Course Code L T P C

Basic Electrical Engineering

BEEE101L 2 0 0 2
Pre-requisite None Syllabus version
v. 01.00
Course Objectives
1. Provide insights into relevant concepts and principles in electrical engineering
2. Facilitate understand and comprehend laws, rules and theorems to compute parameters of
electric circuits
3. Enable comprehend and analyze the concepts of electrical machines and measuring
instruments

Course Outcome
On completion of this course, the students will be able to
1. Evaluate DC and AC circuit parameters using various laws and theorems
2. Analyze the parameters of magnetically coupled circuits and compare various types of
electrical machines
3. Comprehend the measurement techniques of electrical parameters
4. Understand the concept of electric supply system and comprehend essential electrical
safety requirements

Module:1 DC Circuits 6 hours

Basic circuit elements and sources; Ohms law, Kirchhoff’s laws; Series and parallel connection of
circuit elements; Source transformation; Node voltage analysis; Mesh current analysis; Maximum
power transfer theorem
Module:2 AC Circuits 6 hours
Alternating voltages and currents, RMS, average, form factor, peak factor; Single phase RL, RC,
RLC series and parallel circuits; Power and power factor; Balanced three phase systems
Module:3 Magnetic Circuits 4 hours
Electromagnetic Induction: Self and mutual; Magnetically coupled circuits; Series and parallel
magnetic circuits; Dot convention
Module:4 Electrical Machines 5 hours
Principle of operation, construction and applications of DC machines, transformers, induction
motors, synchronous generators, stepper motor, Brushless DC (BLDC) motor
Module:5 Electrical Measurements 4 hours
Principle, Construction and operation of moving coil and moving iron instruments; Power and
energy measurement in single phase and three phase systems
Module: 6 Electrical Supply Systems & Safety 3 hours
Concepts of electrical power generation, transmission and distribution systems; Wiring; Electrical
safety; Earthing; Protective devices
Module: 7 Contemporary Issues 2 hours
Guest lectures from Industry and, Research and Development Organizations

Total Lecture hours: 30 hours

Text Book(s)
1. Allan R. Hambley, Electrical Engineering: Principles & Applications, 2019, 7th edition,
 Pearson Education
Reference Books
1. DP Kothari & I J Nagrath, Basic Electric Engineering, 2019, 4th edition, McGraw Hill
Education
2. John Bird, Electrical Circuit Theory and Technology, 2013, 5th edition, Routledge
Publications
3. S. Salivahnan, R Rengaraj, G R Venkatakrishnan, Basic Electrical, Electronics and
Measurement Engineering, 2018, McGraw Hill Education
4. E.W Golding, F.C Widdis, Electrical Measurements and Measuring Instruments, 2011,
Reem Publications
5. V K Mehta and Rohit Mehta, Principles of Power System, 2005, S. Chand
Mode of Evaluation: CAT, Written Assignment, Quiz, FAT
Recommended by Board of Studies 03-07-2021
Approved by Academic Council No. xx Date DD-MM-YYYY