DC Circuits: Introduction to DC circuits, ohms law,
Kirchhoff’s laws, concept of power and energy. Analysis
of series parallel circuits and numerical
1 AC Fundamentals: Generation of sinusoidal voltage,
concept of phasors, time period, frequency, instantaneous
values, peak, average, RMS value, peak factor, and form
factor, Simple Numerical
Single-phase AC Circuits: Analysis of R, L, C circuits with
phasor diagrams and numerical.
2 Three phase AC Circuits: Generation of three phase AC
quantities, advantages and limitations. star and delta connections,
relationship between line and phase quantities. Measurement of 3-
phase power by 2-wattmeter method. Numerical
DC Motor: Construction & working principle
of operation, back emf and its significance.
Torque equation types & characteristics of DC
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motors (Series and shunt only), applications.
numerical.
Single-phase Transformers: Construction
and types, operating principle, EMF
equations, losses, and efficiency, numerical.
Energy Resources: Conventional and non-
conventional energy resources; General structure of
electrical power systems using single line diagram
approach
Domestic Wiring: Introduction, Service mains, meter
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board and distribution board. Types of domestic wiring
(Casing-Capping and Conduit). Two way and three-way
control of load. Definition of electrical unit, two-part
electricity tariff, calculation of electricity bill for
domestic consumers. Safety measure-Working
principle of fuse and miniature circuit breaker (MCB),
merits and demerits of fuse and MCB, Earthing and its
types (Pipe & Plate Earthing only).
UPS basics: Introduction, types of UPS, applications,
example UPS of battery calculations.
5 Fundamentals of Solar PV systems and Battery:
Overview of solar energy conversion devices and
applications, basics of batteries and it’s parameters,
applications of batteries.