NAHPI Bamenda
National Higher Polytechnic Institute Bamenda
"Electrical and computer engineering" redirects here. For contents about computer engineering, see Computer engineering.
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
| Names | Electrical engineer |
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Activity sectors |
Electronics, electrical circuits, electromagnetics, power engineering, electrical machines, telecommunication, control systems, signal processing |
| Description | |
| Competencies | Technical knowledge, management skills, design (see also Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering) |
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Fields of |
Technology, science, exploration, military, industry |
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design and application of equipment, devices and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electrical power generation, distribution and use.
Electrical engineering is now divided into a wide range of fields, including computer engineering, systems engineering, power engineering, telecommunications, radio-frequency engineering, signal processing, instrumentation, and electronics. Many of these disciplines overlap with other engineering branches, spanning a huge number of specializations including hardware engineering, power electronics, electromagnetics and waves, microwave engineering, nanotechnology, electrochemistry, renewable energies, mechatronics, and electrical materials science.[a]
Electrical engineers typically hold a degree in electrical engineering or electronic engineering. Practising engineers may have professional certification and be members of a professional body or an international standards organization. These include the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) (formerly the IEE).
