Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering / Electronics
in Vehicles Using Plug-in System SO4203-3B
The increasing importance of electrical and electronic equipment in vehicles is making it essential to learn the fundamentals of electronics in a practical, hands-on manner. Experiments specially crafted to reflect usage in vehicles make it possible to understand this vast topic in a simple way.
Training contents: • Fundamentals of electrical engineering (Ohm’s law, 
 voltage, current, resistance)
• Calculations using fundamental electrical variables (series and parallel circuits, Ohm’s law)
• Voltage dividers (with and without load)
• Measurement of voltage, current and resistance
• How to read circuit diagrams
• Fundamentals of semiconductor technology (design, intrinsic conductivity, doping)
• Characteristic curves for diodes and zener diodes
• Use of diodes for rectification
• Decoupling diodes, freewheeling diodes
• Voltage stabilisation using zener diodes
• Fundamentals of transistors
• Transistor applications (basic circuits, 
 multivibrators, Darlington circuits, Schmitt 
 triggers)
• Transistors used as amplifiers, switches and 
 current sources
• Field effect transistors (design, applications, 
 various types)
• Thyristors (design, operating principle, 
 applications)