431-302. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PART 11(P)

A course of about 83 lectures and about 100 hours of laboratory and project work, tutorials, and excursions.

SYLLABUS

Energy Transformation and Conversion: Transformer theory. Doubly- excited electro-magnetic systems and devices.

Rotating Machine Theory: Basic d.c. and a.c. machines—three phase and single phase.

Design Aspects: Conductor systems, windings, insulation, thermal behaviour, specifications.

Electrical Measurements: a.c. bridges; advanced measurements and instru- ments, d.c. and a.c.

Introduction to Control Systems.

Introduction to Power Systems.

PRACTICAL WORK

About 60 hours on experiments and 40 hours on tutorials, excursions and seminars for projects relating to the above syllabus.

No student will be admitted to the annual examination without evidence of satisfactory practical work. A practical examination may be held in doubtful cases.

Both laboratory and project work will be assessed in the deciding of examination results, and some weight may be given to practice examples.

BOOKS

Prescribed textbooks:

Draper A Electrical Machines, 2nd ed Longmans 1967

or Fitzgerald A E Kingsley C & Kusko A Electric Machinery, 3rd ed McGraw-Hill 1971

Say M G Electrical Engineering Design Manual, 3rd ed Chapman and Hall 1962

EXAMINATION

Two 3-hour papers for pass and honours.

431-401. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PART III ,

A course of about 170 lectures with 240 hours of laboratory work, tutorials, practice classes and verbal repining throughout the year.

SYLLABUS

Section 1, comprising about 130 lectures, Is compulsory for all students.

Lectures will be given, as far as possible, during first term and the early part of second term.

Section 2, comprising a number of 14 lecture units, will be programmed mainly In second and third terms. Each student will be expected to attend lectures In three units only. These elective courses are directed to more specialist topics, and all the electives listed below may not be presented in аrry one year, depending on staffing and demand. The approval of the Chairman of department must be obtained for the electives selected, and some students may be directed into particular electives.

Supplementary notes, expanding on the organization of the course for that year and Including details of the section 1 lecture and laboratory arrangements, will be available at the beginning of first term.

Section 1

Signal Transmission

Distributed circuits in the frequency and time domains, and their application to amplifiers and digital circuits. Measurement techniques. Wave- guide transmission. Antennas; launching and propagation of e.m. waves.

Modulation and Signal Processing

Deterministic and random signal description, and frequency transforma- 96

tills. Band limited, time limited signals. Linear, angle and discrete modulation processes. Optimum detection.

Digital Circuits

Analysis and synthesis of fundamental and pulse mode sequential circuits. State machines. Logic system realisation with digital integrated circuits.

Analogue Circuits

Noise in active devices. Integrated circuits and their application to amplifiers. Wide band, low pass and band pass amplifiers. Oscillators.

Networks

Ideal and practical signal transmission in linear systems. Time and group delay. Lumped circuits in frequency and time domains. Analytic and numerical methods of analysis. Filter design and realisation.

Automatic Control

Linear control system analysis and design techniques. Non linear system analysis. Computer useage In control system design and operation. Stability analysis of discrete data systems. Application of control theory to non-engineering systems.

Machines and Transmission Components

Transmission components. Generalized, Synchronous and AC com- mutator machines. Matrix transformations. Rectification and Inver- sion.

Section 2

The elective units to be offered in 1976 will be notified to students during first term, 1976. The following list of elective units offered in 1975 is included as an indication of the amount of choice which was available in that year.

(14 lectures per unit: three units to be selected) Information Theory

Waveform Communications and Signal Processing Network Synthesis

introduction to Biological Engineering

Circuit Interruption, Machine Analysis and Design Computer Systems

Microwaves

Communications Systems Control Systems

Power Systems Power Electronics Practical Work LABORATORY WORK

In first term and the early part of second term, there will be 6 hours per week devoted to experiments related to the Section 1 syllabus.

Additional time will be taken up in presenting verbal reports related to these laboratory periods. During the remainder of the year, students will be expected to undertake project work under supervision, requiring about 8 hours per week including consultation with the supervisor.

TUTORIALS

There will be about three 1-hour tutorials per week devoted to topics associated with lecture courses and practice classes. Practice classes must be submitted as required. Compulsory excursions may also be held from time to time.

REPORT

Each student Is required to submit a report on vacation experience by the end of the second week of first term.

THESIS

Each student will be required to write a thesis during the second and third terms, not exceeding 4000 words, on a topic In electrical engineering to be determined after consultation with staff. Two typed copies are required to be submitted by 30 September.

NOTE

No student will be admitted to the annual examination without evidence of satisfactory work during the year in all the above practical work. A practical examination, or resubmission of work, may be required In doubtful cases. All the above work will be used in assessing the examination results.

