Teaching AC circuit analysis with MATLAB

Author

Attia, John Okyere

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Prairie View A&M Univ., TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

1-4 Nov 1995

Abstract

MATLAB is a numerical computation software package for engineering and scientific calculations. MATLAB is primarily a tool for matrix computations. MATLAB is being used to teach filter design, random processes, control systems and communication theory. This paper presents an approach to teaching circuit analysis topics using specially-designed exercises that can be done using MATLAB running on personal computers or modern workstations. The MATLAB exercises cover sinusoidal AC analysis, network characteristics and frequency response. Some MATLAB functions that are useful in teaching AC circuit analysis are introduced. The MATLAB programs for doing the exercises have been provided. In addition, the SPICE circuit analysis software program is compared to MATLAB. The interactive programming and versatile graphics of MATLAB is especially effective in enhancing the teaching topics in electrical engineering

Keywords

SPICE; circuit analysis computing; courseware; electrical engineering education; engineering graphics; frequency response; interactive programming; matrix algebra; microcomputer applications; teaching; AC circuit analysis; MATLAB; SPICE circuit analysis software program; electrical engineering; engineering calculations; frequency response; graphics; interactive programming; matrix computations; network characteristics; numerical computation software package; personal computers; scientific calculations; sinusoidal AC analysis; teaching; workstations; Circuit analysis; Communication system control; Education; Filtering theory; Filters; MATLAB; Process control; Process design; Random processes; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. Proceedings., 1995

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3022-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1995.483086

Filename

483086