ELE214

ADVANCE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

Total Contact Hours-45

Prerequisite: ELE 127_ Electrical Circuits Theory II, MAT124- Mathematics- II

PURPOSE
The course has been designed to introduce fundamental principles of circuit theory commonly
used in engineering research and science applications. Techniques and principles of electrical
circuit analysis including basic concepts such as basic electric circuit analysis techniques,
resistive circuits, transient and steady-state responses of RLC circuits; circuits with DC and
sinusoidal sources, steady-state power and three-phase balanced systems, and Create linear
mathematical models of electric circuits consisting of power sources and passive components
Introduction to application of Laplace transforms in network analysis, transfer functions, Bode
plots, Fourier transforms applications for solving circuit problems and two-port circuits.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES

1.

Understanding the Energy storage elements; capacitors and inductors; first-order systems;
natural and step responses of first-order electric circuits.

2.

Understanding the Complex exponentials; second-order circuits; natural and step responses of
second-order circuits.

3.

Understanding the Steady-state sinusoidal response; phasor analysis; impedance method for AC
analysis.

4.

Understanding the Frequency response; frequency-selective circuits.

5.

Understanding theSinusoidal steady state power analysis; complex power; power triangles;
power factor correction.

6.

Understanding of and the ability to analyze circuits for the sinusoidal steady-state response and
the understanding of both time-domain and frequency-domain views.

UNIT I

RESPONSE OF FIRST-ORDER RL AND RC CIRCUITS

The Natural response of an RL Circuit, The Natural response of an RC Circuit, The Step response
of RL and RC Circuit, A General Solution for Step and Natural Responses, Sequential Switching,
Unbounded Response,
The Integrating Amplifier

UNIT II

THE NATURAL AND STEP RESPONSE OF RLC CIRCUITS

Introduction to the Natural Response of Parallel RLC Circuit, The Forms of the Natural Response
of Parallel RLC Circuit, The Step Response of Parallel RLC Circuit, The Natural and Step Response
of Series RLC Circuit, Circuit with Two Integrating Amplifiers

UNIT III

INTRODUCTION TO THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM

Definition of the Laplace Transform, The Step Function, The Impulse Function, Functional
Transform, Operational Transforms, Applying The Laplace Transform, Inverse Transform, Pole
and Zeros of F(s), Initial and Final Value Theorems,

UNIT IV

THE LAPLACE TRANSFORM IN CIRCUIT ANALYSIS

Circuit Elements in the s Domain, Circuit Analysis in the s Domain, Application, The transfer
Function, The transfer Function in Partial Fraction Expansion, The transfer Function and
Convolution integral, The transfer Function and the Steady State Sinsuoidal Response, the
Impulse Function in Circuit Analysis

UNIT V

TRANSIENT RESPONSE FOR DC CIRCUITS 12

Transient response of RL, RC and RLC Circuits using Laplace transform for DC input and A.C. with
sinusoidal input.

UNIT VI

RESONANCE AND COUPLED CIRCUITS 12

Series and paralled resonance – their frequency response – Quality factor and Bandwidth - Self
and mutual inductance – Coefficient of coupling – Tuned circuits – Single tuned circuits.

UNIT VII

INTRODUCTION TO FREQUENCY SELECTIVE CIRCUIT.

Low Pass Filters; definitions, applications, Application Examples. Resonant Circuits,

Transformers-Transfer Functions and Frequency response. High Pass Filters, Band Pass Filter,
Bandreject Filters
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UNIT VII

FOURIER SERIES

Fourier Series Analysis, the Fourier Coefficient, the Effect of Symmetry on the Fourier
Coefficient, The Alternative Trigonometric Form of the Fourier Series, An Application, Average
Power Calculations with Periodic Functions, The rms Value of Periodic Functions, the
Exponential Form of the Fourier Series, Amplitude andPphase Spectra

UNIT IX

TWO –PORT CIRCUITS

The Terminal Equations, The Two-Port Parameters, Analysis of the Terminal Two-Port Circuit,
Interconnection Two-Port Circuits.

TEXT BOOKS

1. William H. Hayt Jr, Jack E. Kemmerly and Steven M. Durbin, “Engineering Circuits
Analysis”,Tata McGraw Hill publishers, 6 th edition, New Delhi, (2002).

2. Sudhakar A and Shyam Mohan SP, “Circuits and Network Analysis and Synthesis”,Tata
McGraw Hill, (2007).

REFERENCES

1. Paranjothi SR, “Electric Circuits Analysis,” New Age International Ltd., New Delhi, (1996).

2. Joseph A. Edminister, Mahmood Nahri, “Electric circuits”, Schaum’s series, Tata McGraw-Hill,
New Delhi (2001).

3. Chakrabati A, “Circuits Theory (Analysis and synthesis), Dhanpath Rai & Sons, New Delhi,
(1999).

4. Charles K. Alexander, Mathew N.O. Sadik, “Fundamentals of Electric Circuits”, Second Edition,
McGraw Hill, (2003).

ELE214- ADVANCE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS

Course designed by

Department of Electrical Engineering

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