Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (B.Tech)

DC and AC circuits, three-phase systems, transformers, electrical machines and electrical installations.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters35Topics

Enquire now

Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम

Download PDF

01Unit 1: DC Circuits 7 topics

Circuit elements, voltage and current sources
Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws
Mesh and nodal analysis
Star-delta transformation
Superposition theorem
Thevenin's and Norton's theorems
Maximum power transfer theorem

02Unit 2: Single-Phase and Three-Phase AC Circuits 7 topics

Generation of sinusoidal voltage, average and RMS values, form factor
Phasor representation
Series R-L, R-C and R-L-C circuits
Active, reactive and apparent power, power factor
Series and parallel resonance
Three-phase star and delta connections, line and phase relations
Three-phase power measurement

03Unit 3: Magnetic Circuits and Transformers 7 topics

Magnetic circuit terms, MMF, reluctance, B-H curve
Hysteresis and eddy current losses
Single-phase transformer construction and working
EMF equation and turns ratio
Losses, efficiency and condition for maximum efficiency
Voltage regulation
Auto-transformer and three-phase transformer connections

04Unit 4: Electrical Machines 7 topics

DC machine construction and working
EMF and torque equations, types of DC motors
Three-phase induction motor: rotating magnetic field, slip
Torque-slip characteristics and starting
Single-phase induction motor basics
Synchronous machine construction and working
Applications of electrical machines

05Unit 5: Electrical Installations 7 topics

Switch fuse unit, fuses and MCB
ELCB, RCCB and MCCB
Types of wires and cables
Earthing and its importance
Types of batteries and their characteristics
Calculation of energy consumption and electricity bill
Power factor improvement and tariff basics

About

You will be able to

Analyse DC circuits using Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal methods and network theorems
Solve single-phase AC circuits with R, L and C using phasors and calculate power and power factor
Relate line and phase quantities in star and delta three-phase systems
Explain the construction, EMF equation, losses and efficiency of transformers
Describe the working and applications of DC machines, induction motors and synchronous machines
Select switchgear, wiring, earthing and batteries for electrical installations and calculate energy bills

Who it is for

B.Tech first-year students (Semester 1) of Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics & Communication, Computer Science and Information Technology branches under AKTU
Non-electrical branch students who need clear basics of circuits and machines
Students preparing for AKTU semester examinations and back papers

What you need

Class 12 Physics (current electricity, electromagnetic induction, AC)
Scientific calculator

Questions

Which syllabus is followed?

The current AKTU (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow) B.Tech syllabus of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (Semester 1, all branches). If your university or college follows a different syllabus, the centre teaches from your own university syllabus.

Is the lab covered here?

The lab experiments are covered in the separate Basic Electrical Engineering Lab course; this course is the theory paper.

Are network theorem numericals practised?

Yes. Every theorem is practised with step-by-step solved problems and previous AKTU questions.