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Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 19088
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: All first-semester courses. Among them, Calculus I and Linear Algebra are of utmost importance
DESCRIPTION
1. Introduction
1.1. General concepts
1.2. Kirchhoff's mottos
2. DC circuits
2.1. Dependent and independent resistors and generators
2.2. Series and parallel associations
2.3. Mesh and knot method
2.4. Thévenin's theorem and superposition principle
3. Alternating current circuits
3.1. Coils and Capacitors
3.2. Waves and phasors
3.3. Impedance
3.4. Circuit resolution in the frequency domain
3.5. AC power
4. Balanced three-phase systems
4.1. General concepts
4.2. Line and phase magnitudes
4.3. Single phase equivalent
4.4. Three-phase power and reactive compensation
5. First-order transients
5.1 RC transients
5.2 RL transients
1.1. General concepts
1.2. Kirchhoff's mottos
2. DC circuits
2.1. Dependent and independent resistors and generators
2.2. Series and parallel associations
2.3. Mesh and knot method
2.4. Thévenin's theorem and superposition principle
3. Alternating current circuits
3.1. Coils and Capacitors
3.2. Waves and phasors
3.3. Impedance
3.4. Circuit resolution in the frequency domain
3.5. AC power
4. Balanced three-phase systems
4.1. General concepts
4.2. Line and phase magnitudes
4.3. Single phase equivalent
4.4. Three-phase power and reactive compensation
5. First-order transients
5.1 RC transients
5.2 RL transients