The objective of this course is to provide the students with an introductory and conceptual understanding of basic electrical engineering principles, circuit analysis techniques, and the operation of electrical machines. This knowledge will serve as a foundation for their further studies in various engineering disciplines.
On completion of this course students will be able to:
DC CIRCUITS: Basic Definitions: Voltage, Current, Power, Energy, Resistance, Conductance, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Series and Parallel combination of Resistances, Star-Delta Transformation, Node Voltage and Mesh Current Methods, Superposition Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem.
AC CIRCUITS: Sinusoidal Quantities: Definitions and Terminology related to Alternating Quantities, Average and RMS Values, Phasor Representation, Analysis of simple AC Circuits: Purely Resistive, Inductive and Capacitive Circuits, Series R-L, R-C and R-L-C Circuits, Power Factor, Resonance in Series and Parallel Circuits, Q-Factor, Bandwidth.
TRANSFORMERS: Principle of Operation, Constructional Details, Ideal Transformer, EMF Equation, Turns Ratio, Voltage and Current Relationships, Losses, Efficiency, Autotransformer (brief idea).
ELECTRICAL MACHINES: DC Machines: Principle of Operation of DC Generator and Motor, Types of DC Machines, EMF Equation, Torque Equation, Applications. AC Machines: Principle of Operation of Three-Phase Induction Motor, Types of Induction Motors, Torque-Slip Characteristics, Applications.
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS: Introduction to Measuring Instruments, Classification of Measuring Instruments, Basic Principles of Operation of Moving Coil and Moving Iron Instruments: Ammeter, Voltmeter, Wattmeter, Energy Meter.
The lab course provides practical experience in handling electrical equipment and verifying theoretical concepts studied in electrical engineering.