a) Analogue filters (two sample op-amp-based filters will be designed and constructed); (b) Digital filters (an example FIR digital filter will be designed and simulated.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 160 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (Laboratory Work plus Written Reports; Software-based Assignment and Report; Design and Construction of Electronic Circuits; DSP Project).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): EE2001

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 12 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide an understanding of the theory of power electronic converters and their applications in electrical motor drives and switched mode power supplies.

Module Content: Review of ac circuit theory; Static magnetic circuits; Transformers; Review of dc machines; Power semiconductor devices; Phase controlled rectifier circuts; Dc-dc converter circuits.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyse and solve problems in single-phase and three-phase sinusoidal voltage and current-fed electrical systems.
· Appreciate the different forms of magnetic materials available for a given application and understand their associated loss mechanisms.
· Analyse, solve and design magnetic circuits for inductors and transformers.
· Analyse, simulate , solve and design the fundamental power converter circuits used in the efficient processing of electrical power in both motor drives and power supply systems.
· Analyse, simulate (via PSpice), design and construct the fundamental power electronic topologies, including line commutated ac/dc converters and non-isolated dc/dc converters.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Laboratory Classes 10 Marks; In-Class Test 10 marks.).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): EE2001, EE3011

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 20 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 10 x 1hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Faculty of Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide an understanding of the fundamental principles of electromechanical energy conversion systems including solenoids, contactors, reluctance motors, stepper motors, synchronous machines, dc machines and three-phase induction machines.

Module Content: The generalised theory of electromagnetic energy conversion; Practical applications of electromechanical energy conversion systems; Solenoids and contactors. Reluctance machines; Stepper motors and positioning systems, Synchronous machines; Dc machines; Three-phase induction machines and wind generator systems.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand and appreciate the generalised theory of electromechanical energy conversion based on the fundamental principle of conservation of energy.
· Analyse and solve the magnetic circuits which underpin the principal forms of electrical machines, including singly-fed and doubly-fed magnetic devices, based on both linear and rotary motion.
· Analyse and solve application-oriented problems involving the major electromechanical energy conversion devices, specifically contactors and relays, reluctance machines and synchronous machines, stepper motors, dc and universal motors as well as induction motors and generators.
· Set up and operate in practice a typical electrical machine drive system. The student will also develop expertise in the modelling and simulation of complex electromechanical systems.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Laboratory Classes 10 marks; In-Class Test 10 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Spring.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): Permission from the Module Coordinator

Co-requisite(s): None.

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the student to the process of innovation and design in the biomedical/clinical environment through a combination of lectures, problem-based and mentored learning (with both engineering and clinical mentors).

Module Content: Introduction to design of clinical devices and process. Design strategies (e.g. TRIZ) considering product development techniques, human factor engineering, safety and testing. Market analysis techniques. Medical device intellectual property, patents and an introduction to IP law with particular application to biomedical systems and devices. Commercialisation pathway (e.g. device regulation, insurance etc.). Case studies. Team mini-project to design a biomedical device, process or system.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand (i) design strategies such as TRIZ (ii) the fundamentals of intellectual property law and patents with application to biomedical devices, and (iii) describe the commercialisation pathway for biomedical devices.
· Perform a preliminary market survey to identify commercial conditions for a new concept/device and critically assess the feasibility of a new concept or device in the biomedical field.
· Evaluate the intellectual property landscape for a new biomedical concept.
· Develop a design strategy for a well-defined biomedical engineering device or system as part of a team of 3/4 students.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (written report, seminar presentation, weekly log).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 50%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (students must revise and re-submit written report).

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): EE3011, EE3012

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr John Hayes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To study power electronics and motor drives following an integrative approach.

Module Content: Isolated and Non-isolated Power Electronic Converters; Power Semiconductors; AC Machines Analysis and Control; dq Modelling of AC machines; Operation and modelling of Permanent-Magnet AC Machines; Modelling, Characterization, Operation, Speed and Vector Control of Squirrel-cage Induction Machines; Operation and modelling of Doubly-fed Induction Machines.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· characterize, analyze, solve, design and specify components, circuits, and systems for power electronics and electric drives. The following technical areas are studied:
· I. Power electronics circuits
II. Power semiconductors
III. DC motors and generators
IV. AC machine steady state operation and characterization
V. Induction machine wiring configurations and speed control
VI. AC machine space vector control and modulation
· In relation to I and II, the student will be able to:
· i. Analyse and design power electronics converters and specify circuit components based on converter requirements.
· In relation to III through VI, the student will be able to
· ii. Determine machine parameters based on various characterization tests
iii. Analyse and specify an electric drive system based on the application.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (In-class Written Examinations).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 90.

