| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gains knowledge and skills regarding transmission lines and distribution parameter systems.
- Design and analysis the passive microwave components and circuit impedance adaptation devices.
- Will be able to use the Smith chart effectively.
- Gain skills in microwave power systems and measurement methods.
- Will be able to solve the problems about microwave circuits and systems.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course gives concepts of antenna engineering. Fundamental parameters of antennas, and antenna types, vector potentials and radiation integral, wire and loop antennas, analysis and synthesis of linear, planar and circular arrays, antenna measurements, and radio wave propagation topics are covered. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Transmissiom lines, losses, propagated waves |
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2nd Week |
Analysis of transmission lines as distributed parameter circuits |
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3rd Week |
Propagated waves over lossless lines, reflections and voltage reflection coefficient |
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4th Week |
Sinusoidal waves, non-reflected lossless lines, decibel and neper, power flow, reflection loss |
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5th Week |
Standing waves, standing wave ratio, input impedance |
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6th Week |
Complete solution of voltage waves over lossy lines and insertion loss |
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7th Week |
İmpedance matching and Smith Chart |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM EXAM |
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9th Week |
İmpedance matching with reactive elements, single stub, double stub, triple stub |
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10th Week |
Quarter wave transformers, impedance match with dielectric loading |
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11th Week |
Microwave measures |
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12th Week |
TEM lines and Waveguides |
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13th Week |
Some TEM lines, TEM, TE, and TM waves |
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14th Week |
Power dividers, directional couplers, resonators |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Pozar, D.M. (1997) Microwave Engineering, Addison Wesley. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Presentation
- Questions/Answers
- Practice
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
2 |
5 |
| Quiz |
2 |
25 |
| Practice |
1 |
15 |
| Project |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
|
85 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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85 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
15 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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