Teaching GuideTerm
Higher Technical University College of Nautical Science and Naval Engines
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Grao en Náutica e Transporte Marítimo
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  Electricity and Electronics
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS. 1.1. The atom. Electric charge and force. Electrical conductors and insulators.
1.2. Mechanical and electrical quantities: work, energy, voltage, current, power.
1.3. Electrical resistance. Ideal sources.
1.4. Ohm's law. Joule's law. Series and parallel circuits. Kirchhoff's Laws.
1.5. Real sources. Circuit theorems: Thévenin, Norton.
1.6. Circuit analysis.
CHAPTER 2: ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS. TRANSFORMERS. 2.1. Time-dependent functions. Fundamental values.
2.2. Sine regime, and behavior of R, L and C.
2.3. Impedance and admittance. Resonance.
2.4. The ideal transformer.
2.5. Circuit theorems: Thévenin, Norton.
2.6. Circuits analysis.
2.7. General information about electrical safety.
CHAPTER 3: MANOEUVRING AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY. ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS.
 3.1. Fundamentals of three-phase systems
3.2. Control and protection elements for installations.
3.3. Fundamentals of generators and motors.
3.4. Electric propulsion for ships.
3.5. Analysis of circuits and drawings of installations.
CHAPTER 4: SEMICONDUCTORS. DIODES. APPLICATIONS.
4.1. Fundamentals: intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor
4.2. Currents in a semiconductor. Polarized PN junction.
4.3. Basic structure and operation of PN diodes and LEDs.
4.4. Diode equivalent models.
4.5. Applications. Rectifier circuits.
4.6. Other diodes.
CHAPTER 5: BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR. 5.1. Basic structure and operation of a bipolar transistor
5.2. Circuit analysis in common emitter configuration.
5.3. Input and output characteristics.
5.4. Switching circuits.
CHAPTER 6: UNIPOLAR MOSFET TRANSISTOR. 6.1. Basic structure and operation of a MOSFET.
6.2. Circuit analysis in common source configuration.
6.3. Input and output characteristics.
6.4. Switching circuits.
CHAPTER 7: AMPLIFIERS GENERAL CONCEPTS. THE OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER. 7.1. Characteristics of the amplifiers.
7.2. Concept of negative feedback.
7.3. The operational amplifier. Linear and non-linear applications.
7.4. Circuit analysis.
CHAPTER 8: DIGITAL CIRCUITS. APPLICATIONS.
 8.1. Fundamentals of digital circuits.
8.2. Analogical-digital conversion.
8.3. Applications.
PROBLEM SOLVING SESSIONS. Problem sessions corresponding to the theory content, with the exception of chapter 5 (bipolar junction transistor).
LABORATORY PRACTICES. PRACTICE 1: EQUIPMENT HANDLING (I).
1.1. Feeding source and multimeter.
1.2. Measurement of resistances.
1.3. Measurement of DC voltages and currents with multimeter.

PRACTICE 2: EQUIPMENT HANDLING (II).
2.1. Signals generator and oscilloscope.
2.2. Measurement of AC voltages with multimeter and oscilloscope.
ICT PRACTICES. Circuit design and measurement practices will be carried out with the LTSpice software according to the theory syllabus.
O desenvolvemento e superación destes contidos, xunto cos correspondentes a outras materias que inclúan a adquisición de competencias específicas da titulación, garanten o coñecemento, comprensión e suficiencia das competencias recollidas no cadro AII/2, do Convenio STCW, relacionadas co nivel de xestión de Primeiro Oficial de Ponte da Mariña Mercante, sen limitación de arqueo bruto e Capitán da Mariña Mercante ata o máximo de 3000 GT.Cadro A-II/2 do Convenio STCW.
 Especificación das normas mínimas de competencia aplicables a Capitáns e primeiros oficiais de ponte de buques de arqueo bruto igual ou superior a 500 GT.
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