Electrical Engineering (ELE100)

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and principles of electrical engineering. Students will learn the essential electrical quantities—current, voltage, power, and energy—and apply fundamental circuit laws such as Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws to analyze resistive circuits. The course covers series and parallel configurations, voltage and current dividers, and equivalent circuit representations using Thevenin and Norton theorems. Students will also be introduced to reactive components, including capacitors and inductors, and to practical laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and multimeters. The course further explores basic electronic components such as diodes and transistors, emphasizing their applications in rectification, voltage regulation, and amplification. Finally, students gain an introductory understanding of electromagnetism and its role in electrical circuits. The course is taught in both Norwegian and English.

• Fundamental electric terms: current, voltage, power, energy.
• Fundamental laws of electric circuits, Ohm's law, Kirchoffs laws.
• Resistive Circuits, series and parallel, voltage-divider, current-divider. Thevenin and Norton Equivalents. Superposition.
• Capacitance and Inductance.
• Introduction to electronic components and laboratory equipment. Oscilloscope, signal generator, multimeter.
• Diodes: Especially the use in Rectifier Circuits, Voltage Regulators and Power Electronics. Load-line analysis, Zener Diodes and Diode Models.
• Transistors: including Field-Effect Transistor (FET), MOSFET, common source transistor
• Introduction to electromagnetism and electromagnetic circuits

• Have a basic knowledge of electric circuits and parameters
• Be able to do computations on electric circuits
• Be able to do computations of energy and power for linear circuits
• Perform computations on circuits with diodes (also zener diodes) such as rectifiers
• Perform computations on circuits with transistors

Compulsory hand-in assignments:

• 7 theory assignments (1000 points): 700 out of 1000 must be obtained to be approved for the exam.
• 8 laboratory assignments: Completion of mandatory lab assignments are to be made at the times and in the groups that are assigned and published. Absence due to illness or for other reasons must be communicated as soon as possible to the laboratory personnel. One cannot expect that provisions for completion of the lab assignments at other times are made unless prior arrangements with the laboratory personnel have been agreed upon.

Compulsory work requirements must be approved by the course teacher three weeks ahead of examination date. Failure to complete the assignments on time or not having them approved will result in barring from taking the exam of the course.