13-02-2017, 03:12 PM
Electrical engineering is an engineering field that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. This field became for the first time an identifiable occupation in the second half of the nineteenth century after the commercialisation of the electric telegraph, telephone and distribution and use of electric power. Subsequently, the broadcasting and recording media made electronics part of everyday life. The invention of the transistor, and later the integrated circuit, reduced the cost of electronics to the point that they can be used in almost any household object.
Electrical engineering has now been subdivided into a wide range of sub-fields including electronics, digital computers, electrical engineering, telecommunications, control systems, radio frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation and microelectronics. Many of these sub-disciplines overlap and overlap with other engineering disciplines, covering a large number of specialisations such as hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetism and waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, renewable energy, mechatronics, Electrical materials and many more.
Electrical engineers usually hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronic engineering. Practising engineers can have professional certification and be members of a professional body. These bodies include the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering and Technology Institution (IET).
Electrical engineers work in a wide range of industries and the necessary skills are also variable. These range from basic circuit theory to the required management skills of a project manager. The tools and equipment that an individual engineer may need are similarly variable, ranging from a simple voltmeter to a top end analyser to sophisticated design and manufacturing software.
Electrical engineering has now been subdivided into a wide range of sub-fields including electronics, digital computers, electrical engineering, telecommunications, control systems, radio frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation and microelectronics. Many of these sub-disciplines overlap and overlap with other engineering disciplines, covering a large number of specialisations such as hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetism and waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, renewable energy, mechatronics, Electrical materials and many more.
Electrical engineers usually hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronic engineering. Practising engineers can have professional certification and be members of a professional body. These bodies include the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering and Technology Institution (IET).
Electrical engineers work in a wide range of industries and the necessary skills are also variable. These range from basic circuit theory to the required management skills of a project manager. The tools and equipment that an individual engineer may need are similarly variable, ranging from a simple voltmeter to a top end analyser to sophisticated design and manufacturing software.
