EE 101-Basic Electrical Engineering |
Electrostatics: |
Coulomb’s law. Electric Field Intensity, electric field due to a group of charges, continuous
charge distribution. Electric flux, Flux density. Electric potential, potential difference. Gauss’s law, proof
of gauss’s law, its applications to electric field and potential calculation. Capacitor, capacitance of parallel
plate capacitor, spherical capacitor, isolated spheres, concentric conductors, parallel conductors. Energy
stored in a capacitor.
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DC Network Theorem: |
Definition of electric circuit, network, linear circuit, non-linear circuit, bilateral
circuit, unilateral circuit. Kirchhoff’s law. Principle of superposition. Source equivalence and conversion,
Thevenin’s theorem, Norton Theorem, nodal analysis, mesh analysis, star-delta conversion. Maximum
power transfer theorem with proof.
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Electromagnetism: |
Biot-savart law, Ampere’s circuital law, field calculation using Biot-savart and
ampere’s circuital law. Magnetic circuits, Analogous quantities in magnetic and electric circuits,
Faradays’s law, self and mutual inductance. Energy stored in a magnetic field, Hysteretic and Eddy current
losses. Electro-mechanical energy conversion.
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DC Machines: |
Construction, Basic concepts of winding (Lap and wave).
DC generator: Principle of operation, EMF equation, characteristics (open circuit, load)
DC motors: Principle of operation, Speed-torque Characteristics (shunt and series machine), starting (by 3
point starter), speed control (armature voltage and field control)
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AC fundamental: |
Production of alternating voltage, waveforms, average and RMS values, peak factor,
form factor, phase and phase difference, phasor representation of alternating quantities, phasor diagram,
behavior of AC series , parallel and series parallel circuits, power factor, power in AC circuit, Effect of
frequency variation in RLC series and parallel circuits, Resonance in RLC series and parallel circuit. Q
factor, band width of resonant circuit.
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Single phase transformer: |
Core and shell type construction, EMF equation, no load and on load
operation, phasor diagram and equivalent circuit, losses of a transformer, open and short circuit tests,
regulation and efficiency calculation.
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3 phase induction motor: |
Types, Construction, production of rotating field, principle of operation,
equivalent circuit and phasor diagram, rating, torque-speed characteristics (qualitative only). Starter for
squirrel cage and wound rotor induction motor. Brief introduction of speed control of 3 phase induction
motor (voltage control, frequency control, resistance control).
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Three phase system: |
Voltages of three balanced phase system, delta and star connection, relationship
between line and phase quantities, phasor diagrams. Power measurement by two watt meters method.
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General structure of electrical power system: |
power generation to distribution through overhead lines
and under ground cables with single lone diagram
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Text books: |
1. Basic Electrical engineering, D.P Kothari & I.J Nagrath, TMH, Second Edition
2. Fundamental of electrical Engineering, Rajendra Prasad, PHI, Edition 2005.
3. Basic Electrical Engineering, V.N Mittle & Arvind Mittal, TMH, Second Edition
4. Basic Electrical Engineering, J.P. Tewari, New age international publication |
Reference books: |
1. Basic Electrical Engineering(TMH WBUT Series), Abhijit Chakrabarti & Sudipta Nath, TMH
2. Electrical Engineering Fundamental, Vincent.D.Toro, Pearson Education,
Second Edition.
2. Hughes Electrical & Electronics Technology, 8/e, Hughes, Pearson Education.
3. Basic Electrical Engineering, T.K. Nagsarkar & M.S. Sukhija, Oxford
4. Introduction to Electrical Engineering, M.S. Naidu & S, Kamakshaiah, TMH
5. Basic Electrical Engineering, J.J. Cathey & S.A Nasar, TMH, Second Edition. |
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