Technical Subject (Electrical) :
UNIT 1: Basic Electrical Engineering
1. Ohms law and Kirchhoff’s laws, Star/Delta transformation,
Network theorems, Power and Energy, Heating effects of
electric current, Magnetic effects, Electromagnetic
induction, Electrostatics. Batteries, Types of Electrical
engineering materials – Conducting, Semi-conducting,
Magnetic, Insulating, Di-electric materials – Properties and
Uses.
UNIT II: D.C. Machines & Measurements
1. [Link]: Construction, Operation, Types, EMF
Equation, Windings, Characteristics, Efficiency and Parallel
operation. DC Motors: Principle of operation, Back EMF, Torque
Equation, Types, Characteristics, Starters, Speed Control,
Losses, Efficiency and Testing.
2. Measuring Instruments: Classification, Principle &f Operation
of Moving Coil, Moving Iron, Dynamometer type and Induction
type meters. Instrument Transformers, Induction type Energy
meter, M.D. Indicator, Tri Vector Meter, Power factor meter,
Frequency meter, Measurement of Resistance, Transducers and
Sensors – Types, Thermistor, Thermo-couple, Pressure
Transducers and Strain gauges, Working of Cathode ray
oscilloscope
UNIT III: A.C. Circuits and Transformers
1. A.C. Circuits: Fundamentals, Series and parallel R-L-C
Circuits, Resonant circuits, Three-phase circuits, Measurement
of power by two Wattmeters.
2. Transformers: Single-phase Transformer, Construction,
Operation, Equivalent circuit, Regulation, Efficiency, Testing and
parallel operation, Three-phase transformer, Auto-transformer
UNIT IV: A.C. Machines
1. Alternators: Construction, Operation, EMF equation,
regulation, testing and parallel operation.
2. Synchronous Motors: Operation and performance, Effects of
excitation, V – Curve and inverted V – Curve, Methods of starting
and uses.
3. Three-Phase Induction Motors: Construction, Principle of
Operation, Torque Equation, Slip-torque characteris
4. Single-phase Motors: Types, Principle of operation,
characteristics and applications of induction motors and
commutator motors
UNIT V: Power System Generation & Protection
1. Generating Stations: Working components, Comparison of
Thermal, Hydel, and Nuclear stations, Pollution control,
Combined Working, Power Station auxiliaries, Characteristic
Curves and Important definitions, Types of tariffs, Power factor
correction and economy.
2. Power Systems Protection: Circuit Breakers – Types, Principles
of operation and uses. Current Limiting reactors, Relays –
Classification, Principle of Operation of Induction type
overcurrent relay, Directional and Non-directional relays,
Differential relays and Distance relays, Protection of
Alternations, Transformers, Bus-bars, Transmission lines,
Lightening arrestors, Neutral grounding.
UNIT VI: Transmission and Distribution
1. Transmission: Types of supply systems, Transmission Line
parameters, inductance and capacitance, performance of
short and medium lines, regulation, Ferranti effect, Corona,
Basic concepts of HVDC Transmission, Advantages and
disadvantages of HVDC Transmission. Components of lines,
supports, conductor spacing, ground clearance and sag,
insulators, voltage distribution across the string, string
efficiency, methods of
Improving string efficiency, Earthing and layout of sub-stations.
2. Cables – Classification, insulation resistance, specifications,
Distribution – Radial and ring type distributions, variation
of load voltage,
UNIT VII: Utilization and Electric Drives
1. Lighting: Laws of Illumination, Types of Lamps, Lighting
Schemes for indoor, outdoor, street and factory.
2. Heating and Welding: Principles and application of different
resistance heating, direct and indirect arc furnaces, core and
core-less induction furnaces, di-electric heating, Welding
generators & welding transformers.
3. Electric Traction: Systems of Train Electrification, Speed-time
Curves for different services, Schedule speed, Tractive Effort,
Specific Energy Consumption, Traction system auxiliaries,
Traction motors.
4. Electric Drives: Different Types, nature of the load, Rating of
motors, Types of enclosures, Motors for different drives. Electric
Braking – Dynamic braking and Counter-current braking of dc
motors and 3-phase induction motors.
UNIT VIII: Electrical Estimation and Automation
1. Electrical Wiring: Tools, Wires, Types of wiring, Accessories,
Lamp Circuits, Estimating and Costing of domestic, industrial
power, irrigation pump sets, Rural electrification, departmental
tests, earthing.
2. Automation: Basics of the control system, Basic principles of
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Parts of PLC, Simple
applications with PLC.
UNIT IX: Basic Electronics and Digital Electronics
1. Semi-Conductor Devices: N-Type & P-type, Zener diode, PNP
and NPN Transistors, Transistor configurations, input and output
characteristics, power supplies – half-wave and full-wave
rectifiers. Filters, Zener diode, regulation, Special devices-UJT,
FET, LED, SCR, Opto-Coupler, Photodiode, Photo Transistor.
2. Amplifiers: Types, Principles of operation, Characteristics RC
coupled, Transformer coupled and Direct-coupled amplifiers.
Class A amplifiers, Push-pull amplifiers, Feedback, Difference
and Operational amplifiers Oscillators and Electronic Testers,
Function Generators, Industrial application of timers, Basics of
IC’s.
3. Digital Electronics: Different numbering systems, Inter
Conversions, Boolean Algebra, Logic families, Performance of
AND, OR, NOT, NOR, NAND gates, Combinational logic circuits,
Sequential logic circuits, Registers and Memories, A/D and D/A
converters.
UNIT X: Power Electronics and Micro Controller
1. Power Electronic Devices: Construction and working of SCR,
GTO, DIAC, TRIAC, Volt-ampere characteristics, Trigging of SCR
using UJT Protection.
2. Convertors: Types of Phase-controlled Convertors, Working of
AC regulators and Choppers. Types & basic principles of working
of Inverters and Cycloconvertors.
3. Speed control: Speed control of [Link] using converters
and choppers, Speed control of induction motor using AC Voltage
regulators and V/f Control, Switched-mode power supplies
(SMPS), UPS.
4. Micro-Controllers: Architecture and Instruction set of 8051,
Programming concepts, peripheral IC’s – Function, features, Pin
details and interfacing of 8255,8251, 8279, 8257, 8259, RS-232.
Section B:
General Awareness and Numerical Ability :
1. Analytical & Numerical Ability
2. General Awareness
3. English
4. Related to Telangana Culture & Movement
5. Computer Knowledge
TSSPDCL Sub Engineer Exam Pattern 2025
Duration : 120 Minutes
[Link] Subject [Link] Mark
Question s
Sectio Technical Subject 80 80
nA (Electrical)
Sectio General Awareness 20 20
nB and Numerical
Ability
Total 100 100