ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

"Electrical and computer engineering" redirects here. For contents about computer
engineering, see Computer engineering.

Electrical engineers design complex power systems ...

... and electronic circuits.

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and
application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable
occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the
telephone, and electric power distribution and use. Subsequently, broadcasting and recording media
made electronics part of daily life. The invention of the transistor, and later the integrated circuit,
brought down the cost of electronics to the point where they can be used in almost any household
object.
Electrical engineering has now subdivided into a wide range of subfields including
electronics, digital computers, power engineering, telecommunications, control systems, radio-
frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation, and microelectronics. The subject of
electronic engineering is often treated as its own subfield but it intersects with all the other
subfields, including the power electronics of power engineering.
Electrical engineers typically hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronic
engineering. Practicing engineers may have professional certification and be members of a
professional body. Such bodies include the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and
the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Electrical engineers work in a very wide range of industries and the skills required are likewise
variable. These range from basic circuit theory to the management skills required of project
manager. The tools and equipment that an individual engineer may need are similarly variable,
ranging from a simple voltmeter to a top end analyzer to sophisticated design and manufacturing
software.
Subdisciplines
Electrical engineering has many subdisciplines, the most common of which are listed below.
Although there are electrical engineers who focus exclusively on one of these subdisciplines, many
deal with a combination of them. Sometimes certain fields, such as electronic engineering and
computer engineering, are considered separate disciplines in their own right.

Power

Power pole
Power engineering deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity as
well as the design of a range of related devices.These include transformers, electric generators,
electric motors, high voltage engineering, and power electronics. In many regions of the world,
governments maintain an electrical network called a power grid that connects a variety of
generators together with users of their energy. Users purchase electrical energy from the grid,
avoiding the costly exercise of having to generate their own. Power engineers may work on the
design and maintenance of the power grid as well as the power systems that connect to it. Such
systems are called on-grid power systems and may supply the grid with additional power, draw
power from the grid or do both. Power engineers may also work on systems that do not connect to
the grid, called off-grid power systems, which in some cases are preferable to on-grid systems. The
future includes Satellite controlled power systems, with feedback in real time to prevent power
surges and prevent blackouts.

Control

Control systems play a critical role in space flight.

Control engineering focuses on the modeling of a diverse range of dynamic systems and the
design of controllers that will cause these systems to behave in the desired manner.To implement
such controllers electrical engineers may use electrical circuits, digital signal processors,
microcontrollers and PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). Control engineering has a wide range
of applications from the flight and propulsion systems of commercial airliners to the cruise control
present in many modern automobiles. It also plays an important role in industrial automation.
Control engineers often utilize feedback when designing control systems. For example, in an
automobile with cruise control the vehicle's speed is continuously monitored and fed back to the
system which adjusts the motor's power output accordingly. Where there is regular feedback,
control theory can be used to determine how the system responds to such feedback.

Electronics

Electronic components
Electronic engineering involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the
properties of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a
particular functionality. The tuned circuit, which allows the user of a radio to filter out all but a single
station, is just one example of such a circuit. Another example (of a pneumatic signal conditioner) is
shown in the adjacent photograph.
Prior to the Second World War, the subject was commonly known as radio engineering and
basically was restricted to aspects of communications and radar, commercial radio and early
television. Later, in post war years, as consumer devices began to be developed, the field grew to
include modern television, audio systems, computers and microprocessors. In the mid-to-late 1950s,
the term radio engineering gradually gave way to the name electronic engineering.
Before the invention of the integrated circuit in 1959, electronic circuits were constructed
from discrete components that could be manipulated by humans. These discrete circuits consumed
much space and power and were limited in speed, although they are still common in some
applications. By contrast, integrated circuits packed a large number—often millions—of tiny
electrical components, mainly transistors, into a small chip around the size of a coin. This allowed for
the powerful computers and other electronic devices we see today.
A. Question

1) What is electrical engineering?

2) Whom the professionals who play an important role in developing and advancing
technology?
3) Mentioned subfields of electrical engineering?
4) What is the history of electrical engineering in the 19th century?
5) who and how that maintains the electricity network?
6) how the system of the control system?
7) how to utilize the control engineer control systems and give examples?
8) When was the term radio engineering gradually gave way to the name electronic
engineering?
9) What that involves the design and testing of electronic circuits?
10) How discrete circuits consumed much space and power and limited in speed, although
they are still common in some applications?

B. Hard Words

This field first became an identifiable occupation in the

latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of Occupation = pendudukan
1.
the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electric power
distribution and use.
Practicing engineers may have professional certification Certification = sertifikasi
2.
and be members of a professional body.
Users purchase electrical energy from the grid, avoiding Purchase = pembelian
3.
the costly exercise of having to generate their own.
Power engineers may also work on systems that do not
Preferable = lebih baik
4. connect to the grid, called off-grid power systems, which in
some cases are preferable to on-grid systems.
Control engineering has a wide range of applications from
Airliners = perusahaan
5. the flight and propulsion systems of commercial airliners to
penerbangan
the cruise control present in many modern automobiles.
These discrete circuits consumed much space and power
6. and were limited in speed, although they are still common discrete circuits = sirkuit diskrit
in some applications.
Later, in post war years, as consumer devices began to be
7. developed, the field grew to include modern television, Developed = maju
audio systems, computers and microprocessors.
Control engineers often utilize feedback when designing
8. Utilize = memanfaatkan
control systems.
Electrical engineers work in a very wide range of industries
9. Required = wajib
and the skills required are likewise variable.
10. "Electrical and computer engineering" redirects here. Redirects = pengalihan
C. VERB + GERUND

Formula and examples = I enjoy walking in the park.

Verb Gerund

1) It was cold and rainy yesterday, so we postponed......................the zoo.

2) The Porters’ house is too small. They’re considering........................a bigger
house.
3) We discussed................... Colorado for our vacation.
4) When Martha finished.........................the floor, she dusted the furniture.
5) Sometimes students put off......................their homework.
6) We had a blizzard yesterday, but it finally stopped......................around 10:00
P.M.
7) I quit.........................comic books when I was twelve years old.
8) I’m thinking about......................a biology course next semester.
9) Beth doesn’t like her job. She’s talking about..................a different job.
10) I enjoy .................... sports.
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