CRN 15048 ECET 10200-03
CRN 15044 CPET 10100-03
Electrical Circuits

Fall 2018

Paul I-Hai Lin, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

School of Polytechnic
College of
Purdue University Fort Wayne

Lab: 1:30 PM-3:20 PM, Monday Room ET 307
 App - Color Coded Resistor Calculator, (Copyright 1996 Danny Goodman, AE9F dannyg@dannyg.com)

No
Date
Pre-Lab Activities
Demos/Refereces
 Lab Assignment
1
9/10


** Lab equipment demo (power supply, DMM)
** Electric Circuits: DC Circuits, AC Single-Phase, AC Three-Phase, etc
** Annimation Videos from Tennessee Valley Authority: How Hydroelectric Power works, How a Pumped-Storage Plants Work, 
** How a Coal Power Station Works, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeXG8K5_UvU
** I&M Power Company, https://www.indianamichiganpower.com/info/educational/
** Fundamentals of Electricity: I&M (Generation, Delivery, Rates & Calculations, Basics, Safety, Circtuit):
** The Anatomy of an Electric System, 23 minute video, https://www.indianamichiganpower.com/safety/HowElectricityWorks/Anatomy.aspx 
** Watch/view/learn: Salisbury by Honeywell – Arc Flash Safety, 28:32 minutes video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ69r-x-xSM

 * Lab 1 Test Equipment and Safety

Sample Lab Report

Lab 1 Report in Microsoft Word format due 9/24, submit to Prof. Lin at lin@pfw.edu
2 9/17 ** Lab equipment familiation: 3-Channel power supply, Digital multimeter
** Ohm's Law review (V = I *R, R = V/I, I = V/R)
** Color coded resistor calculation		 * Lab 2 Basic Electrical Measurement

Lab 2 Report due 10/1, submit to Prof. Lin's emal at lin@pfw.edu
3 9/24 National Instruments - Multisim
What is Multisim? Student Download
Electrical Circuits - Chapter 2: Resistors, March 27, 2013, http://www.ni.com/example/14446/en/
NI Multisim Fundamental Circuits, April 13, 2012, http://www.ni.com/example/5662/en/ 

*MATLAB Script - Ohm's Law and Plot		 * Lab 3 Ohm's Law Simulation and Circuit Lab, due Oct. 11
4 10/8 Resistors in Series
Rt = R1 + R2 + R3 + ..Rn
It = I1 = I2 = I3 = I3 = In
KVL: E = V1 + V2 + V3 + ... + Vn

Potentiometer (pot): Variable Resistor

Ammeter -- connected in series
Voltmeter -- connected in parallel

Also See Blackboard Learn for Discussion Forum.
 Lab 4 Resistor Series Lab, Report due 10/22
5 10/22 Automotive Electrical Circuits, https://www.aa1car.com/library/automotive_electrical_circuits.htm
Electrical Circuits Basics: Voltages and Ohm's Law, https://www.popsautoelectric.com/automotive-electric/
Electrical Circuits and Devices (Automobile), http://what-when-how.com/automobile/electrical-circuits-and-devices-automobile/
Hybrid Electric Vehicles, http://web.mit.edu/2.972/www/reports/hybrid_vehicle/hybrid_electric_vehicles.html
Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, https://www.sae.org/learn/content/c1504/
The circuit detectives, Home electrical trouble shooting, http://thecircuitdetective.com/bkgrd.php
 Lab 5 Parallel Circuit Lab, Report due 11/5
6 10/29 Review
* Ohm's, KVL, and KCL Laws
* Multisim Circuit Design
* DMM and Power Supply setup 		Lab 6 Series-Parallel Circuit Lab, Report due 11/12
7 11/5 Review
* Thevenin equivalent circuit
* Multisim Live - Thevenin's Theorem		 Lab 7 Thevenin Equivalent Circuit
Report due 11/19
8 11/12 Review
* Maximum Power Transfer Theorem		 Lab 8 Maximum Power Transfer,
Report due 11/26
    Lab 8 is our last lab.
All lab reports due by Nov. 26