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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CODE NO: 259

UNIT – I: ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

Circuit elements – Kirchoff‟s Laws – Mesh and Nodal Analysis - Network Theorems
and Applications for DC and AC circuits: Thevenin‟s Theorem, Norton‟s Theorem,
Superposition Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem – Sinusoidal Steady
State Analysis of RL-RC-RLC Circuits- Resonant Circuits - Natural and Forced
Response – Transient Response of RL-RC-RLC Circuits-Two-port networks – Three
Phase Circuits.
UNIT – II: ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
Coulomb's Law-Electric Field Intensity-Electric Flux Density-Gauss's Law-
Divergence - Electric Field and Potential due to Point, Line, Plane and Spherical
Charge Distributions - Effect of Dielectric Medium - Capacitance of Simple
Configurations. Magnetic Circuits- Magnetomotive force - Reluctance-Faraday‟s
laws-Lenz‟s law--Biot‐ Savart‟s law - Ampere‟s law - Fleming‟s Left and Right Hand
Rule-Lorentz force - Inductance - Self and Mutual Inductance-Dot Convention-
Coupled Circuits.
UNIT – III: MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Units and Standards – Static and Dynamic Characteristics-Types of Errors-Error
Analysis – Measurement of Current, Voltage, Power, Power-factor and Energy –
Indicating instruments – Measurement of Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance and
Frequency – Bridge Measurements – Instrument Transformers-Electronic
Measuring Instruments – Multi meters-True RMS meter-Spectrum Analyzer-Power
Quality Analyser- Recording Instruments-X-Y Recorder-Magnetic Recorders-Digital
Data Recorder-Oscilloscopes-LED and LCD Display-Transducers and their
applications to the Measurement of Non-Electrical Quantities like Temperature,
Pressure, Flow-rate, Displacement, Acceleration, Noise level –– Data Acquisition
Systems – A/D and D/A Converters- Data Transmission Systems.

UNIT – IV: CONTROL SYSTEMS

Mathematical Modelling of Physical Systems – Transfer Function - Block Diagrams

and Signal Flow Graphs and their Reduction using Mason‟s Rule – Time Domain
and Frequency Domain Analysis of Linear Time Invariant (LTI) System – Errors for
Different Type of Inputs and Stability Criteria for Feedback Systems – Stability
Analysis Using Routh-Hurwitz Array – Nyquist Plot and Bode Plot – Root Locus –
Gain and Phase Margin – Basic Concepts of Compensator Design – PI,PD and PID
Controllers-State Variable Matrix – System Modeling and Design – Sampled Data
System – Stability of Sampled Data System.
UNIT –V: ELECTRICAL MACHINES
D.C. Machines – Construction, Excitation methods – Armature Reaction and
Commutation – Characteristics and Performance Analysis – Generators and Motors
– Starting and Speed Control – Testing – Losses and Efficiency. Transformers-
Types-Construction and Operation- Testing – Equivalent Circuits – Losses and
Efficiency-All day efficiency – Regulation – Parallel Operation – Three Phase
Transformers – Auto-transformer. Induction Machines – Construction, Principle of
operation – Rotating Magnetic Field – Performance, Torque-Speed Characteristics,
No-load and Blocked Rotor tests, Equivalent Circuit, – Starting and Speed Control
– Single-Phase Induction Motors – Linear Induction Motors – Hysteresis Motors –
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Reluctance Motors. Synchronous Machines – Construction – Operating

characteristics and Performance analysis – Efficiency and Voltage regulation –
Parallel operation – V and inverted V curves of synchronous motors – Power factor
improvement-BLDC Motor.
UNIT –VI: POWER SYSTEMS
Single Line Diagram of Power System-Per Unit Quantities-Power Generation
Types-– Hydro, Thermal and Nuclear Stations – Pumped storage plants – Co
generation– Economic and operating factors – Modelling and performance
characteristics of Power transmission lines and Cables-HVDC transmission–
Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines-Sag-Insulators - ZBus and YBus
formulation - Load flow studies –– Shunt and Series Compensation- Symmetrical
and Un symmetrical Faults Analysis - Transient and Steady-State Stability of
Power Systems – Equal Area Criterion-Voltage and Frequency Control – Power
System Transients – Power System Protection – Circuit Breakers – Relays –AC and
DC Distribution.
UNIT –VII: ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Semiconductor Devices – PN junctions – Transistors – FET – Zener, Photo diodes
and their applications – Rectifier circuits – Voltage regulators – Multipliers. Biasing
circuits – Small signal amplifiers – Frequency response – Multistage amplifiers –
Coupling methods – Large signal amplifiers – Push-pull amplifiers – Feedback
amplifiers – Oscillators – Operational amplifiers and its applications – Precision
rectifiers – Multivibrators - Voltage Controlled Oscillator-Timer. Digital logic gate
families (DTL,TTL,ECL,MOS,CMOS) – Logic gates - Simplification of Logic
Functions- Design of Combination circuits - Sequential logic circuits-latch–Flip-
flops– Counters – Registers – Memories(ROM,PLA and FPGA).
UNIT – VIII: POWER ELECTRONICS AND DRIVES
Power Semiconductor devices – Ideal and practical attributes of switch - Power Diode-DIAc -
SCRs-TRIAC-GTO - power MOSFET-IGBT- Static Characteristics and Principles of Operation-
Single and Three Phase AC to DC Converters – Single and Three Phase AC to AC
converters –DC to DC Converters (MOSFET and IGBT based) - Single and Three Phase
Inverters (MOSFET and IGBT based) - Pulse Width Modulation – Sinusoidal Modulation with
Uniform Sampling – Uninterrupted Power Supplies-Switched Mode Power Supplies – Speed
Control of DC and AC Motor Drives– Applications of Variable Speed Drives
UNIT –IX: DIGITAL PROCESSORS AND COMMUNICATION
Architecture of 8085, 8086 and 8051 – Instruction Sets – Assembly Language
Programming – Interfacing for memory and I/O: 8255 Programmable Peripheral
Interface – 8253 Programmable Timer Interface – 8279 Programmable Keyboard
and Display Interface – 8257 Direct Memory Access Interface - Embedded
processors(ARM and PIC basics only).Classification of Signals – Properties of
Discrete Fourier Transforms - FFT Computation – FIR Filters – IIR Filters:
Butterworth Filters – Chebyshev Filters.
Digital Communication Systems: Pulse Code Modulation and Demodulation –
Adaptive Delta Modulation - Frequency Division and Time Division Multiplexing –
Data Communication Network Topologies - 7-layer OSI Protocol.
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UNIT –X: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND STORAGE DEVICES

Renewable Energy – Sources and Features - Solar Radiation Spectrum - Radiation
Measurement-Solar Photovoltaic Cell -Operating Principle- Microhydel - Operating
principle- Wind Energy Source- Wind Patterns and Wind Data- Site Selection-
Types of Wind Generators-Fuel Cells-Batteries-Super Capacitors.
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