Università Roma Tre

1.1 Basic concepts on electrical signals and devices.
1.2 Linear system and their study in the time domain
1.3 Laplace transform and system analysis in s-domain.
1.4 Linear circuits analysis.
1.5 Analysis of the frequency domain functions, Bode diagrams and their applications.

2.1 Semiconductors main characteristics and PN junction.
2.2 Diodes in both signal and power applications. Zener and Schottky diodes
2.3 BJT, MOSFET and JFET devices in both signal and power applications. IGBT characteristics and applications.
2.4 Power electronics converters: single-phase and three-phase diode rectifiers, DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost and Full-Bridge), introduction to DC-AC converters, sinusoidal voltage regulation with PWM technique, 1ph and 3ph DC-AC converters for 4-quadrans operation, hysteretic current control.

3.1 Digital circuits. Boolean algebra. Boolean algebra. Combinational and sequential circuits.
3.2 Microcontroller and Digital Signal Processors. Memory devices. Analog-to-digital conversion.
3.3 Hall effect. Current and voltage transducers. Position and speed sensors. Temperature sensors. Voltage-to-frequency and frequency-to-voltage converters.
3.4 Operational Amplifiers. Digital-to-analog converters. Analog filters.
3.5 Industrial communication buses: RS-485, DeviceNet, Ethercat, etc. Time-Sensitive-Network (TSN) for deterministic applications.
3.6 Automotive communication buses: CAN, LIN.
3.7 Fieldbus for domotics applications.

In addition to the lecture notes provided by the teacher, the texts of references adopted will be

D. Johns, K. Martin, Analog Integrated Circuit Design, Wiley

Digital Integrated Circuits, by Jan M. Rabaey, Anantha Chandrakasan, and Borivoje Nikolic, Prentice Hall

Electrical circuits, Charles K. Alexander, Matthew N. O. Sadiku, Giambattista Gruosso, Giancarlo Storti Gajani