International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education back issues from July 2006:
Understanding the modelling and analysis of a shunt active power filter using MATLAB/Simulink
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract This paper deals with the modelling and analysis of a shunt active power filter by the use of a MATLAB/Simulink program. The modelling approach adopted in the paper is graphical in nature, as opposed to mathematical models embedded in code using a high-level computer language. The model ...
The exemplary group design project?
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract Design activities have become a feature of most undergraduate engineering courses, but their use begs the question: What do we expect from our students? The approach taken here is that students must demonstrate effective project management coupled with realistic but imaginative ...
Basic integrated modelling: a case study
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract A control lab experiment is presented where the key issue is the modelling of a coupled tank system using a suitable combination of phenomenological knowledge and basic least-squares techniques. This approach can be followed without major difficulties by undergraduate students having no ...
Introducing the Finite Element Method in electromagnetics to undergraduates using MATLAB
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract This paper shows how electrical engineering undergraduates can acquire a working knowledge of the finite element method (FEM) within a short period of time using MATLAB. For simplicity, only first-order triangular elements are considered. The scalar wave equation for homogeneous ...
The magnetokinematical effect
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract A new aspect of the classical concept of macroscopic magnetism is considered. The notion 'electrokinematics' was used by James Clerk Maxwell but, by contrast, until recently the complementary term 'magnetokinematics' has been out of use. An empirical proof of the existence of an unknown ...
Explaining hysteresis in electronic circuits
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract We show how the hysteresis behaviour in electronic circuits can be explained in a robust manner using PSpice transient simulations. Furthermore, we describe a simple circuit for three-segment nonlinear characteristic shaping and show how this circuit can be used to produce hysteresis ...
Instructional tools for designing and analysing a very simple CPU
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract The Very Simple CPU is an instructional aid developed to introduce students to the process of designing a microprocessor. It allows students to focus on design principles without becoming overwhelmed with complex design specifications. This paper describes the CPU and two tools used to ...
On the dimensions and interpretation of impulse response
Jul 01, 2006; ... Abstract A difficulty that electronic and electrical engineering students traditionally have in reconciling taught material covering convolution and impulse responses revolves, at least partly, around the problem of dimensions or units. It is suggested that confusion can be minimised, or ...
Digital Signal Processing. System analysis and design
Jul 01, 2006; ... P. S. R. Diniz, E. A. B. da Silva and S. L. Netto, Digital Signal Processing. System analysis and design, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002, 632pp., £50 hbk; 2006, £27 pbk. There are a large number of books on DSP and its applications. This book covers a wide range of topics ...