MENG 207 — ELECTRICITY and ELECTRICITY LAB
Learning Objectives & Matches
1. Calculate charge, power, and energy for circuit elements.
Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.
Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
Calculate potential for energy savings.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Compute charges for merchandise or services and receive payments.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit.
Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.
Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.
2. Find the equivalent resistance in series, parallel, Y and delta configurations.
3. Apply Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage laws, and Norton and Thevinin’s Theorems in resistive circuits.
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit.
Calculate labor and equipment requirements and production specifications, using standard formulas.
Test electrical systems to determine voltages, using voltage meters.
Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.
Compute total charges for merchandise or services and shipping charges.
Plan or implement research methodology or procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to engineering projects.
Develop new principles and new relationships between existing mathematical principles to advance mathematical science.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as linear algebra, differential equations, and discrete mathematics.
4. Calculate output voltages, currents, and resistances for voltage and current divider circuits.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Assign and grade class work and homework.
Calculate amount of pollutant in samples or compute air pollution or gas flow in industrial processes, using chemical and mathematical formulas.
Calculate potential for energy savings.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.
Perform financial calculations, such as amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal.
6. Describe the function of a relay and demonstrate how they are used in an actual circuit.
Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
Relay or route written or verbal messages.
Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.
Relay air traffic information, such as courses, altitudes, or expected arrival times, to control centers.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Receive, relay, and act upon instructions and inquiries from train operations and customer service center personnel.
Connect electrical systems to outside power sources, and activate switches to test the operation of appliances or light fixtures.
Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
7. Explain how NPN and PNP transistors work and solve circuit problems using NPN and PNP transistors.
Develop and implement solutions for network problems.
Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
Conduct logical analyses of business, scientific, engineering, and other technical problems, formulating mathematical models of problems for solution by computers.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Keep abreast of developments and changes in the nuclear field by reading technical journals or by independent study and research.
Operate nanotechnology compounding, testing, processing, or production equipment in accordance with appropriate standard operating procedures, good manufacturing practices, hazardous material restrictions, or health and safety requirements.
Develop computational methods for solving problems that occur in areas of science and engineering or that come from applications in business or industry.
Develop or modify industrial electronic devices, circuits, or equipment, according to available specifications.
Confer with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
8. Find the equivalent inductor and capacitors in series and parallel.
9. Analyze an RL and RC circuit in DC
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment.
10. Analyze the step response of an RLC in series
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.
11. Analyze RL, RC and RLC circuits in AC using the time domain
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Read and interpret electronic circuit diagrams, function block diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, and service manuals.
Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
Trace electrical circuits, following diagrams, and conduct tests with circuit testers and other equipment to locate shorts and grounds.
Remove objects from solutions at periodic intervals and observe objects to verify conformance to specifications.
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.
Test electrical systems or continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.
12. Analyze RL, RC and RLC circuits in AC using the frequency domain
13. Compute the apparent and real power in RLC circuits
Calculate potential for energy savings.
Calculate the efficiency or power output of a fuel cell system or process.
Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit.
14. Calculate current and voltage in a 3-phase AC circuit (delta and wye configurations).
Specify inputs accessed by the system and plan the distribution and use of the results.
Break systems into their components, assign numerical values to each component, and examine the mathematical relationships between them.
Calculate machine speed and feed ratios and the size and position of cuts.
Examine designs to determine current requirements for all parts of the photovoltaic (PV) system electrical circuit.
Test and repair circuits and sensors, following wiring and system specifications.
Calculate, review, and correct errors on interest, principal, payment, and closing costs, using computers or calculators.
Compute dimensions, tolerances, and angles of workpieces or machines according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
Read dials and meters to determine amperage, voltage, electrical output and input at specific operating temperature to analyze parts performance.
Calculate dimensions, square footage, profile and component specifications, and material quantities, using calculator or computer.
Observe the current system in operation, and gather and analyze information about each of the component problems, using a variety of sources.