L T P C Hrs

U20EST102 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

3 0 0 3 45
Course Objectives
 To introduce fundamental concepts, various laws and principles associated with electrical circuits and its
analysis.
 To provide knowledge about the various factors in AC circuits and resonance condition.
 To establish the concepts of three-phase circuits and measuring instruments.
 To describe the concept of electrical safety, power system and working of transformers.
 To explain the concepts of generators, motors and their applications.
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Interpret the basic concepts, various laws and theorems used in DC circuits.
CO2 - Analyze and solve the AC circuits and develop resonance circuits for transmitter and receiver circuits.
CO3 - Gain knowledge about the three phase circuits and its advantages and working principle of measuring
instruments.
CO4 - Diagnose the concept of power system, importance of electrical safety measures and application of
transformers.
CO5 - Inspect the concept of electromechanical energy conversion and its working principles of generators and
motors.

UNIT I D.C CIRCUIT ANALYSIS AND NETWORK THEOREMS (9 Hrs)

Circuit concepts: Concept of network, Active and passive elements, concept of linear network, unilateral and
bilateral elements, source transformation, ohm‟s law, Kirchhoff‟s current and voltage Law- Series and Parallel
Combination - loop and nodal methods of analysis, star-delta transformation
Network theorems: Superposition Theorem, Thevenin‟s theorem, Norton‟s theorem, maximum power transfer
theorem.

UNIT II STEADY STATE ANALYSIS OF AC CIRCUITS (9 Hrs)

AC fundamentals: Sinusoidal, square and triangular waveforms- Instantaneous, Peak, average and effective
value,formfactor and peak factors, Phasor diagram, phasors representation of sinusoidally varying voltage and
current, analysis of series-parallel RLC circuits. Apparent, active and reactive powers, Impedance diagram,
power triangle, power factor, causes and problems of low power factor, power factor improvement, Resonance
in series and parallel circuits, bandwidth and quality factors.

UNIT III THREE PHASE AC CIRCUITS AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS (9 Hrs)

Three phase system: Necessity and advantages, phase sequence, star and delta connections, balanced
supply and balanced/unbalanced load, line and phase voltage/current relation, three phase power
measurements-two wattmeter method .
Types of instruments: Construction and working principle of PMMC and MI type instruments, single phase
dynamometer type wattmeter and induction type energy meter, use of multipliers.

UNIT IV INTRODUCTION OF POWER SYSTEM (9 Hrs)

General layout of electrical power system and its functions, Safety measures in electrical system, insulators,
cables, fuse and circuit breakers.
Magnetic Circuit: Concepts, analogy between electric and magnetic circuit, magnetic circuits with DC and AC
excitation, magnetic leakage, BH curve, hysteresis and eddy current losses, mutual coupling-Single/Three
Phase Transformer- construction-Principle of operation, emf equation, load test, OC and SC test, equivalent
circuit, power losses, efficiency, Introduction to auto transformers- copper savings in autotransformers.

UNIT V DC AND AC MACHINES (9 Hrs)

DC Machines: Construction-Principle of operation of DC Motor /Generator-Types, Torque equation of motor
and Emf equation of generator, load test, Torque-Speed characteristics and applications of DC
motors/Generators.
AC Machines: Construction-Principle of operation of single /three phase induction Motors-types- slip-torque
Characteristics-applications-Principle of operation of alternator and synchronous motor, load test -applications.
 Text Books
1. D P Kothari and I.J Nagarath, ”Electrical Machines “Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering”, McGraw
Hill Education(India) Private Limited, Third Reprint ,2016
2. Sudhakar.A and ShyamMohan.S.P, “Circuits and Networks Analysis and Synthesis”, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 4th edition, 2010.
3. A.K. Sawhney, „A Course in Electrical & Electronic Measurements &Instrumentation‟ Dhanpat Rai and Co
2004.
4. V. K. Metha&RohitMetha,”Principles of Power System”, S.Chand, 2005

Reference Books
1. V.Deltoro, “Principle of Electrical Engg.” PHI.
2. M.A Mallick, Dr. I. Ashraf, “Fundamental of Electrical Engg,” Word Press, Lucknow.
3. A. Hussain, “Basic Electrical Engg” DhanpatRai& sons.

Web References
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd2UJiIPbag
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrHRBMjno0
3. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108/108/108108076/
4. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108/105/108105112/
5. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/video-lectures/

COs/POs/PSOs Mapping
Program Specific
Program Outcomes (POs)
COs Outcomes (PSOs)
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
1 3 2 1 2 3 - - - - - - 3 3 3 2
2 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - 3 3 3 2
3 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - 3 3 3 2
4 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - 3 3 3 2
5 3 3 2 1 3 - - - - - - 3 3 3 2