Pre-requisite(s): EE3001

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: The application of modern, non-linear and digital control techniques.

Module Content: Modern Control: Introduction to state-space techniques, solution of state equations; Controllability; Pole placement regulator design; Observability; Full and reduced order estimator design. Non-linear Control. Digital Control: Review of Digital Control basics; Direct design techniques; State-space control; System identification; Self-tuning control.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Correctly specify sampling rates and anti-aliasing filters for digital control applications.
Analyse the dynamics of discrete and mixed signal systems.
Implement digital controllers through emulation
· Design digital controllers using inverse model, root-locus and polynomial pole-placement techniques.
· identify discrete time models from experimental data, using the least square algorithm.
· Develop an adaptive controller based on the recursive least squares algorithm and the polynomial pole-placement cotnrol scheme.
· Model and simulate basic nonlinear dynamic processes. Linearise a nonlinear system to obtain a state-space model. Analyse the dynamics of a state-space process.
· Utilise state space theory for : conversion of state-space models to transfer functions and vice-versa; transforming state-space models into other representations; solve for the state trajectory; determine the transition matrix; convert a continuous model into a discrete time model.
· Design a state space controller. This includes: how to analyse the state space model for controllability; regulator design using the pole-placement technique for high order processes; the design of controllers for tracking applications; how to use Ackermann's gain formula.
· Design an estimator for use within a state space control scheme. Understand the separation principle and be able to design a state space compensator which uses a full state estimator.
· In the design exercise, students learn how to use Matlab and Simulink for the design and testing of a controller for a realistic case-study system.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Design exercise).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 130.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Kevin McCarthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Kevin McCarthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the principles of modern digital telecommunication systems.

Module Content: Digital communications; PCM, ADM, FSK, DPSK, QAM; ATM; ISDN; MPEG; DVB; Source coding techniques; Error control coding; Line codes; Statistical decision theory; Digital modulation and detection techniques: Signal space concepts, Correlation and matched filter receivers, Single symbol detection of known signals in AWGN.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Describe the basic digital modulation formats for communications links.
· Describe common standards for communication systems such as the OSI model.
· Describe and perform calculations on link-level attributes such as ARQ schemes and utilization in the presence of errors and in error-free conditions.
· Describe the architecture and operation of wire-based communications systems for LANs and WANs including Ethernet, X25, ATM and DSL.
· Describe the basic structure and operation of wireless telecommunications systems including 2G and 3G networks.
· State and use information-theoretic constructs to characterise channel capacity.
· Perform relevant Galois field calculations and analyse the performance of BCH error correcting codes.
· Derive optimum detection conditions, in terms of signal to noise ratio, for digitally modulated data subject to additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN).

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 130.

Pre-requisite(s): PY1006, PY1007

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Professor Peter James Parbrook, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To present the principles and applications of optoelectronics.

Module Content: Optical communication theory. Properties of optical fibres. Non-linear phenomena in single mode fibres. Passive optical components. Optical sources for lightwave system applications. Modulation of optical sources. Optical detectors - principles, analysis and design. Optical receiver design. Applications of optoelectronic devices and systems.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the generation, transmission and detection of optical radiation and in particular be able to:-
· Solve analytical and design based problems related to optical communications networks including the passive and active optical components that constitute an optical communications system.
· Describe, analyse, compare and utilise a variety of passive and active optical components, particularly optical waveguides, modulators, amplifiers, light-emitting devices, and optical detectors.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks (Written Examination).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Max 130.

Pre-requisite(s): EE3010

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr William Marnane, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To study the design and implementation of Digital Filtering and spectral analysis techniques.

Module Content: Z-Transforms; IIR Filter Design; Analogue Frequency Transformations; Bilinear Transformation; DSP Microprocessors; DSP Parallel Processing; Fast Fourier Transform; Spectral Estimation; Statistical Digital Signal Processing; Signal Modeling; Levinson Recursion; Adaptive Filtering.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the limitations of the Discrete Fourier Transform and derive its implementation through the Fast Fourier Transform.
· Use the Z-Transform for the analysis and design of Infinite Impulse Response Filters.
· Determine the performance of classical methods of Spectral Estimation.
· Determine the spectrum using Parametric spectral estimation methods.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Design Exercise).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Richard Kavanagh, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide an insight into various mechatronic components and to consider the design of automation systems.

