Detailed Course Outline:
DC Networks: Kirchoff’s laws, node voltage and mesh current methods, Delta-star and star-delta conversion, Superposition principle, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorem.
Single phase AC Circuits: Single phase EMF generation, average and effective values of sinusoids, solution of R, L, C series circuits, the j operator, complex representation of impedances, phasor diagram, power factor, power in complex notation, solution of parallel and series, parallel circuits.
Three phase AC Circuits: Three phase EMF generation, delta and Y connections, line and phase quantities, solution of three phase circuits, balanced supply voltage and balanced load, phasor diagram, measurement of power in three phase circuits, Three phase four wire circuits.
Magnetic Circuits: Ampere’s circuital law, B-H curve, solution of magnetic circuits, hysteresis and eddy current losses, relays, an application of magnetic force, basic principles of stepper motor.
Electrical Measuring Instruments: DC PMMC instruments, shunt and multipliers, multimeters, moving iron ammeters and voltmeters, dynamometer, wattmeter, AC watt-hour meter, extension of
instrument ranges
Sources of energy: General structure of electrical power systems, Power transmission and distribution via overhead lines and underground cables, Steam, Hydraulic, Gas and Nuclear power generation.
Lecture Plan:
Lecture Topics
1 Introduction to Electrical Engineering, Ohm’s law, Equivalent Resistance
2 Star-delta, delta-star conversion, KVL
3 KCL, Mesh analysis
4 Super-mesh, Nodal analysis
5 Super-node, Superposition principle 6 Superposition example, source transformation
principle
7 Source transformation example, Thevenin’s theorem
8 Thevenin’s theorem example, Norton’s theorem 9 Norton’s theorem example, maximum power
transfer
10 Analogy of DC Circuit,
Review Class
11 Quiz 1
12 Difference of A.C. and D.C.
Avg and Rms Value
13 Complex Numbers, Phasor Algebra, Complex Congugate
14 Complex Numbers, Phasor Algebra, Complex Congugate
15 Phasor diagram, power factor
RLC Circuit
16 RLC Circuit
17 RLC Circuit,
Solution of parallel and series, parallel circuits
18 Review of AC circuits.
19 Quiz 2
20 Three phase EMF generation, delta and Y connections, line and phase quantities 21 Solution of three phase circuits 22 Balanced supply voltage and balanced load,
phasor diagram
23 Measurement of power in three phase circuits, Three phase four wire circuits 24 Introduction to Transformers and equivalent
circuit
25 Equivalent Circuits, Voltage Regulations 26 Efficiency and different loses of transformers
27 Generators
28 Motors
29 DC PMMC instruments, shunt and multipliers, multimeters, moving iron ammeters and
voltmeters, dynamometer
30 Wattmeter, AC watt-hour meter, extension of instrument ranges
31 Sources of energy (full)
32 Review Class
33 Quiz 3
34 Introduction to Electronics, Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductor 35 Diodes, Rectifiers and Review class
36 Quiz 4