Electrical, Electronic and Magnetic materials detailed syllabus for Robotics & Automation Engineering (Robotics) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Robotics students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Robotics & Automation Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Robotics 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Robotics Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of electrical, electronic and magnetic materials is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS Dielectric as Electric Field Medium, leakage currents, dielectric loss, dielectric strength, breakdown voltage, breakdown in solid dielectrics, flashover, liquid dielectrics, electric conductivity in solid, liquid and gaseous dielectrics, Ferromagnetic materials, properties of ferromagnetic materials in static fields, spontaneous, polarization, curie point, anti-ferromagnetic materials, piezoelectric materials, pyroelectric materials.
Unit II
MAGNETIC MATERIALS Classification of magnetic materials, spontaneous magnetization in ferromagnetic materials, magnetic Anisotropy, Magnetostriction, diamagnetism, magnetically soft and hard materials, special purpose materials, feebly magnetic materials, Ferrites, cast and cermet permanent magnets, ageing of magnets. Factors effecting permeability and Hysteresis
Unit III
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Unit IV
MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS Materials used for Resistors, rheostats, heaters, transmission line structures, stranded conductors, bimetals fuses, soft and hard solders, electric contact materials, electric carbon materials, thermocouple materials. Solid, Liquid and Gaseous insulating materials, Effect of moisture on insulation.
Unit V
OPTICAL AND OPTOELECTRONIC MATERIALS Principles of photoconductivity – effect of impurities – principles of luminescence-laser principles -He-Ne, injection lasers, LED materials – binary, ternary photoelectronic materials – LCD materials -photo detectors – applications of optoelectronic materials – optical fibres and materials – electro optic modulators – Kerr effect – Pockels effect.
Course Outcomes:
After completion of this course, the students will be able to
- Understand various types of dielectric materials, their properties in various conditions.
- Evaluate magnetic materials and their behavior.
- Evaluate semiconductor materials and technologies.
- Select suitable materials for electrical engineering applications.
- Identify right material for optical and optoelectronic applications
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- T K Basak, “A course in Electrical Engineering Materials”, New Age Science Publications, 2009
- TTTI Madras, “Electrical Engineering Materials”, McGraw Hill Education, 2004.
- Adrianus J. Dekker, “Electrical Engineering Materials”, PHI Publication, 2006.
- S. P. Seth, P. V. Gupta “A course in Electrical Engineering Materials”, Dhanpat Rai & amp; Sons, 2011.
- C. Kittel, “Introduction to Solid State Physics”, 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons,Singapore, (2006).
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Robotics & Automation Engineering 7th Sem, visit Robotics 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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