Module Content: Mechatronics: Integrated product design; Sensors (Non Vision); Use of software observers. Vision Systems: Image processing techniques; Perspective Transformations; Robotics; Basic Configurations; Spatial descriptions and transformations; Kinematics; Contromechanics with examples; Work Cells PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers); Industrial Communications.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Analyze a wide variety of previously unseen robotic structures including frame assignment and forward kinematic analysis, principally for the purpose of hand matrix derivation.
· Develop inverse kinematic equations and perform numerical solutions of inverse kinematics problems for robotic structures.
· Formulate interpolation-based strategies for trajectory generation for robots and other automation and servo-based systems.
· Perform analytical calculations for design purposes, and to describe and analyse some of the fundamental technologies (sensors and drives) associated with workcells and robotic systems.
· Design algorithms for the filtering of camera images and the identification of the objects therein.
· Perform calculations and develop transformations for camera-based systems relating world and image frames.
· Develop a ladder-diagram, PLC-based controller for a wide variety of automation systems.
· Carry out as a student-centred library-type project in the field of industrial communications, exemplified by the serial fieldbus, Profibus.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks.

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): EE3011 and EE3012

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To develop the theory and application of electrical power systems tracing the processing of energy from generation, through transmission and distribution to final utilization in electrical form.

Module Content: Overview of electrical power supply systems. Energy sources. Generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy. Three-phase ac circuit theory, network equations and power flow. Unbalanced three-phase systems. Symmetrical components and sequence networks. Synchronous generators: torque equation and equivalent circuit, real and reactive power flow. Power transformers: equivalent circuit, per-unit theory, three-phase and auto- transformers, Transmission lines and faults: symmetrical and asymmetrical faults, protection, utility/consumer interface: loads, wiring, protection, system modeling.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Appreciate the trends in global electrical energy requirements.
· Analyse the options available for bulk electrical power generation.
· Assess the environmental impact of fossil fuel, nuclear fission and hydroelectric power generation technologies andperform a critical comparison of the choices.
· Analyse the operation of synchronous generators, transformers, transmission lines and other equipment in the electrical grid.
· Analyse and solve the normal balanced operation of electrical power generation and transmission systems.
· Develop a familiarity with modern industry-standard computer aided engineering software for electrical power systems analysis and design.
· Analyse and solve the abnormal operation and protection of electrical power systems which arise from the onset of asymmetrical faults within the network.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Continuous Assessment (In-class Written Examinations)).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 120.

Pre-requisite(s): EE3009

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Kevin McCarthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To present design techniques for integrated RF transceivers.

Module Content: Building blocks of Radio Frequency (RF) transceivers for mobile telephone and wireless networks; Review of Active and Passive Integrated Components at RF; Measurement and Analysis Techniques for RF; RF Amplifiers; Oscillators and Frequency Synthesizers; Mixers; Modulators; Integrated RF Filters.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Determine the 2-port parameters for RF transistors using small-signal equivalent circuit analysis and vice-versa.
· Use the Smith Chart to illustrate important RF characteristics such as matching, gain and noise performance.
· Design RF Low Noise Amplifiers using Smith Chart techniqeus for optimum gain and noise performance.
· Partition an RF system into functional sub-blocks and describe the trade-offs between the different options for this partitioning.
· Determine the characteristics of an RF system such as noise figure, gain compression and inter-modulation.
· Analyse and Design RF Oscillators.
· Analyse and Design RF Mixers.
· Analyse and Design RF Phase Locked Loops and Frequency Synthesizers.
· Design, simulate (using a commercial standard simulator as recommended in class), and compose a written performance report pertaining to an RF element chosen from the following: RF Amplifier, RF Oscillator, RF Mixer, RF Filter, RF Frequency Synthesizer or RF System-on-Chip.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Design exercise).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1. (Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment. Mentored learning attendance).

No. of Students: Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): Permission from the module co-ordinator

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 16 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 20 x 1hr(s) Other (Tutorials and mentored learning).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the student to the process of innovation and design in the biomedical/clinical environment through a combination of lectures, problem-based and mentored learning (with both engineering and clinical mentors).

