Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University,
Bhilai(CG)
Semester- [Link]-1st Sem (Common to all) Branch: Electrical Engineering
Subject: Basic Electrical Engineering Code: 3000A04AT024
Maximum/Minimum Passing Marks:100/35 Periods/week:
L T P Ass. Hours
3 - - 1/week
Class Tests: 2 (Mandatory) Assignments: 2 (Minimum)
Duration (ESE): 3 Hours Total Credits: 3
Course Objectives:
● To impart a basic knowledge of electrical quantities such as current, voltage, power, energy
and frequency.
● To provide working knowledge for the analysis of single phase AC circuits.
● To provide working knowledge of three phase AC circuits.
● To introduce an analogy between electric and magnetic circuits.
● To introduce the concepts of transformers and its importance.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of the course, the students will be able:
CO1 To apply network theorems to solve electrical DC circuits.
CO2 To formulate and solve complex AC circuits.
CO3 To draw phasor diagrams for 3 phase balanced star and delta connected systems.
CO4 To solve series and parallel magnetic circuits.
CO5 To explain the basic operating principle, types, operating performance of Transformers.
Unit I: DC Circuits: [09 Hrs]
Active, passive, unilateral, bilateral, linear, nonlinear, lumped and distributed networks,
classification of voltage & current sources (Ideal, Practical, independent & dependent type),
Kirchhoff’s Laws, mesh and nodal analysis, Superposition Theorem, Thevenins Theorem.
(Only Independent Sources)
Unit II: Single phase AC circuit: [09 Hrs]
Pure Sinusoidal waveforms: frequency, cycle, time period, peak value, root mean square
value, average value, form factor and peak factor, phasor representation of alternating
quantities, concept of phase difference, the j operator, rectangular and polar form, solution
of series, parallel and series-parallel RLC circuits, power (active, reactive and apparent
power) and power factor.
Unit III: Three Phase AC circuits: [09 Hrs]
Introduction, phase sequence, balanced supply voltage and balanced load, connection of
Three-phase Windings (delta and star connection): line and phase quantities, phasor
diagrams, three phase power equations in balanced conditions.
Unit IV: Magnetic Circuits: [09 Hrs]
Introduction, magneto-motive force (MMF), magnetic field strength, magnetic flux,
reluctance, comparison of the electric and magnetic circuits. Solution of series and series –
parallel, magnetic circuits (only for constant permeability materials) leakage flux and
fringing.
Unit V: Single phase Transformers: [09 Hrs]
Introduction, principles of operation, Construction, EMF equation, classification of
transformers, ideal transformer and practical transformer, phasor diagram at no load,
Nameplate rating. Losses and Efficiency, Condition for Maximum Efficiency.
Text Books:
1. Basic Electrical Engineering D P Kothari & I J Nagrath, Mc Graw Hills, Fourth
Edition.
2. A Textbook of Electrical Technology, Volume I, B L Theraja, A K Theraja, S Chand
& Company Ltd.
3. A textbook of Electrical Technology, Volume II, B L Theraja, A K Theraja, S Chand
& Company Ltd.
4. Electric Machines, Ashfaq Hussain , Dhanpat Rai & Co.
5. Basic Electrical Engineering in Hindi, Mr. M. L. Anwani, Dhanpat Rai & Co. (P) Ltd
Reference Books:
1. ABC of Electrical Engineering, Jain & Jain, Dhanpat Rai Publishing Company,
Third Edition.
2. Elements of Electrical Engineering, Sumant Singhare & Saurabh Singhare,
Electronics Publication Engineering Series.
3. Basic Electrical Engineering in Hindi , Dinesh Kumar Sharma, university books.
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