Electrical Engineering Orientation - Unit 4

Electrical Engineering Orientation - Unit 4: Tracks and Specializations

• Electrical engineering is a branch specializing in electricity's production, generation, transmission, and use.
• Electrical engineers design, develop, plan, test, and supervise electrical systems. This includes wiring installations and commissioning of lightings, motors, and other electrical equipment in various settings (buildings, automobiles, watercrafts).
• Electrical engineers are involved in research, design, development, manufacturing, and management of complex hardware and software systems reflecting technological advances.
• Sub-disciplines include computer engineering, software engineering, electronics engineering, optical engineering, power engineering, control engineering, and telecommunication engineering.
• Electricity is the general term for the presence and flow of electric charge.
• Electronics is a specialized branch of electrical engineering focusing on electronic devices and circuits' behaviour and applications.
• The course covers different specializations within electrical engineering.

Classifications of Electrical Engineering

• Communication System: Designs, develops, and maintains technology for communications (telephones to internet systems).
• Computer System: Develops, tests, and evaluates software and personal computers using engineering, computer science, and mathematical analysis.
• Control System: Understands and manages processes using automation devices; implements the process into operation.
• Power System: Manages the generation, transmission, distribution, uses, and maintenance of electrical power, including generators, motors, and transformers.
• Signal Processing System: Analyzes, designs, and manipulates necessary devices to process analog and digital signals.

Tracks and Specializations

• Power System Protection: Addresses protection of generators, transformers, busbars, and lines, integrating protective relaying and surge protection in power systems.
• Advanced Power System Analysis and Design: Focuses on transmission and distribution, power substations, and industrial/commercial power systems.
• Advanced Electrical Systems Design: Designs high-rise buildings, substations, high-voltage underground cables (AC/DC systems).
• Entrepreneurship: Covers project management, acceptance, testing, and documentation of projects related to electrical engineering, including sales and marketing management.
• Machine Automation and Process Control: Deals with pneumatics, process control, electro-pneumatics, and PLC's (Programmable Logic Controllers) in manufacturing.
• Renewable Energy Sources: Concentrates on solar, wind, wave/ocean, and biomass energy.

Finals Seatwork #1

• This assignment requires students to enumerate and differentiate specific concepts related to electrical engineering.
  • Part a: Classification of Electrical Engineering
  • Part b: Track Elective Course of Electrical Engineering
  • Difference between Computer Engineering and Software Engineering
  • Definition of Electrical Engineering.

Course Plate #3

• This is a list of tasks for students to complete—defining specific laws/acts, gathering information from qualified professionals, and compiling a list of related personnel working at PLV.

Explore the intricacies of Electrical Engineering in Unit 4, focusing on tracks and specializations within the field. This unit covers essential aspects such as the design, development, and management of electrical systems, and highlights various sub-disciplines like computer and power engineering. Test your knowledge on the vital roles electrical engineers play in technological advancements.