Module Content: Introduction to human anatomy and physiology (including the cardiovascular, neural, musculosketetal, and digestive systems). Design strategies (e.g., TRIZ) considering product development techniques, human factor engineering, safety and testing. Market analysis techniques. Medicat device intellectual property, patents and an introduction to IP law with particular application to biomedical systems and devices. Commercialisation pathway (e.g., device regulation, insurance etc.). Case studies. Team mini-project to design a biomedical device or system.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand (i) basic human physiology and anatomy, (ii) the fundamentals of intellectual property law and patents with application to biomedical devices, and (iii) describe the commercialisation pathway for biomedical devices.
· Perform a preliminary market survey to identify commercial conditions for a new concept/device and critically assess the feasibility of a new concept or device in the biomedical field.
· Evaluate the intellectual property landscape for a new biomedical concept.
· Develop a design strategy for a well-defined biomedical engineering device or system as part of a team of 3/4 students.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 40 marks; Continuous Assessment 60 marks (Continuous assessment (In-class tests - 10 marks; individual goal attainment within team - 20 marks; team written report- 20 marks; team siminar presentation - 10 marks).).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment; Attendance at mentored learning sessions.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the fundamental principles relating the generation of electrical energy from renewable energy sources and to examine the integration of energy from such sources into the electrical grid. To study electric and hybrid-electric vehicles and the associated energy storage and power conversion technologies.

Module Content: Overview of global energy requirements. Renewable energy systems and grid integration. Basic principles of photovoltaics and cells. Concentrator photovoltaic systems. Solar tracking. Operation and control of wind farms. Electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. Fuel cells and advanced battery technology.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Appreciate present-day global energy needs and understand the technical and environmental implications of growing electrical energy demands.
· Analyse renewable energy sources and assess the impact which the use of these devices has on the operation of the electrical grid.
· Describe the different photovoltaic technologies currently available and identify the differences between them.
· Appreciate the challenges facing the development of high-efficiency photovoltaic systems for meeting future energy needs.
· Model and simulate key wind-turbine paradigms and analyse the dynamic systems present within a typical wind-farm.
· Appreciate the need for control within a modern wind-farm and be able to design controllers for maximum power tracking, power regulation, grid support, etc.
· Analyse and model electric and hybrid-vehicle systems and components.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks (End of Year Written Examination); Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Continuous Assessment (In-Class Written Examination and, when practicable, a power generation site visit together with a written report on that visit).).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 15

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 80.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Other (Project Work).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr William Wright, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a substantial electrical engineering problem requiring analytical and/or design and/or experimental effort.

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with supervisor.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Plan an engineering project with resource and time constraints.
· Conduct research into an engineering problem including the use of printed and computer-based literature.
· Apply technical knowledge and skills to solving an engineering problem as part of a project team.
· Manage an engineering project with respect to a plan incorporating intermediate and final goals.
· Communicate the results of an engineering project by means of an oral presentation, by means of written reports and by means of a practical demonstration of the project outcomes during a public open day.

Assessment: Total Marks 300: Continuous Assessment 300 marks (Preliminary Report 15 marks; Seminar 30 marks; Open Day 30 marks; Performance 75 marks; Final Report 150 marks). (Oral if required).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s):

No. of Students: Max 100.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: Lectures; Seminars; Workshops; Placements.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr John Hayes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce students to the world of commerce and broaden their engineering experience by (i) assisting students in obtaining a work placement in a commercial organisation or research institute (ii) developing career planning and transferrable skills, and (iii) developing a business understanding, with lectures, readings, and workshops on current business leaders and practices.

Module Content: Developing job search and transferable skills. Internship or placement in an enterprise relevant to Electrical, Electronic or Microelectronic Engineering. Comercialisation of engineering ideas and exposure to current business issues.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· (i) experience work placement in a commercial organisation or research institute; (ii) begin career planning and develop transferable skills and (iii) develop a business understanding with lectures and readings on current business leaders and thinkers.
· The student will be assisting in developing the following life skills:
I. Researching job and careers options
II. Developing transferable skills, such as report writing and seminar presentation.
· III. Work experience by placement in an enterprise relevant to Electrical, Electronic or Microelectronic Engineering.

· IV. Commercialization of engineering ideas and exposure to current business issues.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Based on assessment of written assignments (70%) and student seminars (30%).).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment. Work Placement.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination. Students failing this module must repeat it as prescribed by the Department.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 20 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce basics of control engineering.

