Electricity & Electronics Curriculum Overview
Electricity & Electronics Curriculum Overview
Electronics
! Re-usable components
! PC-delivered virtual
instrumentation
! Portable, IMS-compliant
Discovery Software learning
objects
! Usable in a web-delivered
Circuit-level work-board and e-learning material learning environment
Feedback’s flexible Electricity & Electronics range meets the needs of academic, Curriculum Coverage
vocational and industrial training. Experience has shown the need for different
approaches to practical assignments: pre-constructed circuits require minimal ! Electrotechnology
set-up, leaving maximum time for experimentation and analysis, whereas
! Basic Electricity
user-assembled circuits help develop construction skills. Feedback has been
working closely with the education sector to produce time-saving solutions for ! Electromagnetism
each approach.
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The hardware forms the core of an integrated
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learning environment that can fulfil any provider’s
teaching requirements. Each board is supplied ! Operational Amplifiers
with a full curriculum manual that includes
underlying theory and guided assignments. ! Electronic Circuit
A bench-top console provides the required Applications
power and can also offer virtual instrumentation - amplifiers, fault-finding
to run on a PC, reducing your lab requirements and simple logic
for conventional test equipment.
e-learning material
! Logic - combinational and
The curriculum is also available as Discovery sequential logic
e-learning material that can be run on stand-
alone PCs or Feedback’s networked laboratory ! Digital Systems - registers
environment, Discovery Lab Manager. and counters
As the e-learning material conforms to the IMS
specification, it can be also used in any IMS- ! Analogue Systems -
compliant, 3rd party e-learning environment. digital to analogue, analogue
to digital conversion
! Power Electronics
Virtual Instrumentation display
Electricity & Electronics
Board Construction
Component-level
Circuit- A) Pre-mounted B) Carrier-mounted C ) Loose plus
Curriculum level on-board plus deck breadboard
Electromagnetism 12-100
Basic Electricity & Electronics 12-200 EEC471-2 11-110
Amplifiers & Electronic Circuit Applications 12-210 EEC473-4 11-120
Operational Amplifiers OAT343
Logic Circuits/Digital Electronics 12-220 LT345 CK341 11-130
Analogue & Digital Systems CK342
Power Electronics EEC475-6
Applications with Fault-finding 13-201
Electronic Servicing 13-202
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Curriculum Coverage
• Electromagnetic induction • Transformer theory
• Inductance • Single phase transformers
• Inductive reactance • Reed relays
• Resonance • Relays
• Mutual inductance • Simple motor control
• Introduction to magnetism circuits using relays
• Investigation of a solenoid • dc Motors • dc Generators
Curriculum Coverage
• Rectification • Characteristics of the triac
• Capacitor filters • Speed measurement methods
• Simple voltage stabilisers • Frequency to voltage conversion
• Circuit protection • Phase angle control of a dc motor
• Variable dc supplies • Feedback control of a dc motor
• Integrated circuit voltage regulator • Pulse Width Modulation
• Characteristics of the power MOSFET • Pulse Width Modulation Control of a
• Silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) dc dc Motor
characteristics • Inverters and Converters
• The unijunction transistor • Switched-Mode Regulator
• SCR circuits with resistive and
complex loads
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Electricity & Electronics - Component-level boards
Curriculum Coverage
• Binary Numbers • Non-equivalence and other circuits
• Basic Logic Operations • Binary Addition
• Combinational Logic • Registers
• Karnaugh Maps • Synchronous Counters
• The Simple Latch • Asynchronous Counters
• Clocked Flip-Flops • Codes & Code Converters
• The JK Flip-Flop • 7-Segment Display
• Equivalence
Curriculum Coverage
• Binary Numbers • Non-equivalence and other circuits
• Basic Logic Operations • Binary Addition
• Combinational Logic • Registers
• Karnaugh Maps • Synchronous Counters
• The Simple Latch • Asynchronous Counters
• Clocked Flip-Flops • Codes & Code Converters
• The JK Flip-Flop • 7-Segment Display
• Equivalence
Curriculum Coverage
• Op-Amp Feedback Requirements • CMRR
• Input Offset Voltage • Sign Changer or Inverter
• Slew Rate • Scale Changer
• Frequency Response • Summing Amplifier
• Common Mode Rejection Ratio • dc Voltage Follower
• Operational Amplifier Characteristics • Differential dc Amplifier
• Inverting and Non-Inverting Modes • Analogue Integration & Differentiation
• Open-loop Voltage Gain • Linear and Non-Linear Oscillators
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Electricity & Electronics - Circuit-level boards
• Diode Circuits
13-107
• Regulated Power Supply Circuits
Applications • Transistor Amplifier
Console • Two stage Amplifier with overall
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feedback
• Light Emitting Diode flasher Teknikit Console shown with Applications
Teknikit • Digital to Analogue converter Console.
Power Console • Logic Interface
• Waveform Generator
Supply 92-300-1
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Fault Combinations
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• short circuit
• open circuit
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13-902 13-904-USB
Discovery software Discovery software
for Electronic for Electronic
Servicing Servicing
The following kits are available for use with the 11-100 Construction Deck.
Each kit is supplied with a comprehensive manual and circuit construction overlays.
Curriculum Coverage
11-110 Basic Electricity & Electronics Kit
A set of components is supplied in a sectionalised case with a range of assignments covering the following:
• Resistance • ac resistive circuits • Series resonance
• Resistor networks • ac capacitive circuits • Parallel resonance
• Resistors in series & parallel • ac inductive circuits • The transformer
• Superposition theorem • Capacitive reactance • The semiconductor diode
• Thévenins theorem • Inductive reactance • Half-wave rectification
• Power • The series CR circuit • Full-wave rectification
• Capacitance • The series LR circuit • The zener diode
• Capacitors in series & parallel • Impedance of a series CR circuit • Transistor familiarisation
• Time constant • Impedance of a series LR circuit • The Common-emitter transistor circuit
• Electromagnetic induction • Impedance of a series LCR circuit • The silicon controlled rectifier (SCR)
• Inductance • Parallel impedances • The TRIAC
• RMS Value of an ac waveform • ac power • Trigger devices - the DIAC and UJT
11-120 Electronic Devices & Circuits Kit
This kit of components is presented in a similar style to the 11-110. The assignments cover the following:
• Using electronic amplifiers • Push-pull amplifiers • Phase-shift oscillator
• dc gain • Passive attenuators • The schmitt trigger
• ac gain • Applications • Voltage regulator
• Amplitude distortion • Common-emitter amplifiers • TTL NAND gate
• Frequency & phase distortion • Emitter follower • Exclusive-OR gate
• Negative feedback • Complementary push-pull amplifier • Set-reset flip flop
• Frequency response • Differential amplifier • D flip flop
• The ac amplifiers • Operational amplifier • Clocked SR flip flop
• The operational amplifier • Astable multivibrator • J-K flip flop
11-130 Digital Electronics Kit
This kit of components is presented in a similar style to the 11-110. The assignments cover the following:
• Binary Numbers • Clocked Flip-Flops • Registers
• Basic Logic Operations • The JK Flip-Flop • Synchronous Counters
• Combinational Logic • Equivalence • Asynchronous Counters
• Karnaugh Maps • Non-equivalence and other circuits • Codes & Code Converters
• The Simple Latch • Binary Addition • 7-Segment Display
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Component-level (carrier-mounted) ! ! ! !
Component-level (breadboard) ! !
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Benefits
! Allows efficient use of laboratory resources
! Improves student productivity in the lab
! Allows more efficient use of tutor time
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