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What is it all about?
Electrical and Electronic Engineering is an excitingand dynamic
field. Electrical engineers areresponsible for the generation,
transfer andconversion of electrical power, while electronic
engineers are concerned with the transfer ofinformation using
radio waves, the design ofelectronic circuits, the design of
computersystems and the development of control systems
such as aircraft autopilots. These sought-afterengineers can
look forward to a rewarding andrespected career.
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What we do about it
Electrical energy systems - encompass the study and design of
electricaltransmission systems, electrical machines and variable
speed drives; highpower electronic converters and high voltage
engineering. This requiresengineering on a grand scale, such as
power distribution across SouthernAfrica. Power generation from
renewable resources, such as wind andsun, and electrical transport,
such as battery electrical vehicles, are of
growing importance in the electrical engineering field and
postgraduatestudies.Electronics - the study of components and
circuits used to construct itemssuch as audio amplifiers, radio
transmitters and computer circuits.Students learn about elementary
electrical components, transistors,integrated circuits, computer
circuitry and power electronics. The fieldspecialises in areas such
as microwave electronics, superconductingelectronics, ultra-high
speed electronics and the prevention ofelectromagnetic interference
between devices.
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Electromagnetic systems - are diverse and complex, ranging from
the study of theelectromagnetic effects of motors and electrical
insulators to radio and radarantennas, radio waves and visible
light (fibre optics). The scope of study ranges fromundergraduate
introductory courses to world class research at graduate
level.Computer systems- students are trained to design and
implement computers and
digital electronic systems. This field also covers the design
and construction ofmicrocomputers built to control almost every
electrical appliance, from automaticirrigation systems to
autopilots for aircraft. Computer programming for embeddedsystems
and reconfigurable logic circuits and the use and development of
real timeoperating systems to address a variety of engineering
problems, are also of keyimportance.Control systems - range from
the temperature control in air conditioning systems to
the sophisticated automatic landing systems that allow aircraft
to land autonomouslyin thick fog or to point camera systems
accurately from satellites to target areas onthe ground. Students
learn techniques to design control systems for both
electronic(analogue) and computer (digital) implementations and
also to apply the knowledgein other branches of engineering.Signal
processing - Speech, radio waves and television images are all
examples ofsignals. Students study the behaviour of these signals
and apply computers usefullyto process them (eg speech, speaker and
image recognition, software defined radiosand protocols).
Mathematical aids are created to analyze and understand
thesesignals. Postgraduate students are involved with leading edge
research in speechprocessing, radar and sonar, image processing,
software defined radios andprotocols/networks.
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