Module Content: Principles of control, modelling and simulation, Matlab and Simulink, linearisation, Laplace transforms, transfer functions, time responses of common sysrtems, frequency response, block diagrams, characteristics of closed-loop systems, steady-state errors, sensitivity, introduction to stability.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Appreciate the need for and the benefits that come from automatic control.
· Model and simulate basic non-linear dynamic processes.
· Linearise a non-linear system to obtain a transfer function model
· Idenfity a process transfer function model from its step or frequency response test
· Draw Bode plots.
· Determine the stability of a closed-loop process.
· In the design Case-Study, students will learn how to use Matlab and Simulink for the simulation on non-linear processes.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Design Case Study in Matlab/Simulink).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5, Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): EE5000

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 20 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr Gordon Lightbody, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce the fundamentals of classical control design

Module Content: Stability, relative stability, Nyquist plots, Nichols chart, Design of controllers using Bod plots, Root-locus design, detailed overview of the PID controller, Matlab and Simulink.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Predict closed-loop performance and stability from open-loop frequency response measurements, and from the Nichols chart.
· Design PID, phase-lead and phase-lag controllers in the frequency domain.
· Predict the closed-loop performance of a process from its open-loop poles and zeros, using the root-locus method.
· Design PID, tacho-feedback and phase-lead compensators using the root-locus method.
· Appreciate the practical aspects of PID control, including windup, turning, derivative kick.
· In the case-study design exercise students learn how to apply what they have learnt, to set realistic design objectives, to design a controller, test the design in simulation and justify their results.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 80 marks; Continuous Assessment 20 marks (Design case-study in Matlab/Simulink).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 30 ((Resources Permitting)).

Pre-requisite(s):

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: Other (Continuous Assessment).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their aptitude for research in the field of sustainable eneergy.

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with Supervisor.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Carry out a focused literature review.
· Acquire and analyze relevant data for an energy research topic.
· Demonstrate investigative research skills in sustainable energy.
· Undertake a preliminary research project in sustainable energy.
· Prepare and deliver a structured research report in a timely manner.
· Prepare and deliver a research seminar presentation.
· Discuss and defend research approach, results and limitations.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 170 marks (Written Report 170 marks); Oral Assessment 30 marks (Oral Assessment 30 marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment; Seminar.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination. No supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 30

Teaching Period(s):

No. of Students: Min 1, Max 30.

Pre-requisite(s): EE5002

Co-requisite(s):

Teaching Methods: Other (Project Work).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Michael Egan, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to a substantial sustainable energy problem requiring analytical and/or design and /or experimental effort.

Module Content: Topic chosen in consultation with supervisor.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Carry out a sustainable energy research project
· Acquire and analyze relevant energy data for research topic
· Demonstrate investigative research skills
· Undertake a detailed research project in sustainable energy
· Prepare and deliver a minor thesis in sustainable energy
· Prepare and deliver a research seminar presentation
· Discuss and defend research approach, results and limitations.

Assessment: Total Marks 600: Continuous Assessment 600 marks (Thesis Report (which must be submitted on a date in September as specified by the Department): 525 Marks; Seminar Assessment: 75 Marks).

Compulsory Elements: Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 5% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 50%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: No End of Year Written Examination.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: No Supplemental Examination. No Supplemental Examination.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 2.

No. of Students: Min 5.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 24 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr William Marnane, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Dr William Marnane, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To teach the principles of VLSI digital signal processing

Module Content: Algorithims: filtering (including FIR and IIR) and Spectral Analysis.
Architectures: Pipelining, Parallel Processing, retiming, Systolic Architectures (Synchronous), Asynchronous.
Arithmetic Functions: Adders and Multipliers, number representation and redundant arithmetic.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Design a Digital Filter
· Estimate the Spectrum of a signal
· Design a VLSI Architecture to implement a Digital Filer and a spectral estimator
· Design the arithmetic units required for digital signal processing.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks (End of year written examination 100 marks).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): None.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 1½ hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn.

Credit Weighting: 5

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students: Min 5.

Pre-requisite(s): UE2003 or similar

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 18 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 3hr(s) Practicals (Design Exercises).

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Alan Morrison, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce a variety of semiconductor optical detectors and their applications.

