VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Department of Electric (Turkish)
ELKT 108 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Alternating Current Circuits
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ELKT 108
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Spring
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2
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2
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3
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5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
Turkish
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
Short Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | In this course, the students are aimed to have knowledge of magnitudes used in alternating current and components of alternating current circuits; to analyze one and three phase alternating current circuits; to analyze circuits with complex numbers; to calculate and measure active, reactive and apparent powers in one and three phase alternating current systems; to analyze alternating current magnetic circuits and to do experimental applications. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Magnitudes used in alternating current. Basic components of alternating current circuits. One and three phase alternating current circuits. Circuit analysis with complex numbers. Calculation and measurement of active, reactive and apparent power in one and three phase alternating current systems. Alternating current magnetic circuits. |
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Core Courses |
X
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| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Properties and obtaining of alternating current, alternating current wave types, period, frequency, alternans, angular speed, wavelength | |
| 2 | Alternating current instantaneous value equations, instantaneous, average, effective and maximum value calculations | |
| 3 | Phase and phase shift in alternating current, summation of current, voltage and power phasers | |
| 4 | Resistance, coil, capacitor, active, reactive, apparent power and power factor | |
| 5 | Serial R-L, R-C and R-L-C circuits in alternating current | |
| 6 | Parallel R-L, R-C and R-L-C circuits in alternating current | |
| 7 | Serial and parallel resonance circuits in alternating current | |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Complex numbers, node voltage method | |
| 10 | Wheatstone bridge and star-delta transforming method | |
| 11 | Thevenin and Norton theorems | |
| 12 | 3-phase balanced and unbalanced star and delta circuits. | |
| 13 | Power measurement in 3-phase systems and revision of power factor | |
| 14 | Currents with magnetic coupling in alternating current | |
| 15 | Applications | |
| 16 | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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40
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| Final Exam |
1
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50
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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50
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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50
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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5
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80
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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2
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2
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| Final Exam |
1
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2
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2
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| Total |
116
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To have mathematical knowledge to make analyses on their professions | X | ||||
| 2 | To have basic foreign language knowledge. | |||||
| 3 | To have knowledge on the computer operatşng systems, basic office softwares and general computer hardware | |||||
| 4 | To have knowledge on fundemental physical laws and fundamental electrical circuit analyses. | X | ||||
| 5 | To have knowledge on low voltage system and its components | X | ||||
| 6 | To have knowledge on the structure and working principles of analog and digital electrical measurement devices and to be able to use these devices | X | ||||
| 7 | To know the AC and DC circuit components and to make circuit analyses | X | ||||
| 8 | To have knowledge on the structure of electrical machines, working principles, coil types and connections to the circuit. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have knowledge on low current, high current, lightning, fire and safety systems, to draw electrical installment plans, to understand and make commitment and exploration works of electrical installation. | |||||
| 10 | To plan electrical and electronical circuits with drawing and simulation programs | |||||
| 11 | The ability of maintenance, repair and installation of electrical device and systems | |||||
| 13 | The knowledge of fundamental concept and components of automatical control systems. | |||||
| 14 | The recognization of components used on the transmission and distribution lines while having the knowledge of the production of electrical energy. | |||||
| 15 | The knowledge of the structure and working of the fundamental electronic components. The knowledge of the power electronics components and their usage properties. The knowledge of fundamentals of logic circuit and the ability of the design of the digital circuit | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest