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Diploma Engineering · Semester 5

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  1. 1
    Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकात

    Enquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.

  2. 2
    Semester 5 — subject classesसेमेस्टर 5 — विषयवार कक्षाएँ

    Every theory subject of the term, unit by unit, with notes, numericals and doubt classes.

    Switchgear and ProtectionUtilization of Electrical EnergyMicrocontroller and ApplicationsIndustrial Drives and ControlInstallation, Testing and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment
  3. 3
    Labs, practicals & project workलैब, प्रैक्टिकल और प्रोजेक्ट

    Experiments / jobs / project work as in the syllabus, with practical file and viva preparation.

    Switchgear and Protection LabMicrocontroller LabSummer Internship
  4. 4
    Unit tests & mid-termयूनिट टेस्ट और मिड-टर्म

    A test after every unit and a mid-term in the university / board pattern.

  5. 5
    Semester 5 mock testमॉक टेस्ट

    A full mock test of all subjects before the exam, with analysis.

  6. 6
    Semester 5 exam (university / board)सेमेस्टर / वार्षिक परीक्षा

    Previous papers, important questions and full revision.

  7. 7
    Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्ट

    Take the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.

Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

8 subjects · 41 chapters · 202 topics

Switchgear and Protection6 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Faults and Short Circuit Calculations 6 topics
  1. Need of switchgear and protection
  2. Types of faults: symmetrical and unsymmetrical
  3. Causes and effects of faults
  4. Per-unit system and change of base
  5. Symmetrical fault calculations and fault MVA
  6. Current limiting reactors and their location
02Unit 2: Circuit Breakers 7 topics
  1. Arc formation and arc interruption theories
  2. Restriking voltage, recovery voltage and RRRV
  3. Current chopping and resistance switching
  4. Air break and air blast circuit breakers
  5. Bulk oil and minimum oil circuit breakers
  6. SF6 and vacuum circuit breakers
  7. Ratings of circuit breakers
03Unit 3: Fuses and LT Switchgear 5 topics
  1. Fuse terms: rated current, fusing factor, prospective current, cut-off
  2. Rewirable and HRC fuses
  3. Isolators and switch fuse units
  4. MCB, MCCB and their trip characteristics
  5. ELCB / RCCB and earth leakage protection
04Unit 4: Protective Relays 6 topics
  1. Requirements of protective relays
  2. Electromagnetic attraction and induction relays
  3. Overcurrent relays: IDMT, PSM and TMS
  4. Directional and distance relays (impedance, reactance, mho)
  5. Differential relays
  6. Static and numerical relays
05Unit 5: Protection of Alternators, Transformers, Motors and Lines 5 topics
  1. Alternator protection: Merz-Price, stator earth fault, loss of excitation
  2. Transformer protection: differential, Buchholz relay, REF
  3. Induction motor protection
  4. Busbar protection
  5. Feeder and transmission line protection
06Unit 6: Protection against Overvoltages and Earthing 5 topics
  1. Causes of overvoltages, lightning phenomena
  2. Ground wire and lightning arresters (rod gap, expulsion, metal oxide)
  3. Insulation coordination basics
  4. Neutral earthing: solid, resistance, reactance and Peterson coil
  5. Equipment and substation earthing
Utilization of Electrical Energy5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Illumination 6 topics
  1. Terms: luminous flux, intensity, lux, MHCP, MSCP
  2. Laws of illumination: inverse square and cosine laws
  3. Lamps: incandescent, fluorescent, CFL, sodium, mercury, LED
  4. Lighting schemes and illumination levels
  5. Design of lighting by lumen method: utilisation and maintenance factor
  6. Street, flood and factory lighting
02Unit 2: Electric Heating 6 topics
  1. Advantages of electric heating
  2. Resistance heating: direct and indirect, resistance ovens
  3. Heating element materials and design
  4. Induction heating: core and coreless furnaces
  5. Arc furnaces
  6. Dielectric heating and its applications
03Unit 3: Electric Welding 6 topics
  1. Welding processes and their classification
  2. Resistance welding: spot, seam, butt, projection
  3. Arc welding: carbon arc and metal arc
  4. Welding transformer and DC welding generator
  5. Atomic hydrogen and inert gas welding
  6. Electron beam and laser welding basics
04Unit 4: Electric Traction 6 topics
  1. Systems of traction and track electrification
  2. AC and DC traction, 25 kV single-phase system
  3. Speed-time curves: urban, suburban and main line
  4. Tractive effort and specific energy consumption
  5. Traction motors and their speed control
  6. Regenerative braking and metro rail systems
05Unit 5: Electric Drives and Electrolytic Processes 6 topics
  1. Electric drives: group and individual drive
  2. Selection of motor for a drive: load torque characteristics
  3. Motors for specific applications: lifts, cranes, pumps, textile
  4. Electrolysis and Faraday's laws
  5. Electroplating and electro-refining
  6. Batteries and charging basics
Microcontroller and Applications5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Introduction to Microcontrollers and 8051 Architecture 6 topics
  1. Microprocessor vs microcontroller
  2. Features of 8051 family
  3. 8051 architecture and block diagram
  4. Pin diagram and port structure
  5. Internal RAM, ROM, register banks and PSW
  6. Special function registers
02Unit 2: Addressing Modes and Instruction Set 6 topics
  1. Addressing modes: immediate, register, direct, indirect, indexed
  2. Data transfer instructions
  3. Arithmetic and logical instructions
  4. Branch and loop instructions
  5. Bit manipulation instructions
  6. Stack and subroutines
03Unit 3: Assembly Language and Embedded C Programming 5 topics
  1. Assembler directives and program development tools (Keil)
  2. Delay programs using loops
  3. Block transfer, sum and largest number programs
  4. Embedded C data types and sbit / sfr
  5. Port I/O programs in embedded C
04Unit 4: Timers, Serial Communication and Interrupts 5 topics
  1. Timer / counter registers TMOD and TCON
  2. Timer modes 0, 1, 2 and 3
  3. Delay generation using timers
  4. Serial communication: SCON, SBUF, baud rate
