Part 1 book "The fundamentals of electrical engineering" includes content: The fundamentals of solid-state physics; fundamental electrical laws; fundamental circuit elements; fundamental electrical circuit laws, circuit analysis. | Felix Hüning The Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering Author Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Felix Hüning FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Eupener Strasse 70 52066 Aachen huening@ ISBN 978-3-11034991-7 e-ISBN EPUB 978-3-11-030840-2 e-ISBN PDF 978-3-11-034990-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by the German National Library The German National Library lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http . 2014 Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH Rosenheimer Straße 143 81671 München Germany Part of De Gruyter Editor Gerhard Pappert Production editor Tina Bonertz Cover picture Oksana Kostyushko iStock Thinkstock This paper is resistant to aging DIN ISO 9706 . Epub-production Jouve Preface Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field and synergistic combination of electronic engineering mechanical engineering and software engineering. Therefore knowledge of these disciplines is a must for mechatronic engineers as well as for mechanical and software engineers. They should have a basic understanding of electrical engineering to be able to work on mechatronic systems. You can find mechatronic systems in nearly every area of modern life from rather simple white goods to much more complex systems such as are found in satellites. I have used the practical applications found in modern vehicles as examples of complex mechatronic systems. Mechanical electrical and software components are needed to realise complex functionalities like hybrid and electrical powertrains in hybrid and electric vehicles HEV EV electric power steering or advanced driver assistant systems. Automotive .