Course Code: GXEST104
Course Objectives:
1. Apply fundamental concepts and circuit laws to solve simple DC/AC electric circuits
2. Classify series and parallel magnetic circuits
3. Analyse three phase AC systems
Course Outcomes (COs)
CO1: Apply fundamental concepts and circuit laws to solve simple DC/AC electric circuits(K2)
CO2: Classify series and parallel magnetic circuits(K2)
CO3: Analyse three phase AC systems(K2)
References
1 Basic Electrical Engineering D P Kothari and I J Nagrath Tata McGraw Hill 4/e 2019
2 Schaum’s Outline of Basic Electrical Engineering J.J.Cathey and Syed A Nasar Tata McGraw Hill 3/e 2010
3. Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering D. P. Kothari and I. J. Nagrath McGraw Hill 2/e 2020
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 21 Lessons
- 12 Weeks
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- Elementary concepts of DC electric circuitsCurrent and Voltage Division Rule - Relative potential Capacitors & Inductors: V-I relations and Energy stored. Ohms Law and Kirchhoff's laws - numerical problems. Star-delta conversion (resistive networks only - derivation not required) - numerical problems.4
- Analysis of DC Electric circuitsMesh current method - matrix representation - Solution of network equations. Node voltage methods-matrix representation-solution of network equations by matrix methods - numerical problems.3
- Elementary Concepts of Magnetic circuitsMagnetic Circuits: Basic Terminology: MMF, field strength, flux density, reluctance - Comparison between electric and magnetic circuits - Series and parallel magnetic circuits with composite materials (numerical problems not needed)3
- Electromagnetic InductionFaraday's laws, Lenz's law- statically induced and dynamically induced emf – Self-inductance and mutual inductance, coefficient of coupling (numerical problems not needed)3
- Alternating Current fundamentalsGeneration of alternating voltages - Representation of sinusoidal waveforms: frequency, period, average value, RMS value and form factor - numerical problems AC Circuits: Phasor representation of sinusoidal quantities, Trigonometric, Rectangular, Polar and complex forms.5
- Analysis of simple AC circuitsPurely resistive, inductive & capacitive circuits; Inductive and capacitive reactance, concept of impedance - numerical problems. RL, RC and RLC series circuits- power factor, active, reactive and apparent power. Simple numerical problems. Three phase AC systems: Generation of three phase voltages, advantages of three phase systems, star and delta connections (balanced only), relation between line and phase voltages, line and phase currents- numerical problems3
