HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) ELECTROTECHNICS CANEVA 2020

FIELD OF STUDY: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SPECIALTY/OPTION: ELECTROTECHNIC (ELT)
PROFESSIONNAL SUBJECTS
1. SUBJECT ENTITLED: CASE STUDY.
2. TYPE OF PAPER: PROFESSIONNAL SUBJECTS
3. NATURE OF THE PAPER: Written paper.
4. TIME ALLOWED: 06 Hours
5. CREDIT:12
6. TOTAL MARKS: 100
7. INSTRUCTIONS
a) Instructions to be respected by the candidate
- Precise the documents and the materials allowed.
b) Instruction to be respecter by the designer of the question paper.
- Precise the number of Annex join to the subject;
- The number of pages following the model X over Y.

8. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: the case study aids to evaluate the skill of candidate to study,
exploit, intervene into conception and realization of electrical equipment.
9. STRUCTURE OF THE SUBJECT:
SUBJECT SPECIALTY DIFFERENT PARTS DURATIO Workload MARKS
/ N ALLOCATED
OPTION
PART A: Electrical Machines 1H30 30% 30
CASE ELT PART B: Generation and 2H30 40% 40
STUDY Electrical installations
PART C: Power control and 2H00 30% 30
linear feedback

10.PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER (CONTENT OF VARIOUS PARTS)

PART A: Electrical Machines

Duration: 1H30. Workload: 30% 30 Marks

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Objective: this part, aids to evaluate the skill of candidate to:
 Explain the organisation and the functioning of electrical machines;
 Adapt a load to an electrical machine;
 Exploit the characteristics of an electrical machine.
The machines of which investigation should be carried out are:
 Static machines (single-phase and three-phase transformers);
 Direct current machines;
 Single-phase and three-phase asynchronous machines;
 Single-phase and three-phase synchronous machines;
This part should be carried out at less on two different machines and related questions
such as:
 Technological study;
 Modelisation;
 Functioning;
 Estimation of powers.
PART B: Generation and Electrical installations
Duration: 2H30. Workload: 40% 40 Marks
Objective: this part, aids to evaluate the skill of candidate to:
 Study and implement electrical equipment;
 Dimensioning and choice of apparatus;
 Power estimate of industrial system;
This part should be carried out at least on two sections that can be independent.
Section I: Generation and transmission lines.
This section should contain the following elements:
 Technology of electrical power plant generation;
 Elements of power plant dimensioning;
 Architecture and equipment of a transmission network.
Section II: electrical installation.
This section should contain the following elements:
 Lighting project (dimension of luminary, choice of apparatus);
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  Study of electrical energy (power estimate, power factor correction, choice of
power transformer);
 Dimensioning and choice of electrical apparatus;
 Dimensioning and choice of canalisations;
 Safety and protection.
PART C: Power control and linear feedback
Duration: 2H00. Workload : 30% 30 Marks
Objective: this part, aids to evaluate the skill of candidate to:
 Describe the operation of a power converter;
 Study on the technological plane and quantitative, a chain of production containing
static converters;
 Explain the function of constitutive elements of a chain of regulation in industrial
section;
This part should be carried out at least on two sections that can be independent.
Section I: power electronic.
This section should contain the following elements:
 The technology of components;
 Study of power electronic static converters.
Section II: linear feedback.
This section should contain the following elements:
- Analysis of linear linear control system;
- characterization of linear control system;
- PID regulator for linear feedback control systems.

11.EVALUATION CRITERIA
The base of the evaluation will be focus on the following elements:
 Calculations exactitude (literal statement should be allocated 50% of mark for the
question and 50% for the final result);
 Presentation of tables, curves or graphs and diagrams;
 Method used, clear definitions and pertinent analysis.

NB: the subject should be accompanied by its marking guide well structured.
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 ELECTRONIC FOR ELECTROTECHNICs
1- SUBJECT ENTITLED: Electronic for Electrotechnics
2- TYPE OF PAPER: Professional
3- NATURE OF THE PAPER: Written paper.
4- TIME ALLOWED: 04 Hours
5- CREDIT: 06
6- TOTAL MARKS: 60
7- INSTRUCTIONS
c) Instructions to be respected by the candidate
- Precise the documents and the materials allowed.
d) Instruction to be respecter by the designer of the question paper.
- Precise the number of Annex join to the subject;
- The number of pages following the model X over Y.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: this paper entitled”Electronic for Electrotechnics” has as

purpose to study the technology of components, do the qualitative and quantitative
analysis of analog and digital circuit.
8- STRUCTURE OF THE SUBJECT:
SPECIALTY DIFFERENT PARTS DURATION Workload MARKS
/ ALLOCATED
OPTION
PART A: Analog Electronic 2H25 60% 30
ELT PART B: Digital Electronic 1H10 30% 20
PART C: Signal Processing 25 Min 10% 10

9- PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER (CONTENT OF VARIOUS PARTS)

PART A: Analog Electronic
Duration: 2H25 Min. Workload: 60% 30 Marks
Objective: candidate should be able to explain the operating principle of basic
components, expose and make use of basic analysis concept of analog electronic circuits.
This part contains four sections tables on the following items:
 Semi-conductors: diodes, transistors in static mode: 10% 6 Marks.
 Transistors Amplifier (Bipolar Junction Transistors ou JFET) : 15% 9 Marks.
 Basic circuits of Operational Amplifier: 15% 9 Marks.

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  Analog filters or sinusoidal oscillators: 15% 9 Marks.

