Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricityelectronics, and electromagnetism. This field first became an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, andelectric power distribution and use. It now covers a wide range of subfields including electronicsdigital computerspower engineering,telecommunicationscontrol systemsRF engineering, and signal processing.
Electrical engineering may include electronic engineering. Where a distinction is made, usually outside of the United States, electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with systems such as electric power transmission and electrical machines, whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of electronic systems including computerscommunication systemsintegrated circuits, and radar.[1]
From a different point-of-view, electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit electric power, while electronic engineers are concerned with using electricity to process information. The subdisciplines can overlap, for example, in the growth of power electronics, and the study of behavior of large electrical grids under the control of digital computers and electronics.

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