Course detail

Materials and Technical Documentation

FEKT-CMTDAcad. year: 2019/2020

Materials for electrical and electronic engineering, classification. Electrical conducting a resistive materials. Superconductors. Ferro- and ferrimagnetic materials.
Dielectric and insulating materials. Semiconductors. Materials
for optoelectronics. Composites.
Standardization of documents (ISO, EN, IEC, ETS, ČSN). Drawings of parts and assembly. Schemes in electrotechnics. Documentation for printed circuit boards. Diagrams. Text documents. Informative database. Computer support for creating documentation.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- be knowledgeable in electronic and electrical materials,
- classify electrical materials according to electric conductivity and behavior in electric and magnetic fields,
- describe typical properties and parameters of particular categories of electrical materials and links between these properties and material structure and composition,
- be knowledgeable in basic selection of suitable materials for construction of simple electronic and electrical devices,
- create drawing documentation in electrical engineering,
- read the drawing documentation of other branches for cooperation,
- create simple drawing documentation of the mechanical engineering type including tolerances of shape, position and structure of the surface,
- use basics of the SolidWorks system – creating 3D volume models and assemblies.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures, numerical exercises, computer laboratories and practical laboratories. Course is taking advantage of e-learning system.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

up to 26 points during the semester (16 points from laboratory seminars and 10 points from computer exercises)
up to 37 points from written test focused on technical documentation
up to 37 points from written final exam focused on electronic materials

Course curriculum

1) Purpose and importance of documentation, sorting and types of documents, standardization of technical documents (ISO, EN, IEC, ETS, ČSN). Ways and methods of processing. Importance of graphical information. Basic standardization for graphical documents.
2) Computer support facilities (MS Word, MS Excel, OrCAD/SDT, AutoCAD).
3) Display methods in drawing documentation, E and A methods. Appropriate form of parts drawings (display, dimensioning and its accuracy, rules of surface state, geometrical tolerances). Assembly drawings, drawings with electrical assembly.
4) Electrotechnical schemes - general and supplementary marks, marks of components, combined marks (ČSN IEC 617). Display of connections and couplings. Marking objects in electrotechnics by letters and numbers. Ways and methods of displaying on schemes. Kinds of electrotechnical schemes.
5) Basic documentation for printed circuit boards. Terminology, classes of precision, execution, necessities of basic documents. Kinds of basic graphic documents.
6) Text documents (ČSN ISO 5966), requirements on the layout, elaboration and design. Diagrams and their creating. Informative database - bases, study of literature, patents etc.
7) Materials for electrical and electronic engineering. Composition, structure and regulation of the material`s properties. Crystalline and amorphous matters. Energy band model.
8) Metallic materials. Conducting and resistive materials. Solders, materials for electric contacts, thermoelements, fuses. Superconductors.
9) Semiconductors. Elemental and compound semiconductors, organic semiconduconductors.
10) Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Thermodynamic equilibrium of charge carriers. Conductivity of semiconductors.
11) Organic and inorganic insulating materials. Dielectric materials. Piezoelectrics, electrets. Dielectric polarization and electrical conductivity.
12) Magnetically soft- and hard materials. Ferro- and ferrimagnetic materials. Materials for magnetic recording. Metallic glass.
13) Materials for optoelectronics. Optical fibres,liquid crystals. Displays and imagers. Composites and sandwich structures. Materials for production of printed circuits.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with
materials for electrical and electronic engineering,
with their classification an with their important
properties. This information enable the basic orientation in the selection of materials for constructions
of electrotechnical and electronic devices and equipments.
The aim in the part "Technical Documentation" is to acquaint students with standardization of documents in elektrotechnology, with ways and demands on their processing. The students will learn the basis of usage of CAD systems, MS Word and Excel.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Obligatory participation in teaching.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Giesecke,F., a další: Technical Drawing,Prentice Hall, USA (EN)
Askeland, D. R.: The science and engineering of materials. PWS Publishing Company, Boston (EN)

