23EEE002 FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING L-T-P-C: 2-0-0-2

Course Objectives
 The objective of this course is to provide students a basic understanding in DC and AC electrical circuits containing both active and passive components under steady state.

Course Outcomes
CO1: Understand fundamental laws and characteristics of DC electrical networks.
CO2: Formulate electric circuit models and compute the steady state electrical quantities using mesh and nodal analysis.
CO3: Analyse the circuit parameters in single phase systems.
CO4: Model and analyse Magnetic circuits.

CO-PO Mapping
PO/PSO
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PSO1 PSO2 PSO3
CO
CO1 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CO2 3 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - -

CO3 3 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -

CO4 3 3 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - -

Syllabus

Unit 1
Electric circuit elements- Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance, Independent voltage and current sources, reference, directions and symbols, Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law,
Energy and Power – Series parallel combination of R, L and C components. DC series – parallel circuits, Voltage and current division rules. Source Transformation, Network
reduction using Star-delta transformation.
Network analysis – Mesh current and Node voltage analysis.

Unit 2
Generation of sinusoidal voltage, instantaneous, average and RMS values of periodic functions, V and I relation in R, L, C circuits, phasor representation. Reactance and
impedance, real, reactive, apparent and complex powers, power factor, impedance and power triangle.
Magnetic circuits: Electromagnetic induction, magnetic circuit elements, series and parallel magnetic circuits, self and mutual inductances, dot convention.
Textbooks:
1. Vincent Del Toro, “Electrical Engineering Fundamentals”, 2nd edition, Pearson Education India, 2015.
2. Hayt W, Kemmerly J, and Durbin S, Engineering circuit analysis, 7th ed. Boston, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2007.
References
1. Nahvi M and Edminister J, Schaum’s “Outline of Electric Circuits”, 6th edition, New York, McGraw Hill, 2011.
2. Van Valkenburg M E, Network Analysis, 3rd ed. New Delhi, Prentice Hall-India, 2011.
3. Alexander C K and Sadiku M N O, “Fundamentals of electric circuits”, 5th edition New York, McGraw Hill, 2013.

COURSE PLAN

Lecture Topics Keywords Objectives CO Books

No(s)
1-2 Review of Circuit Elements Introduction, Active Review of R L C components and their CO1 Deltoro
Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance and Passive operation 2.4,2.5,2.6
Elements
2-3 Independent voltage and current Sources of energy To understand various types of sources Deltoro 2.1
sources
4 Reference, directions, and symbols Sources of energy To learn the circuit representation CO1 Deltoro 2.2
5 Ohm’s law, Kirchoff’s law Basic Laws Understanding the concept of each law CO1 Deltoro
through simple problems 1.4,1.6

6 Energy and Power Basic Laws Understanding the concept of each law CO1 Deltoro 2.3
through simple problems

7-8 Series parallel combination of R, L and Network reduction Reducing the network and finding the CO2 Deltoro 3.1
C components current flow and voltage drop across
various elements
9-10 DC series – parallel circuits, Voltage, Network reduction Reducing the network and finding the CO2 Deltoro 3.4
and current division rules current flow and voltage drop across
various elements
11-12 Source Transformation, Network Network reduction Reducing the network and finding the CO2 Deltoro 3.9
reduction using Star-delta current flow and voltage drop across and 3.10
transformation. various elements

13-15 Network analysis – Mesh current and Mesh, Node, To be able to solve DC circuits with current CO2 Deltoro 3.6,
Node voltage analysis. Junction, Mesh & voltage sources by Mesh, Nodal Method, 3.7
current, Node and super position theorem
Voltage
Mid-Term Exam
16-17 Generation of sinusoidal voltage, Instantaneous To learn the generation of sinusoidal CO3
Instantaneous, average and RMS values average and RMS voltage based on Faraday’s Law as well as
of periodic functions values to learn the significance and calculation of
average and rms value of a periodic
function
18-20 V and I relation in R, L, C circuits Leading, Lagging To understand the V I relationship in RLC CO3
elements
21-22 Phasor representation. Reactance and Phasor Understand phasor representation of CO3
sinusoids
impedance
23-24 Real, reactive, apparent and complex Power Factor Understand phasor representation of CO3
powers sinusoids for complex power
25 Impedance and power triangle. Power Factor Understand phasor representation of CO3
sinusoids for power triangle
26-27 Magnetic circuits: Electromagnetic Faraday’s Law, To Learn the magnetic circuit fundamentals CO4
induction, magnetic circuit elements Ampere’s Law
28 Series and parallel magnetic circuits Effective resultant To learn the reduction of Magnetic circuits CO4
Value
29-30 Self and mutual inductances, dot Effective resultant Analysis of magnetically coupled circuits CO4
convention Value based on KCL using dot convention.
and KVL
End Sem Exam
Evaluation pattern
Internal Assessment (60 Marks) External Assessment (100 Marks)
Mid Term (30 Marks)-Weightage 30 End Semester (100 Marks)-Weightage 40
Continuous Assessment (30 Marks) [Quiz and Assignment]-
Weightage-30

Assessment Internal External

Continuous Assessment (CA)* 30
Midterm Exam (MT) 30
End Semester (ES)# 40