Educational guide 2015_16 E. T. S. de Enxeñaría de Minas

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Item 1: General electronics	Electronic devices: Diode, transistor and thyristor. Typical applications: rectification, filtered, switching and amplification. Digital electronics: combinational circuits and sequential. Programmable systems.
Item 2: Sensors and electronic instrumentation	Physical principles of the sensors. General characteristics. Proximity sensors. Sensors of electrical and magnetic variables. Sensors of temperature. Sensors of discharge. Criteria of selection.
Item 3: Acquisition data systems and communications	Structure of a acquisition data system. Technical characteristics. Criteria of selection. Fieldbus.
Item 4: Power electronic converters	Introduction to the conversion of energy. Structures of converters: AC/DC, DC/AC, AC/AC, DC/DC. Technical characteristics. Criteria of selection.