BOOKS

Prescribed textbooks:

Carlson A B Communication Systems, 2nd ed McGraw-Iii' 1974 Grebene A B Analogue Integrated Circuit Design, Van Nostrand 1972

Shinners S M Modern Control System Theory and Applications, Addison Wesley 1972

Hí11 F J & Peterson G R Introduction to Switching Theory and Logical Design, 2nd ed Wiley 1974

Say M G Introduction to Unified Theory of Electromagnetic Machines, Pitman

Hancock N N Matrix Analysis of Electrical Machinery Pergammon 1964 Note: Due to some uncertainty in the supply of textbooks, students are

advised to check with the department before obtaining the books specified above.

Reference books will be indicated by staff during the introduction to their section of the course.

EXAMINATION

There will be up to seven 3-hour papers, or the equivalent in time, for pass and final honours. Some of these examinations may be held during the year. Additional tests may be held during the year and given some weight In assessing the final examination results.

431-421. ELECTRONICS PART II

A course of about 140 lectures with 225 hours of laboratory work, tutorials, practice classes and verbal reporting throughout the year.

SYLLABUS

Section I, comprising about 100 lectures, Is compulsory for all students.

Lectures will be given, as far as possible, during first term and the early part of second term.

Section 2, comprising a number of 14 lecture units will be programmed In second and third terms. Each student will be expected to attend lectures In three units only.

These elective courses are directed to more specialist topics, and all the electives listed below may not be presented in any one year, depending on staffing and demand. The approval of the chairman of department must be obtained for the electives selected, and some students may be directed into particular electives.

Section 1

Signal Transmisslоп

Modulation and Signal Processing

Deterministic and random signal description, and frequency transformations. Band limited, time limited signals. Linear, angle and discrete modulation processes. Optimum detection.

Digital Circuits

Analysis and synthesis of fundamental and pulse mode sequential circuits. State machines. Logic system realisation with digital integrated circuits.

Analogue Circuits

Noise in active devices. Integrated circuits and their application to amplifiers. Wide band, low pass and band pass amplifiers. Oscillators.

Networks

Automatic Control

Linear control system analysis and design techniques. Non-linear system analysis. Computer useage in control system design and operation. stability analysis of discrete data systems. Applications of control theory to non-engineering systems.

Section 2

(14 lectures per unit: three units to be selected.) Information Theory

Waveform Communications and Signal Processing Network Synthesis

introduction to Biological Engineering Computer Systems

Microwaves

Communications Systems Control Systems

Practical Work LABORATORY WORK

In first term and the early part of second term, there will be about 6 hours per week devoted to experiments related to the section 1 syllabus. Additional time will be taken up In presenting verbal reports related to these laboratory periods.

During the remainder of the year, students will be expected to undertake project work under supervision, requiring about 8 hours per week including consultation with the supervisor.

TUTORIALS

REPORT

Each student is required to submit a report on vacation experience by the end of the second week of first term.

NOTE

No student will be admitted to the annual examination without evidence of satisfactory work during the year in all the above practical work. A practical examination, or resubmission of work, may be required in doubtful cases. All the above work will be used in assessing the examination results.

BOOKS

Prescribed textbooks:

Carlson A B Communication Systems 2nd ed McGraw-Hill 1974 Grebene A B Analogue Integrated Circuit Design, Van Nostrand 1972

Hill F J & Peterson G R Introduction to Switching Theory and Logical Design, 2nd ed Wiley 1974

Shinners S M Modern Control System Theory and Applications, Addison- Wesley 1972

Note: Due to some uncertainty in the supply of textbooks, students are advised to check with the department before obtaining the books specified above.

Reference books will be indicated by staff during the introduction to their section of the course.

EXAMINATION

There will be up to six 3-hour papers, or the equivalent in time, for pass and honours. Some of these examinations may be held during the year. Additional tests may be held during the year and given some weight in assessing the final examination results.

200-021. ELEMENTARY ECOLOGY

A course of about 25 lectures, with practical work.

SYLLABUS

A systematic study of Australian native trees and vegetation types (forest, grassland, etc.), including identification of some of the more important plant species in Victoria.

Environmental factors and their relation to the structure and distribu- tion of vegetation in Australia and, in particular, in Victoria.

The study of soil texture, structure and pH; nature of the soil profile;

elementary physics of the soil; soil erosion.

PRACTICAL AND FIELD WORK

Two hours' laboratory work per week throughout the year, and approxi- mately six full-day excursions.

EXAMINATION

One 3 hour theory paper and one 3-hour practical examination for pass only. Excursion reports will be assessed as part of the examination.

436-203. ENGINEERING DESIGN PART I Dr Lewis, Dr Samuel

A course of 18 lectures and about 54 hours' drawing office work throughout the year.

SYLLABUS

General approach to design problems. Invention, analysis, decision- making. Design strategies. Human, economic, and technical factors in design. Design of engineering elements from first principles. Factors of safety and probability of failure.

DRAWING OFFICE WORK

Students are required to prepare and submit design reports and draw- ings during the year. Work submitted will be assessed as part of the annual examination.

BOOKS