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Note that as of Fall 2004, the "ET" courses were renamed "ETE."
ETE 110 Bypass Exam Topics:
The purpose of this exam is two-fold.
It will help us make sure an individual has sufficient depth of knowledge
to take future electrical classes, and it will give us a good indication
of the depth of that knowledge. As such, many of the questions go
beyond the level a successful ET 110 student would be expected to achieve.
If you are interested in taking the ETE 110 Bypass Exam, contact the EET Program Coordinator to set a date and time.
Explain the following electrical characteristics. Provide the
electrical units, unit symbols, SI definitions, and show schematic symbols
where applicable
Voltage, Current, Resistance, Power, Capacitance, Inductance.
Explain what a series circuit is.
Given a simple series circuit use ohm’s law to provide the unknown electrical quantity. Ex: given Voltage and Current, calculate resistance.
Given any two electrical quantities around a resistor, calculate the power dissipated.
Provide the colors of a resistor given the resistance, or the resistance of a resistor given the colors.
Draw a series circuit with 4 resistors of given resistances.
Given a series circuit with several resistors, determine the total resistance, the current through any component, the voltage dropped by each resistor, and the power provided by any component.
Explain what a parallel circuit is.
Given a parallel circuit with several resistors, provide the total resistance, the current through each resistor, the voltage across any component, and the power dissipated by any component
Use the voltage divider rule.
Use the current divider rule.
A capacitor opposes change in what electrical quantity?
An inductor opposes change in what electrical quantity?
Calculate the DC transient time constants, voltages and currents in a capacitive circuit and an inductive circuit.
For a given double trace oscilloscope display, provide the following
for a single trace:
T (Period), f (Frequency), Vp (Peak Voltage), Vp-p (Peak to Peak
Voltage), Vrms (RMS Voltage)
On a Dual Trace example, if the larger waveform is defined as E and the smaller VR determine if the circuit is capacitive or inductive and determine the phase angle of the current.
For the Oscilloscope question, if you were given the size of the resistor
being measured across, determine the following:
The magnitude of the current, the impedance (Z) magnitude and phase
angle, the reactance (XC orXL) magnitude, the power factor of the circuit,
the real power, reactive power, and apparent power in the circuit.
Sketch a series circuit that would produce the waveform above. Label the voltage source and components (E, R, C and/or L).
Sketch the Phasor diagrams of the circuit. Show the Impedance triangle and Power Triangle.
Calculate the impedance of a capacitor in an AC circuit given the circuit frequency, showing equations and calculations.
Calculate the impedance of an inductor in an AC circuit given the circuit frequency, showing the equations and calculations.
Given a simple two-loop multiple voltage-source circuit, calculate the current through the components using any calculation method desired. You will have to indicate the method used and show all calculations.
Show the Kirchoff Voltage Loop (Mesh) equations that could be used to solve for the branch currents in the circuit.
Show the Kirchhoff Current (Nodal) equations that could be used to solve for the node voltages. Show the source conversions.
Given a series/parallel circuit, determine the Thevenin Equivalent Circuit around a designated load resistor, showing all work.
Convert a Thevenin Circuit to it's Norton Equivalent.
Determine the load resistor size that would receive maximum load power
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