20810003 - CIRCUITI

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge on the use of the most modern analytical and numerical instruments suitable for the analysis and the synthesis of electrical and electronic, both analog and digital, circuits.
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Programme

Mathematical tools for circuit analysis: Laplace transform. Z-transform. Fourier transform. Fourier series. Expression of canonical signals in terms of the main transform. Power of a periodic signal.
Graph theory. Analysis to potential node and the meshes. Current and voltage equations for tree and co-tree. Additional considerations on the Tellegen's theorem. State equation and natural modes of an electric circuit.
Network theorems. Substitution theorem. Expression of the solution of a linear electric network using convolution integral. Thevenin's theorem. Superposition. Lorentz reciprocity. Theorem of Reciprocity. Notes on the two-ports and on the reciprocity theorem applied to the two-ports.
ransmission lines . Distributed parameter circuits . Scattering parameters and Smith chart .
Circuits for the signal processing . Passive filters . Approximation to Butterworth , the Chebicev , the Bessel - Thomson . Synthesis of passive filters . Active RC - filters . Sensitivity of an electric network by realization parameters . Realisation of filters by means of switching circuits ( discrete time ).
Outline of nonlinear circuits. Nonlinear circuits for signal processing. Nonlinear circuits for DC / AC conversion.
Circuit computer simulation .


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Type of evaluation

The assessment test consists of an oral discussion and the evaluation of a circuit project established in agreement with the teacher before the exam