  5. Interrupts: sources, vector addresses, IE and IP registers
05Unit 5: Interfacing and Electrical Applications 6 topics
  1. LED and switch interfacing
  2. 7-segment display and 16x2 LCD
  3. Keypad interfacing
  4. ADC0804 and DAC0808 interfacing
  5. Relay, DC motor and stepper motor control
  6. Applications: temperature monitoring, energy meter reading, motor speed control
Industrial Drives and Control5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Fundamentals of Electric Drives 6 topics
  1. Elements of an electric drive
  2. Group and individual drives
  3. Types of load torque
  4. Four-quadrant operation
  5. Dynamics of motor-load system
  6. Motor rating, heating, cooling and duty cycles
02Unit 2: DC Motor Drives and Starters 5 topics
  1. Three-point and four-point starters
  2. Armature voltage and field control
  3. Ward-Leonard system
  4. Braking: plugging, dynamic and regenerative
  5. Rectifier and chopper fed DC drives
03Unit 3: Induction Motor Drives 6 topics
  1. DOL, star-delta, auto-transformer and rotor resistance starters
  2. Stator voltage control
  3. V/f control and variable frequency drives
  4. Rotor resistance control and slip power recovery
  5. Braking of induction motors
  6. Soft starters
04Unit 4: Synchronous and Special Motor Drives 5 topics
  1. Starting methods of synchronous motor
  2. Stepper motor drives
  3. Servo motor drives
  4. BLDC motor drives
  5. Selection of drive for applications
05Unit 5: Control Circuits and Control Components 6 topics
  1. Contactors, push buttons, limit switches and timers
  2. Thermal overload and protective relays
  3. Control circuit of DOL starter
  4. Automatic star-delta starter circuit
  5. Forward-reverse control with interlocking
  6. Introduction to PLC based motor control
Installation, Testing and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Unit 1: Safety, Tools and Maintenance Practices 6 topics
  1. CEA safety regulations and IE rules
  2. Permit-to-work and lock-out tag-out
  3. First aid for electric shock and fire extinguishers
  4. Types of maintenance: breakdown, preventive, predictive
  5. Maintenance schedules and records
  6. Tools and testers: megger, tong tester, earth tester
02Unit 2: Installation and Commissioning 6 topics
  1. Foundation, levelling and grouting
  2. Alignment of motor and driven machine
  3. Installation of transformers and accessories
  4. Drying out of transformers and motors
  5. Pre-commissioning checks and tests
  6. Commissioning and energisation
03Unit 3: Testing and Maintenance of Transformers 6 topics
  1. Insulation resistance and polarization index
  2. Transformer oil: BDV test, filtration
  3. Ratio, polarity and vector group tests
  4. Open circuit and short circuit tests
  5. Common faults and troubleshooting
  6. Maintenance schedule of transformers
04Unit 4: Testing and Maintenance of Rotating Machines 6 topics
  1. IR test of motors
  2. No-load and blocked rotor tests
  3. Bearings and lubrication
  4. Commutator and brush maintenance
  5. Troubleshooting chart of induction motors
  6. Vibration and temperature monitoring
05Unit 5: Maintenance of Switchgear, Cables and Earthing 5 topics
  1. Maintenance of circuit breakers and contactors
  2. Relay testing basics
  3. Cable laying, jointing and termination
  4. Cable fault location: Murray loop test
  5. Earth resistance measurement and earth pit maintenance
Switchgear and Protection Lab5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Fuses and MCB 3 topics
  1. Study of rewirable and HRC fuses
  2. Time-current characteristic of a fuse
  3. Testing of MCB tripping characteristic
02Circuit Breakers and RCCB 3 topics
  1. Study of air, vacuum and SF6 circuit breakers
  2. Dismantling and assembly of MCCB
  3. Testing of RCCB / ELCB
03Protective Relays 4 topics
  1. Characteristic of IDMT overcurrent relay
  2. Testing of directional and differential relays
  3. Study of Buchholz relay
  4. Study of static and numerical relays
04Earthing and Lightning Protection 3 topics
  1. Measurement of earth resistance by earth tester
  2. Study of lightning arresters
  3. Study of neutral earthing methods
05Protection Schemes 3 topics
  1. Study of transformer protection panel
  2. Study of alternator and motor protection
  3. Simulation of faults on a transmission line model
Microcontroller Lab5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Introduction to 8051 Trainer Kit and Keil IDE 3 topics
  1. Study of 8051 trainer kit
  2. Keil IDE: project, build and debug
  3. Downloading the hex file
02Assembly Language Programs 5 topics
  1. 8-bit addition and subtraction
  2. Multiplication and division
  3. Block transfer
  4. Largest / smallest number in an array
  5. BCD to ASCII conversion
03Timer, Serial and Interrupt Programs 4 topics
  1. Delay using Timer 0 mode 1
  2. Square wave generation
  3. Serial transmission at 9600 baud
  4. External interrupt program
04Interfacing Experiments 6 topics
  1. LED blinking and running lights
  2. 7-segment display
  3. 16x2 LCD
  4. 4x4 keypad
  5. ADC0804
  6. Stepper motor and DC motor control
05Mini Applications 3 topics
  1. Traffic light controller
  2. Temperature display using LM35
  3. Relay based appliance control
Summer Internship5 chapters · 6 Months Subject page →
01Milestone 1: Selection of Organisation and Training Plan 3 topics
  1. Choosing an organisation: UPPCL substation, thermal / hydro power station, industry, railway loco shed
  2. Application and joining letter
  3. Training plan and schedule
02Milestone 2: Industrial Training and Daily Diary 3 topics
  1. Safety induction and rules
  2. Daily diary entries signed by the supervisor
  3. Observation of operation and maintenance work
03Milestone 3: Technical Study of Plant and Equipment 4 topics
  1. Single line diagram of the plant or substation
  2. Transformers, switchgear, protection and metering
  3. Motors, drives and control panels
  4. Maintenance schedules and records
04Milestone 4: Training Report 3 topics
  1. Report format: certificate, acknowledgement, contents
  2. Chapters: introduction, plant layout, equipment, observations, learning
  3. Diagrams, photographs and references
05Milestone 5: Presentation and Viva 3 topics
  1. Preparing slides
  2. Presentation of 10 minutes
  3. Viva on the training and equipment

