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Lecture 01: What Is Electrical Engineering?

Electrical engineering is one of the newer branches of engineering, and dates back to the late 19th century. It
is the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity. So, it gives a full overview of
everything that concerns the concept of electricity. Electrical engineers work on a wide range of components,
devices and systems, from tiny microchips to huge power station generators.

Early experiments with electricity included primitive batteries and static charges. However, the actual
design, construction and manufacturing of useful devices and systems began with the implementation
of Michael Faraday's Law of Induction, which essentially states that the voltage in a circuit is proportional to
the rate of change in the magnetic field through the circuit. This law applies to the basic principles of the
electric generator, the electric motor and the transformer. The advent of the modern age is marked by the
introduction of electricity to homes, businesses and industry, all of which were made possible by electrical
engineers.
Some of the most famous personalities in electrical engineering include Thomas Edison known for the
invention of the electric light bulb, George Westinghouse known for the invention of alternating current,
Nikola Tesla known for the invention for a simple induction motor, Guglielmo Marconi kwon for the
invention of radio and Philo T. Farnsworth known for the invention of a television. These innovators turned
ideas and concepts about electricity into practical devices and systems that ushered in the modern age.
Since its early beginnings, the field of electrical engineering has grown and branched out into a number of
specialized categories, including power generation and transmission systems, motors, batteries and control
systems, High frequency circuits, Digital and Analog Circuits, Medicated technology, Measurement and
control, Power and Energy Systems, Microcontrollers, Control Systems and many more….
What does an electrical engineer do?
"Electrical engineers design, develop, test and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as
electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems and power generation equipment
Today’s electrical engineers design electrical devices and systems using basic components such as
conductors, coils, magnets, batteries, switches, resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors. Nearly
all electrical and electronic devices, from the generators at an electric power plant to the microprocessors in
your phone, use these few basic components.
Critical skills needed in electrical engineering include an in-depth understanding of electrical and electronic
theory, mathematics and materials. This knowledge allows engineers to design circuits to perform specific
functions and meet requirements for safety, reliability and energy efficiency, and to predict how they will
behave, before a hardware design is implemented. Sometimes, though, circuits are constructed on
"breadboards," or prototype circuit boards made on computer numeric controlled (CNC) machines for
testing before they are put into production.

“Electricity is a form of energy that can be carried


by wires and is used for heating and lighting, and to provide
power for machines”

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