ES3E6-15 Microwave Engineering and RF Circuits
Introductory description
ES3E6-15 Microwave Engineering and RF Circuits
Module aims
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- To present specialist microwave engineering and RF circuit theory, enable students to perform microwave measurements and design microwave components and RF circuits.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Review of transmission line theory, Smith Chart, impedance matching, EM waves
General theory of waveguides
Microstrip line
Scattering parameters
Microwave resonators, power dividers and filters
Microwave diodes
RF Amplifier Design
RF Oscillators
RF Mixers
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Consolidate specialised knowledge in microwave engineering and RF circuit design.
- Experimentally evaluate the performance of microwave components using microwave equipment.
- Design microwave components and RF circuits.
- Perform complex analytical calculations in microwave engineering and RF circuits.
Indicative reading list
- Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Design for Wireless Communications, N. Somjit, I. Robertson, M. Chongcheawchamnan, 2016, John Wiley and Sons.
- Microwave Active Circuit Analysis and Design, Clive Poole and Izzat Darwazeh, 2016, Academic Press.
- Passive and Active RF-Microwave Circuits, Pierre Jarry and Jacques N. Beneat, ISTE Press, Elsevier, 2015.
- Microwave Engineering, David M. Pozar, Wiley, 2012.
Subject specific skills
Ability to apply relevant practical and laboratory skills
Ability to conceive, make and realise a component, product, system or process
Ability to be pragmatic, taking a systematic approach and the logical and practical steps necessary for, often complex, concepts to become reality
Transferable skills
Numeracy: apply mathematical and computational methods to communicate parameters, model and optimize solutions
Apply problem solving skills, information retrieval, and the effective use of general IT facilities
Plan self-learning and improve performance, as the foundation for lifelong learning/CPD
Exercise initiative and personal responsibility, including time management, which may be as a team member or leader
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 sessions of 1 hour (20%) |
| Seminars | 2 sessions of 1 hour (1%) |
| Practical classes | 1 session of 1 hour (1%) |
| Other activity | 2 hours (1%) |
| Private study | 115 hours (77%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
Self-study 112 hours
Other activity description
2x1 hour Revision classes
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group D2
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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| Assignment | 40% | No | |
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Assignment (2250 words) |
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| Online Examination | 60% | No | |
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QMP ~Platforms - QMP
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Feedback on assessment
- Support through advice and feedback hours.
- Written feedback on marked assignment reports.
- Cohort-level feedback on final exam.
Pre-requisites
To take this module, you must have passed:
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 3 of UESA-H63W BEng Electronic Engineering
- Year 4 of UESA-H63V BEng Electronic Engineering with Intercalated Year
- Year 3 of UESA-H63X MEng Electronic Engineering
This module is Core optional for:
- Year 4 of UESA-H636 MEng Electronic Engineering with Intercalated Year
- Year 4 of UESA-H63Y MEng Electronic Engineering with Intercalated Year
- Year 3 of UESA-H115 MEng Engineering with Intercalated Year
This module is Optional for:
- Year 3 of UESA-H113 BEng Engineering
- Year 4 of UESA-H115 MEng Engineering with Intercalated Year
- Year 1 of TESA-H641 Postgraduate Taught Communications and Information Engineering
This module is Option list A for:
- Year 4 of UESA-H111 BEng Engineering with Intercalated Year
- Year 3 of UESA-H112 BSc Engineering