Module Content: Optical absorption in semiconductors. Carrier transport. The physics of p-n and Schottky junctions. Design of photodiodes, including MSM, p-n, and p-i-n photodiodes. Design of high-speed detectors. Carrier impact ionization, noise, multiplication gain and avalanche photodiodes. Geiger-mode devices for photon counting applications. Characterisation of optical detectors. Detector circuits and applications.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Explain the physical principles and operating mechanisms for a wide variety of semiconductor detectors;
· Match a particular detector to an application requirement;
· Design a p-i-n photodiode optimized for speed and response;
· Physically characterize a photodiode electrically and optically, including measuring the gain of an APD and the performance of Geiger-mode devices;
· Design appropriate support circuitry for the reliable operation of detector devices;
· Knowledgably describe photodiode operation from material selection, device parameter optimization, fabrication process, characterization and test, circuit design and application.

Assessment: Total Marks 100: End of Year Written Examination 60 marks; Continuous Assessment 40 marks (in-term assigned work, midterm exam and laboratories).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment. Laboratories.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Winter.

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated.

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Period 1.

No. of Students: Max 20.

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 36 x 1hr(s) Lectures; 6 x 3hr(s) Practicals.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Alan Morrison, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To introduce and develop the basic ideas of semiconductor photodetectors, photomultipliers, solar cells and their applications.

Module Content: Optical absorption in semiconductors. Carrier transport. Physics of p-n junctions. Design of photodiodes, including MSM, p-n, and p-i-n photodiodes. Carrier impact ionization, noise, multiplication gain and avalanche photodiodes. Geiger-mode devices for photon counting, including photomultiplier tubes, microchannel plates and semiconductor photon counters. Imaging detector devices such as charge-coupled devices and APD arrays. Photodetection techniques, such as direct and coherent detection; balanced detectors. Solar cell structures and principles of operation. Infra-red and thermal detectors. Detector circuits and applications.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand the physical principals and operating mechanisms for a wide variety of semiconductor detectors.
· Distinguish between various detector types and have an understanding of the selection criteria for matching a particular detector to an application requirement.
· Design a p-i-n photodiode optimized for speed and response.
· Physically characterize a photodiode electrically and optically, including measuring the gain of an APD and the performance of Geiger-mode devices.
· Appreciate the design of support circuitry for the reliable operation of detector devices.
· Knowledgably describe photodiode operation from material selection, device parameter optimization, fabrication process, characterization and test, circuit design and application.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks; Continuous Assessment 100 marks (in-term assigned work, midterm exam and laboratories).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Laboratories; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Work which is submitted late shall be assigned a mark of zero (or a Fail Judgement in the case of Pass/Fail modules).

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40% Students must obtain at least 40% in each of the End of Year Written Examination and Continuous Assessment components of the Examination. For students who do not satisfy this requirement, the lower of the two marks, calculated as a percentage of the total mark for this module, will be returned.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. No supplemental examination unless condition(s) are met (ie A pass mark is achieved in the Continuous Assessment portion), Marks in passed element(s) of Continuous Assessment are carried forward, Failed element(s) of Continuous Assessment must be repeated (Marks in in-term Lab Work; Homework Assignments, labs etc.).

Credit Weighting: 10

Teaching Period(s): Teaching Periods 1 and 2.

No. of Students:

Pre-requisite(s): None

Co-requisite(s): None

Teaching Methods: 48 x 1hr(s) Lectures.

Module Co-ordinator: Dr Kevin McCarthy, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Lecturer(s): Staff, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Module Objective: To provide students with knowledge of the telecommunications technologies and applications used to enhance the operations of modern businesses.

Module Content: Standards and protocols, signal characteristics, modulation techniques, digital telecommunications systems, information capacity, cryptography, encryption algorithms, key exchange, message, signing.

Learning Outcomes:

Assessment: Total Marks 200: End of Year Written Examination 100 marks; Continuous Assessment 100 marks (Assignments).

Compulsory Elements: End of Year Written Examination; Continuous Assessment.

Penalties (for late submission of Course/Project Work etc.): Where work is submitted up to and including 7 days late, 10% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Where work is submitted up to and including 14 days late, 20% of the total marks available shall be deducted from the mark achieved. Work submitted 15 days late or more shall be assigned a mark of zero.

Pass Standard and any Special Requirements for Passing Module: 40%.

End of Year Written Examination Profile: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s).

Requirements for Supplemental Examination: 1 x 3 hr(s) paper(s) to be taken in Autumn. The mark for Continuous Assessment is carried forward.

Book of Modules 2011/2012

Electrical Engineering