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Waves in electrical engineering. Static electric and magnetic fields. Transmission lines: equivalent circuit, wave propagation, reflections and matching. Plane waves, antenna basics and electromagnetic interference. Electrical engineering materials: conductors, insulators and semiconductors.
The curriculum for this course includes:• Review of Gauss’s Law and Ampere’s Law, Capacitance and Inductance • Electric and Magnetic Fields, Capacitance and Inductance for common EEE situations: • Coaxial cables (e.g. TV antenna feed cables) • Twin-wire cables (e.g. twisted pair) • Wires above ground planes (e.g. PCB traces, power transmission lines) • General wave equation and wave propagation properties • Circuit equations for transmission lines with distributed capacitance/inductance • Signal and wave propagation along transmission lines • Reflections at discontinuities and impedance matching • Lossy versus lossless transmission lines • Dispersion • Maxwell’s Equations in free space and source-free media • Wave equation and plane-wave solutions • Attenuation, reflection and impedance matching • Polarisation • Contemporary topics and applications • Introduction to antennas and concepts in electromagnetic interference (EMI)• Conduction mechanisms • Dielectric properties and breakdown phenomena • Important properties of interfaces: conductor-conductor, conductor-insulator, conductor-semiconductor, insulator-semiconductor, semiconductor- semiconductor • Basic crystallography, bonding and band structure in conductors, insulators and semiconductors • Doping, impurities, electrons and holes in semiconductors • Basic diode operation principles
• Able to analyze static electric and magnetic field distributions for important electrical engineering situations (coaxial cables, transmission lines etc.), • Relate these to equivalent circuit parameters (resistance, capacitance, inductance). • Develop understanding of wave propagation and reflections on coaxial cables and other transmission lines. • Able to design simple matching networks. • Understand the propagation of electromagnetic plane waves. • Understand the electrical properties of materials, including: conduction mechanisms, dielectric properties and breakdown phenomena, basic crystallography, bonding and band structure in conductors, insulators and semiconductors; doping, impurities, electrons and holes in semiconductors; basic diode operation principles.
Subject to the approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry
For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering Head of Department
Domestic fee $808.00
International fee $4,550.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Electrical and Computer Engineering .