Course: Electrotechnology

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Course title Electrotechnology
Course code MTI/ETG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Novák Miroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The main topics of lectures are: 1. Mass structure, molecules and bonds between atoms, electron energy and band model, properties of electrotechnical materials 2. Physical properties of conductors, electrical resistance, dependence of electrical resistance on temperature, superconductivity, cryo-conductivity 3. Thermoelectric properties, thermal coefficient of linear extensibility, specific thermal conductivity 4. Physical properties of insulators, intrinsic resistivity and surface resistivity, insulator permittivity, dielectric loss factors, electrical strength, mechanical properties, heat resistance, tensile and compressive strength, hardness, viscosity, wettability and water absorption 5. Physical properties of semiconductors 6. Wire and cables materials, requirements for wires, basic properties and distribution of used materials, copper and its alloys 7. Aluminum and its alloys, other electrolytic metals used, bimetals, electrotechnical carbon, 8. Solders, fuse materials 9. Materials for contacts - current less and current switching, circuit variables during switch on and off - contact requirements. 10. Materials for resistors, types and manufacture of resistors 11. Insulators and dielectrics, properties and distribution, inorganic insulators 12. Organic insulators, types and production of capacitors 13. Magnetic materials, diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic substances, magnetostriction 14. Magnetically soft materials for magnetic circuits of machines, permanent magnets Practical exercises will be focused on the measurement of properties of substances and principles of design of electrotechnical parts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 44 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the properties, production and processing of materials used in electrical engineering. It aims to explain the contexts of physics and material science in relation to each other.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Recommended literature
  • SLADE, Paul G. Electrical contacts: principles and applications.. New York: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 1999. ISBN 978-0-8247-1934-0.


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