PART B: Digital Electronic

Duration: 1H10 Min. Workload: 30% 20 Marks
Objective: candidate should be able to explain the operating principle of basic
components, expose and make use of basic analysis concept of digital electronic circuits.
The two items which should be touched are:
 Combinatory logic: 15% 9 Marks.
 Sequential logic: 15% 9 Marks.
PART C: SIGNAL PROCESSING
Duration: 25 Min. Workload: 10% 10 Marks
Objective: candidate should be able to give mathematic statement of a signal.
One of the following items should be tabled:
 Sampling / quantization of signals.
 Fourrier’s transformation.

10- EVALUATION CRITERIA

The evaluation is focus on the following aspects:
- Exactitude of calculations (literal statement should be allocated 50% of mark for the
question and 50% for the final result);
- Presentation of tables, curves or graphs and diagrams;
- Method used, clear definitions and pertinent analysis.
NB: this paper “Electronic for Electrotechnics” should be accompanied by its marking
guide well structured.

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 AUTOMATION AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNICATION PAPER

1. SUBJECT ENTITLED: Automation and industrial communication

2. TYPE OF PAPER: Professional subject
3. NATURE OF THE PAPER: Written paper.
4. TIME ALLOWED: 04 Hours
5. CREDIT: 06
6. TOTAL MARKS: 60
7. INSTRUCTIONS
a) Instructions to be respected by the candidate
- Precise the documents and the materials allowed.
b) Instruction to be respecter by the designer of the question paper.
- Precise the number of Annex join to the subject;
- The number of pages following the model X over Y.

8. GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
 Conceive an automation system, using industrial programmable logic controller
(PLC);
 Be familial with industrial communication tools.
9. STRUCTURE OF THE SUBJECT:
SPECIALTY DIFFERENT PARTS DURATION WORKLOAD MARKS
/ ALLOCATED
OPTION
PART A: Industrial automatism 3H 70% 45
ELT PART B: Knowledge on industrial 1H 30% 15
communication

10- PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER (CONTENT OF VARIOUS PARTS)

PART A: industrial automation
Duration: 3 Hours Workload: 70% 45 Marks

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Objective: this part, aids to evaluate the candidate skill to conceive and implement
sequential automatism and PLC.
The following aspects should be targeted:
 Flow charts:
- Flow chart level I;
- Flow chart level II (viewed at the control point of the system);
- Viewed at the operating part.
 Technology of the materialization:
- Sensors;
- Pre-actuators;
- Actuators;
- Circuits diagrams.
 Programming of PLC.
 Wiring of PLC.

PART B: Awareness of industrial communication.

Duration: 1 Hour Workload: 30% 15 Marks

Objective: this part aids to evaluate, the theoretical knowledge of the candidate within an
industrial communication environment.
Industrial networks: 30 Min. Workload: 15% 7 Marks
 Topology of local Ethernet Network;
 Industrial application of Ethernet networks;
 Standard communication on Area network;
 Network functionalities;
 International standard;
 Interconnection networks.
Data communication: 30 Min. Workload: 15% 8 Marks

 Technology of interface communication (ports and bus);

 Conversion DA/AD (propose an exercise limiting on conversion formula);
 Criteria of choice and apply domain of microcontrollers;

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  Model OSI (OSI layer model solicited in industrial communication network);

10.Evaluating criteria:
The evaluation is based on the following aspects:
- Exactitude of literal statement;
- Respect of graphics standard;
- Presentation of tables, curves and diagrams;
- Methodology used, clean definitions and pertinence analysis.
NB:
o precise if this paper has Annex, abacus or datasheet;
o precise the allowed documents, excluding the ones given by the examiner;
o The questions paper should be accompanied with a well elaborated marking guide.

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ELECTROTECHNICS PRACTICAL WORKS PAPER
1- SUBJECT ENTITLED: ELECTROTECHNICS PRACTICAL WORKS.
2- TYPE OF PAPER: PROFESSIONNAL SUBJECTS
3- NATURE OF THE PAPER: PRACTICAL
4- TIME ALLOWED: 05 Hours
5- CREDIT:08
6- TOTAL MARKS: 100
7- INSTRUCTIONS
a- Instructions to be respected by the candidate
- Precise the documents and the materials allowed.
b- Instruction to be respecter by the designer of question paper.
- Precise the number of Annex join to the subject;
- The number of pages following the model X over Y.
c- Precise the cutting list of materials as separated document.

8. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: this paper entitled “Electrotechnics practical works” allows to

evaluate the skill of the candidate, on technics of measurements upon electrical
machines.
9. STRUCTURE OF THE SUBJECT:
SUBJECT SPECIALTY/ DIFFERENT PARTS DURATIO WORKLOA NBER OF
OPTION N D MARKS
PART A: preparation.
This part relies on solving
questions related upon the
device to be studied, wiring 90 Min. 30% 30
ELECTRO- diagram and choice of
TECHNICS components.
PRACTICAL PART B: Manipulation.
WORKS ELT - Realization of the wiring
PAPER diagram;
- Takes of data; 150 Min. 50% 50
- Safety measure to

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 observe.
PART C: Report.
- Results table; 60 Min. 20% 20
- Plotting of curve.
- Results and analysis.

10.PRESENTATION OF THE PAPER:

This paper should be tabled on:
 Dc shunt excited generators;
 Dc series excited generators;
 Dc compound excited generators;
 Dc shunt excited motors;
 Dc series excited motors;
 Dc compound excited motors;
 Single-phase transformers;
 Three-phase transformers;
 Alternators;
 Coupling of alternators on electric network;
 Synchronous motors;
 Asynchronous motors.

11.Evaluating criteria:
The evaluation is based on the following aspects:
- Mastering of the topic (Preparation) 30%
- Organisation of the working post (safety rules and implementation) 10%
- Execution (Wiring, measure, testing, etc.) 40%
- Interpretation (report) 20%

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