Course Plan and Evaluation Plan
1. Course Code: EE110
2. Course Title: Elements of Electrical Engineering
3. L-T-P: 3-0-0
4. Credits: 3
5. Pre-requisite: Nil
6. Course Instructors: Santosh V. Singh, K. Lokesh Achari, A. Mari Selvam, Sanjaykrishna K.,
N. Vikram and K. Chinna (Assistant Lecturers)
7. Teaching Department: E&E
8. Objectives of the Course: To study the fundamental concepts of electrical engineering
9. Skill development of the student (expected from the course):
The student will get exposure to basics of DC circuits, AC 1 ph. and 3 ph circuits. The students will
get the idea of static devices and rotating machines and its applications.
10. Course Coverage (40 Lecture Schedule):
Unit Syllabus covering or contents Approx. no. of
lectures hours
1 Review of circuit elements, voltage sources, current sources, source transformation,
Mesh current and node voltage analysis of circuits, Network reduction techniques. 11
2 Concept of Magnetic circuits, equivalent self and mutual inductances. 8
3 AC Analysis of single phase systems, waveforms, phasor representation, j-operator.
Concepts of real and reactive power and power factor.
Extension of AC analysis to symmetrical three phase systems, phase sequence, 13
measurement of three phase power, under balanced condition.
4 Introduction to Transformers, Construction and working principle, Equivalent 8
circuits, phasor diagram, Electromechanical energy conversion. Working principles
and construction of 3ph- and 1ph-Induction Motors.
11. Reference Books :
1) Edward Hughes – Electrical technology (Ed-7) Longman, 1995
2) Advanced Electrical technology [Link] –Wheeler, 1983
3) William H. Hayt Jr., Jack E. Kemmerly, Steven [Link], Engineering Circuit Analysis, 6th Edition, TMH, 2002
4) V. Del Toro, “Electrical Engineering Fundamentals”, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education
5) C. L. Wadhwa, “Basic Electrical Engineering”, 4th Edition, New Age International Publishers New Delhi.
6) D. Jena, „„Basic Electrical Engineering‟‟, 1st Edition, Wiley India.
12 Evaluation plan (Details of evaluation plan including the weightages )
Assignments / quizzes / surprise tests 40% weightage
Mid sem exam (40 or 50 Marks) 20% weightage
End sem exam (80 or 100 marks) 40% weightage
Signature of the Course Instructor:
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Unit Detailed Syllabus Contents Lectures
hours
1 Review of circuit elements:
Basic terms associated with circuits.
Resistors: Property, physical equations. 1
Inductors and Capacitors: properties and physical equations.
Voltage and Current sources:
I-V Characteristics, ideal and practical sources DC sources, independent and dependent 2
sources.
(11) Source transformation:
hrs KCL, KVL, voltage source to current source transformations and vice-versa, voltage and 3
current divider rules, numerical.
Mesh current analysis: 2
Process formulation with numerical examples. Examples with super-mesh.
Node voltage analysis of circuits: 2
Process formulation with numerical examples. Examples with super-node.
Network reduction techniques: 1
Series and parallel equivalents of resistive circuit. Star to delta and vice-versa transforms.
2 Concept of Magnetic circuits:
Laws and terms associated with magnetic circuits. 5
(8) (BH-curves, hysteresis, permeability, mmf, reluctance, flux, flux linkages etc.)
hrs Self and mutual inductances: 3
Dot convention and equivalents inductances. Series and parallel equivalent magnetic circuits.
3 AC Analysis of single phase systems, waveforms:
Terms associated (peak, rms value), behavior of elements (resistance and reactances), voltage 2
and current waveform analysis, resonance phenomena (with numerical examples)
Phasor representation and j-operator:
Polar and rectangular co-ordinates review. Phasor diagrams for various circuit, mesh and 5
nodal-analysis and numerical.
Concepts of real, reactive power and power factor: 1
Terms and formulae, basic examples for power factor compensation.
(13)
Extension of AC analysis to symmetrical three phase systems, phase sequence, balanced
hrs
condition: Star and delta networks and phasor diagrams, numerical and illustrations. 3
Measurement of three phase power (balanced):
Power expressions and evaluation from phasor, three wattmeter method and two wattmeter 2
method of measuring power.
4 Introduction to Transformers, Construction and working principle: laws and relevant theory. 2
Equivalent circuits and phasor diagram:
Brief overview of losses and efficiency. Basics of voltage regulation. 4
(8)
Process of equivalent circuit development and associated phasor.
hrs
Electromechanical energy conversion: Basic theory for electromechanical energy conversion 2
and overview of energy flows. Working principle and construction of 3ph- and 1ph-induction
motors.
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