About this course

You will be able to

  • Complete Switchgear and Protection syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Utilization of Electrical Energy syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Microcontroller and Applications syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Industrial Drives and Control syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Installation, Testing and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Switchgear and Protection Lab syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Microcontroller Lab syllabus with regular tests
  • Complete Summer Internship syllabus with regular tests

Who it is for

  • Diploma Electrical Engineering students of Semester 5 (BTEUP)
  • Polytechnic students of other boards studying the same subject who want unit-wise coaching

What you need

  • Electrical Machines, Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution of earlier semesters
  • Basic AC circuit and per-unit calculations
Online tests & result Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre. Student login →

Questions

Which syllabus does the Switchgear and Protection course follow?

It follows the BTEUP (Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh) diploma syllabus for Switchgear and Protection (Electrical Engineering, Semester 5). If your own board's or institute's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus.

Will this help in the semester examination?

Yes. Teaching is unit-wise as per the BTEUP scheme, with previous-year question practice, MCQ tests and doubt sessions before the semester exam.

Are numericals covered?

Yes. Fault MVA, per-unit change of base, restriking voltage, PSM / TMS and relay time calculations are practised unit-wise.

Which syllabus does the Utilization of Electrical Energy course follow?

It follows the BTEUP (Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh) diploma syllabus for Utilization of Electrical Energy (Electrical Engineering, Semester 5). If your own board's or institute's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus.

Is lighting design taught?

Yes. Lumen-method design of rooms, factory and street lighting is practised with numericals.

Which syllabus does the Microcontroller and Applications course follow?

It follows the BTEUP (Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh) diploma syllabus for Microcontroller and Applications (Electrical Engineering, Semester 5). If your own board's or institute's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus.

Is practical coding included?

Yes. Programs are written and run on Keil / simulator and 8051 trainer kits along with the theory.

Which syllabus does the Industrial Drives and Control course follow?

It follows the BTEUP (Board of Technical Education, Uttar Pradesh) diploma syllabus for Industrial Drives and Control (Electrical Engineering, Semester 5). If your own board's or institute's syllabus differs, the centre follows your own syllabus.

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