Electrical Engineering

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 Major Areas

• Power Systems & Grid

• Control Systems
• Computer Systems
• Signal Processing
• Sensors & Sensor Electronics
• Computational Electromagnetics

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 Power Systems & Grid
• Power Systems (Classic EE)
– Generators: nuclear, hydro (water), thermal (coal and gas), oil
– Power Lines: transmission lines, distribution
– Grid System and Management: efficient distribution of electric
power, redundancy to avoid black outs

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 Control Systems
• Regulate and control processes
– Control what? temperature (thermostat), pressure, flow rate (oil
refinery), fuel-air mixture in cars, motors, doors, switches
(everywhere), autopilot, sprinkler system and irrigation system

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 Computer Systems
• Computers: calculators, tablets, smartphones, supercomputers,
embedded systems
• Processors: Central Processing Unit (CPU), Microcontroller unit
(MCU), Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Graphics Processing Unit
(GPU)

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 Signal Processing
• Transform electric signals into information:
– process data from satellites, CT scanners, fMRI, smart phones, from
Internet of Things (IoT), and more…

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 Communication Systems
• Generate, transmit and distribute information:
– radios, cell phones/smart phones, satellite communication systems,
radio telescopes, wireless communication

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 Sensors & Sensor Electronics
• Sensors: gather data from our environment (human, water,
fish, plants, food, air, land, light …)
• Sensor electronics: process data so that the sensor can be
interfaced with something

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 Computational Electromagnetics
• EM: classical study of electrostatics (capacitors), magnetostatics
(inductors) and Maxwell’s equations

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 Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field
Smart Cars and Autonomous Driving

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 Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field
Smart Home & Energy Efficiency

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 Electrical Engineering: Multidisciplinary Field
Airplanes and Safety

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Biomedical Devices & Healthcare Improvement

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