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It is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without electricity: homes without electric light, without television or radio, without motors to drive the washing machine, the refrigerator and the vacuum cleaner; offices without computers, word processors, telephones and photocopiers. It is almost impossible to think of a railway system without electric signalling and control or a factory production line without electric drives. Wherever we turn we see electricity at work distributing energy, transmitting information, and controlling every conceivable process.

While it is certainly possible to build a mechanical system (mechanisms or machines) with mechanical components only (e.g. early steam engines, boats and aeroplanes), it is more common to see mechanical systems comprising a mix of mechanical and electrical components or mechatronic systems. Modern cars, boats, aeroplanes, robots and digital cameras are good examples.

Learning the subject of electricity is therefore vital to all engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering, aeronautics and astronautics engineering, acoustic engineering and ship science. Not only that a mechanical/aero/astro/acoustic/ship Engineer need to be able to communicate with other electrical and electronic engineers in a multidisciplinary project he/she will often find themselves having to actually design or operate the electrical or electronic subsystems.

The aim of this module is to introduce the subject of electricity and electrical systems focusing on the fundamentals of the subject in the context of applications in the areas of mechanical, aero, acoustic and ship engineering. These application areas are primarily in the areas of measurement and control. The fundamentals introduced in this module will be built on by other subjects such as advanced modules on electrical and electronic systems, measurement and instrumentation modules, avionics and control system modules. Additionally, some of the mathematical techniques applied to circuit analysis are also applicable to the analysis of heat transfer problems, mechanical system dynamics, fluid flow in pipes and others

It is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without electricity: homes without electric light, without television or radio, without motors to drive the washing machine, the refrigerator and the vacuum cleaner; offices without computers, word processors, telephones and photocopiers. It is almost impossible to think of a railway system without electric signalling and control or a factory production line without electric drives. Wherever we turn we see electricity at work distributing energy, transmitting information, and controlling every conceivable process.

While it is certainly possible to build a mechanical system (mechanisms or machines) with mechanical components only (e.g. early steam engines, boats and aeroplanes), it is more common to see mechanical systems comprising a mix of mechanical and electrical components or mechatronic systems. Modern cars, boats, aeroplanes, robots and digital cameras are good examples.

Learning the subject of electricity is therefore vital to all engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering, aeronautics and astronautics engineering, acoustic engineering and ship science. Not only that a mechanical/aero/astro/acoustic/ship Engineer need to be able to communicate with other electrical and electronic engineers in a multidisciplinary project he/she will often find themselves having to actually design or operate the electrical or electronic subsystems.

The aim of this module is to introduce the subject of electricity and electrical systems focusing on the fundamentals of the subject in the context of applications in the areas of mechanical, aero, acoustic and ship engineering. These application areas are primarily in the areas of measurement and control. The fundamentals introduced in this module will be built on by other subjects such as advanced modules on electrical and electronic systems, measurement and instrumentation modules, avionics and control system modules. Additionally, some of the mathematical techniques applied to circuit analysis are also applicable to the analysis of heat transfer problems, mechanical system dynamics, fluid flow in pipes and others

It is difficult to imagine what the world would be like without electricity: homes without electric light, without television or radio, without motors to drive the washing machine, the refrigerator and the vacuum cleaner; offices without computers, word processors, telephones and photocopiers. It is almost impossible to think of a railway system without electric signalling and control or a factory production line without electric drives. Wherever we turn we see electricity at work distributing energy, transmitting information, and controlling every conceivable process.

While it is certainly possible to build a mechanical system (mechanisms or machines) with mechanical components only (e.g. early steam engines, boats and aeroplanes), it is more common to see mechanical systems comprising a mix of mechanical and electrical components or mechatronic systems. Modern cars, boats, aeroplanes, robots and digital cameras are good examples.