Recommended reading

Jirák, J., Autrata, R., Liedermann, K., Rozsívalová, Z., Sedlaříková, M.: Materiály a technická dokumentace, část Materiály v elektrotechnice. Elektronické texty, Brno 2002. (CS)
Procházka, P., Rozsívalová, Z.: Materiály a technická dokumentace, část Technická dokumentace. Elektronické texty, Brno 2002. (CS)
Hassdenteufel, J. a ost.: Elektrotechnické materiály, Alfa-SNTL Bratislava 1978. (CS)
Klepš,Z., Procházka,P., a další: Tvorba technické dokumentace, Česká matice technická. (CS)
Simmons, C., a další: Manual of Engineering Drawing ,ARNOLD,London (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BC Bachelor's

    branch BC-AMT , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-EST , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-MET , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-SEE , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BC-TLI , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1) Purpose and importance of documentation, sorting and types of documents, standardization of technical documents (ISO, EN, IEC, ETS, ČSN). Ways and methods of processing. Importance of graphical information. Basic standardization for graphical documents.
2) Computer support facilities (MS Word, MS Excel, OrCAD/SDT, AutoCAD).
3) Display methods in drawing documentation, E and A methods. Appropriate form of parts drawings (display, dimensioning and its accuracy, rules of surface state, geometrical tolerances). Assembly drawings, drawings with electrical assembly.
4) Electrotechnical schemes - general and supplementary marks, marks of components, combined marks (ČSN IEC 617). Display of connections and couplings. Marking objects in electrotechnics by letters and numbers. Ways and methods of displaying on schemes. Kinds of electrotechnical schemes.
5) Basic documentation for printed circuit boards. Terminology, classes of precision, execution, necessities of basic documents. Kinds of basic graphic documents.
6) Text documents (ČSN ISO 5966), requirements on the layout, elaboration and design. Diagrams and their creating. Informative database - bases, study of literature, patents etc.
7) Materials for electrical and electronic engineering. Composition, structure and regulation of the material`s properties. Crystalline and amorphous matters. Energy band model.
8) Metallic materials. Conducting and resistive materials. Solders, materials for electric contacts, thermoelements, fuses. Superconductors.
9) Semiconductors. Elemental and compound semiconductors, organic semiconduconductors.
10) Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors. Thermodynamic equilibrium of charge carriers. Conductivity of semiconductors.
11) Organic and inorganic insulating materials. Dielectric materials. Piezoelectrics, electrets. Dielectric polarization and electrical conductivity.
12) Magnetically soft- and hard materials. Ferro- and ferrimagnetic materials. Materials for magnetic recording. Metallic glass.
13) Materials for optoelectronics. Optical fibres,liquid crystals. Displays and imagers. Composites and sandwich structures. Materials for production of printed circuits.

Fundamentals seminar

9 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Solution examples from
Structure of atoms, molecules, substances
Semiconductor materials
Conductive and resistive materials
Magnetic materials
Dielectric materials
The interpretation of individual examples, calculations and formulas for solving their own individual groups of materials.

Exercise in computer lab

12 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Microsoft Office. MS Excel.
AutoCAD. Screen graphics mode, coordinates, drawing tools, layers, drawing limits. Units. Templates. Drawing and editing commands. Commands: ORTHO, SNAP, polar tracking, ZOOM, PAN. Text Styles, Dimension Styles. Writing Multi-line text. Dimensioning.
Drawing symbols and diagrams of electrical systems design in PADS.

Laboratory exercise

18 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1) Thermoelectric voltage automated measurement of thermocouples
2) Measurement of V/A characteristics of lightbulb, variator and varistor
3) Relative permittivity and power loss factor measurements of insulators in HF range
4) Measurements of volume and surface resistance of insulators
5) Measurements of power losses of ferromagnetic materials by oscilloscopic method
6) Resistivity temperature dependence measurements and analyses of thermistors
7) a) Resistivity temperature dependence measurements of conductive and resistive materials
b) Work with electrotechnical materials databases
8) Monitoring of temperature and frequency effects on complex permittivity of insulators
9) Forbidden gap width measurement of semiconductor material
10) Initial permeability temperature dependence measurements of ferrites
11) Relative permittivity and power loss factor measurements of insulators with Schering bridge
12) Evaluation of basic properties of semiconductor material