Radio Engineering and Microwave Electronics

Објавено: June 28, 2022
1. Course Title Radio Engineering and Microwave Electronics
2. Code 4ФЕИТ05З031
3. Study program КХИЕ
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
6. Academic year/semester IV/7 7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Lecturer D-r Zoran Ivanovski
9. Course Prerequisites
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Knows basic RF circuits and basic concepts of microwave and RF systems. Models, designs and implements RF circuits, and solves specific RF engineering problems.
11. Course Syllabus: Resonant circuits: definitions, impedance transformations, coupled resonant circuits. Filters (low-pass, high-pass, band-pass, band-reject), finite Q-factor effects. Transmission lines in frequency domain, Smith-chart and application. Resonators. RF transistors (equivalent circuit, Y-parameters, S-parameters). RF amplifiers (biasing, S-parameter analysis, Y-parameter analysis). RF power amplifiers. Distortion, noise. Construction of radio transmitting systems, block diagrams. Frequency multipliers and basic modulation circuits. Realization of power amplifier in class C, D and E. High-power VF amplifiers, high-power digital modulation techniques. Construction of radio receiving systems: input stage, inter-frequency amplifier, frequency shift circuit. Oscillators, classical and quartz stabilized. PLL circuits, construction and performance. Demodulating block and circuit for Automatic Gain Control. Digital modulation techniques, basic construction of receiving and transmitting devices.
12. Learning methods: Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), homework, learning in an virtual environment (forums, consultations).
13. Total number of course hours 3 + 1 + 1 + 0
14. Distribution of course hours 180
15. Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16. Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 15
16.2. Individual tasks 15
16.3. Homework and self-learning 75
17. Grading 17.1. Exams 20
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 20
17.3. Activity and participation 5
17.4. Final exam 55
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Successfully completed laboratory exercises / project work
20. Forms of assessment During the semester, two partial written exams are provided (at the middle and at the end of the semester, lasting 120 minutes) and a test of laboratory exercises (after the completion of each of the exercises). The activity of the classes is evaluated, and the student should prepare a project task and submit it at the latest before taking the written exam.
The final grade includes the points from the partial exams, the tests from the laboratory exercises, the student activity in the classes and the project task.
In the exam sessions, a written exam is taken (duration 120 minutes). The final grade includes the points from the written exam, the tests from the laboratory exercises, the student activity during the classes and the project task.
21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and surveys.
23. Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Razavi RF Microelectronics Prentice Hall 2011
2 C. Bowick RF Circuit Design Newnes 2007
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 R. Ludwig RF Circuit Design: Theory and Application Prentice Hall 2000