EE11_EE-Brief-Overview.pdf

a brief overview  Electrical Engineering  Engineering discipline that deals with the study and application of  Electricity  Electronics  Electromagnetism  Practitioners are called electrical engineers 2  Electrical Engineer...

a brief overview  Electrical Engineering  Engineering discipline that deals with the study and application of  Electricity  Electronics  Electromagnetism  Practitioners are called electrical engineers 2  Electrical Engineering  Broad field that encompasses many subfields that deal with  Power  Control systems  Electronics  Telecommunications 3 EE and ECE Compared 1. Electrical Engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control, whereas Electronics Engineering deals with the study of small-scale electronic systems including computers and integrated circuits. 4 EE and ECE Compared 2. Electrical Engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit energy, while Electronics Engineers are concerned with using electricity to transmit information. 5 The EE Profession The practice of Electrical Profession involves the art and science of developing, applying and controlling the electrical, electronic and related phenomena of nature for the benefit of mankind notably in the field of light, heat, power communication and transportation. 6 Practice of EE (RA 7920) The practice of Electrical Engineering includes but not limited to: (1) Consultation, investigation, valuation and management of services requiring electrical engineering knowledge; (2) Design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for electric power systems, power plants, power distribution systems including power transformers, transmission lines and network protection, switchgear, building wiring electrical machines, equipment and others; 7 Practice of EE (RA 7920) (3) Supervision of erection, installation, testing and commissioning of power plants, substations, transmission lines, industrial plants and others; (4) Supervision of operation and maintenance of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercrafts, electric locomotives and others; (5) Supervision of the manufacture and repair of electrical equipment including switchboards, transformers, generators, motors, apparatus and others; 8 Practice of EE (RA 7920) (6) Teaching of electrical engineering professional subjects; and (7) Taking charge of the sale and distribution of electrical equipment and systems requiring engineering calculations or applications of engineering data. 9 The EE Profession Graduates of this course qualified to become  Professional Electrical Engineers (PEE)  Registered Electrical Engineers (REE)  Registered Master Electricians (RME). 10 Career Opportunities REE/PEE Power Plant Engineer Specialized Sales Engineer Design Engineer Design Electrical Equipment Operator Research Engineer Transmission Line Engineer Faculty 11 Career Opportunities Consulting Engineer Construction/Installation Engineer  Inspection/Appraisal/Construction Coordination Engineer Maintenance Engineer Operation Engineer 12 Career Opportunities RME Industrial Electrician Service Technician Maintenance Technician 13 Sub-disciplines 1. Power 2. Electronics 3. Microelectronics 4. Signal Processing 5. Instrumentation Engineering 6. Control 7. Computers 8. Telecommunications 14  Power Deals with the  Generation  Transmission  Distribution of electricity  Design of a range of related devices  transformers  electric generators  electric motors  power electronics 15  Power Power engineers may work on the design and maintenance of the power grid as well as the power systems that connect to it. 16  Control o Focuses on the modelling of a diverse range of dynamic systems and the design of controllers that will cause these systems to behave in the desired manner o To implement such controllers electrical engineers may use  electrical circuits  digital signal processors  microcontrollers o It plays an important role in industrial automation 17  Electronics Involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the properties of components such as Resistors Capacitors Inductors Diodes Transistors to achieve a particular functionality 18  Microelectronics Microelectronics Engineering deals with the design of very small electronic components for use in an integrated circuit or sometimes for use on their own as a general electronic component. Most common microelectronic components: semiconductor transistors resistors capacitors inductors 19  Signal Processing Signal Processing deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals. Signals can be either analog, in which case the signal varies continuously according to the information, or digital, in which case the signal varies according to a series of discrete values representing the information. 20  Telecommunications Telecommunications Engineering focuses on the transmission of information across a channel such as a coaxial cable, optical fiber or free space. Once the transmission characteristics of a system are determined, telecommunication engineers design the transmitters and receivers needed for such systems. 21 Instrumentation Engineering Instrumentation Engineering deals with the design of devices to measure physical quantities such as pressure, flow and temperature. The design of such instrumentation requires a good understanding of physics that often extends beyond electromagnetic theory. Instrumentation engineering is often viewed as the counterpart of control engineering. 22  Computer Computer Engineering deals with the design of computers and computer systems. This may involve the design of new hardware for the use of computers to control an industrial plant. Computer engineers may also work on a system's software. 23  Related Disciplines Mechatronics is an engineering discipline which deals with the convergence of electrical and mechanical systems (electromechanical systems) Examples include automated manufacturing systems, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and various subsystems of aircraft and automobiles. 24  Related Disciplines Biomedical Engineering is another related discipline, concerned with the design of medical equipment. This includes fixed equipment such as Ventilators, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners and ElectroCardioGraph (ECG) monitors as well as mobile equipment such as Cochlear Implants, Artificial Pacemakers and Artificial Hearts. 25