NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI-620015
Department of Energy and Environment
Syllabus for written test
Electric circuits
Network Elements: ideal voltage and current sources, dependent sources, R, L, C, M
elements; Network solution methods: KCL, KVL, Node and Mesh analysis; Network
Theorems: Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer
theorem; Transient response of dc and ac networks, sinusoidal steady-state analysis,
resonance, two port networks, balanced three phase circuits, star-delta
transformation, complex power and power factor in ac circuits.
Electromagnetic 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, Biot‐
Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, Curl, Faraday’s law, Lorentz force, Inductance,
Magnetomotive force, Reluctance, Magnetic circuits, Self and Mutual inductance of
simple configurations.
Signals and Systems
Representation of continuous and discrete time signals, shifting and scaling
properties, linear time invariant and causal systems, Fourier series representation of
continuous and discrete time periodic signals, sampling theorem, Applications of
Fourier Transform for continuous and discrete time signals, Laplace Transform and Z
transform. R.M.S. value, average value calculation for any general periodic waveform.
Electrical Machines
Single phase transformer: equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, open circuit and short
circuit tests, regulation and efficiency; Three-phase transformers: connections, vector
groups, parallel operation; Auto-transformer,
Electromechanical energy conversion principles; DC machines: separately excited,
series and shunt, motoring and generating mode of operation and their characteristics,
speed control of dc motors;
Three-phase induction machines: principle of operation, types, performance, torque-
speed characteristics, no-load and blocked-rotor tests, equivalent circuit, starting and
speed control; Operating principle of single-phase induction motors;
Synchronous machines: cylindrical and salient pole machines, performance and
characteristics, regulation and parallel operation of generators, starting of
synchronous motors; Types of losses and efficiency calculations of electric machines.
Power Systems
Basic concepts of electrical power generation, ac and dc transmission concepts,
Models and performance of transmission lines and cables, Economic Load Dispatch
(with and without considering transmission losses), Series and shunt compensation,
Electric field distribution and insulators, Distribution systems, Per‐unit quantities, Bus
admittance matrix, Gauss- Seidel and Newton-Raphson load flow methods, Voltage
and Frequency control, Power factor correction, Symmetrical components,
Symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analysis, Principles of over‐current, differential,
directional and distance protection; Circuit breakers, System stability concepts, Equal
area criterion.
Control Systems
Mathematical modelling and representation of systems, Feedback principle, transfer
function, Block diagrams and Signal flow graphs, Transient and Steady‐state analysis
of linear time invariant systems, Stability analysis using Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist
criteria, Bode plots, Root loci, Lag, Lead and Lead‐Lag compensators; P, PI and PID
controllers; State space model, Solution of state equations of LTI systems.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements
Bridges and Potentiometers, Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and
power factor; Instrument transformers, Digital voltmeters and multi-meters, Phase,
Time and Frequency measurement; Oscilloscopes, Error analysis.
Analog and Digital Electronics
Simple diode circuits: clipping, clamping, rectifiers; Amplifiers: biasing, equivalent
circuit and frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; operational
amplifiers: characteristics and applications; single stage active filters, Active Filters:
Sallen Key, Butterwoth, VCOs and timers, combinatorial and sequential logic circuits,
multiplexers, demultiplexers, Schmitt triggers, sample and hold circuits, A/D and D/A
converters.
Power Electronics
Static V-I characteristics and firing/gating circuits for Thyristor, MOSFET, IGBT; DC to
DC conversion: Buck, Boost and Buck-Boost Converters; Single and three-phase
configuration of uncontrolled rectifiers; Voltage and Current commutated Thyristor
based converters; Bidirectional ac to dc voltage source converters; Magnitude and
Phase of line current harmonics for uncontrolled and thyristor based converters; Power
factor and Distortion Factor of ac to dc converters; Single-phase and three-phase
voltage and current source inverters, sinusoidal pulse width modulation