Learning the subject of electricity is therefore vital to all engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering, aeronautics and astronautics engineering, acoustic engineering and ship science. Not only that a mechanical/aero/astro/acoustic/ship Engineer need to be able to communicate with other electrical and electronic engineers in a multidisciplinary project he/she will often find themselves having to actually design or operate the electrical or electronic subsystems.

The aim of this module is to introduce the subject of electricity and electrical systems focusing on the fundamentals of the subject in the context of applications in the areas of mechanical, aero, acoustic and ship engineering. These application areas are primarily in the areas of measurement and control. The fundamentals introduced in this module will be built on by other subjects such as advanced modules on electrical and electronic systems, measurement and instrumentation modules, avionics and control system modules. Additionally, some of the mathematical techniques applied to circuit analysis are also applicable to the analysis of heat transfer problems, mechanical system dynamics, fluid flow in pipes and others

This module equips students with a comprehensive understanding of how mechanical systems move and deform when subjected to external forces. We then progress to advanced topics including buckling and deformation of mechanical structures such as beams and cantilevers.
The second part of the module covers materials response to applied electric and magnetic fields, e.g. polarisation and conduction in dielectrics, magnetisation and ferromagnetism. Materials for novel and emerging applications are considered as well, e.g. high-voltage cable insulations, electret materials, triboelectric series, piezo-electricity, ferro-electricity, pyroelectricity.
The module includes one laboratory analysis covering dielectric material characterisation and one laboratory experiments on deformation of beams. Students will be supported by examples and tutorial questions with many real-life practical examples.

This module equips students with a comprehensive understanding of how mechanical systems move and deform when subjected to external forces. We then progress to advanced topics including buckling and deformation of mechanical structures such as beams and cantilevers.
The second part of the module covers materials response to applied electric and magnetic fields, e.g. polarisation and conduction in dielectrics, magnetisation and ferromagnetism. Materials for novel and emerging applications are considered as well, e.g. high-voltage cable insulations, electret materials, triboelectric series, piezo-electricity, ferro-electricity, pyroelectricity.
The module includes one laboratory analysis covering dielectric material characterisation and one laboratory experiments on deformation of beams. Students will be supported by examples and tutorial questions with many real-life practical examples.

This module equips students with a comprehensive understanding of how mechanical systems move and deform when subjected to external forces. We then progress to advanced topics including buckling and deformation of mechanical structures such as beams and cantilevers.
The second part of the module covers materials response to applied electric and magnetic fields, e.g. polarisation and conduction in dielectrics, magnetisation and ferromagnetism. Materials for novel and emerging applications are considered as well, e.g. high-voltage cable insulations, electret materials, triboelectric series, piezo-electricity, ferro-electricity, pyroelectricity.
The module includes one laboratory analysis covering dielectric material characterisation and one laboratory experiments on deformation of beams. Students will be supported by examples and tutorial questions with many real-life practical examples.

The module aims to provide a detailed understanding of all aspects of the selection, sizing and operation of modern electrical machines and drive systems. Through the module, students will be able to learn to design electromechanical devices, identify different types of electrical machines and their suitability for different applications. The derivation of equations describing operation of machines, formulate relevant equivalent circuits and analyse simple problems related to operation of electrical machines and drives will be studied.

The module aims to provide a detailed understanding of all aspects of the selection, sizing and operation of modern electrical machines and drive systems. Through the module, students will be able to learn to design electromechanical devices, identify different types of electrical machines and their suitability for different applications. The derivation of equations describing operation of machines, formulate relevant equivalent circuits and analyse simple problems related to operation of electrical machines and drives will be studied.

The module aims to provide a detailed understanding of all aspects of the selection, sizing and operation of modern electrical machines and drive systems. Through the module, students will be able to learn to design electromechanical devices, identify different types of electrical machines and their suitability for different applications. The derivation of equations describing operation of machines, formulate relevant equivalent circuits and analyse simple problems related to operation of electrical machines and drives will be studied.

This module offers an introduction to the scientific principles and methods of electricity and electronics.