Section 01
History of Electricity
y Ancient Egyptian 2750 BC
y shocks from electric fish
y Romans 1500 BC
y shocks can travel in metals
y Thales 600 BC
y rubbing amber makes magnet
y Arabs 1400
y Identity of lightening
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History of Electricity
y Otto von Guericke 1700’s
y more work
y Benjamin Franklin 1752
y lightening key experiment
y Luigi Galvani 1791
y nerve cells passed signals to the muscles
y Alexander Volta 1800
y Zinc and Copper Battery
y André‐Marie Ampère 1820
y electromagnetism
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History of Electricity
y Michael Faraday 1821
y electric motor in 1821
y George Ohm 1827
y ohm's law
y Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse, Siemens, 1900’s y Graham Bell and Kelvin
y Second Industrial Revolution
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Applications
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Applications
Programmed Machines
Control Room
Factory Automation
Robots
Space Applications
CNC Machines Control
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Machines Monitoring
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Fully Programmed Machines
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Engraving
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Control Rooms
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Automation
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Robots
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Accuracy
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ExoMars Mission
Life in other planets!
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ExoMars Mission
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• landing of a large payload on Mars
• navigation and operation of a mobile scientific platform
• a novel drill to obtain subsurface samples
• sample processing and distribution system
• protection and cleanliness levels
ExoMars Mission
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Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
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Process Check
y Ask yourself..
y What do I need to know about EE?
