EEB112 BASIC ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY L T P C
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UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS OF D.C. AND A.C. CIRCUITS 12
D.C. voltage - current and power - ohm's law - Resistance in series and parallel
circuits - current and voltage division - Kirchoff's laws - simple problems using
mesh analysis - sinusoidal voltage - R.M.S, average and peak values - phase
and phase difference - phasor representation - power factor - voltage and
current relation in single phase RC, RL and RLC simple series and parallel
circuits - complex power - real, reactive and apparent power - three phase
circuits - line and phase values of voltage / current - power measurement in
three phase circuits using two wattmeters - simple problems.
UNIT II D.C. AND A.C. MACHINES 12
Constructional details and operating principles of D.C. generators - e.m.f
equation - type of generators - O.C.C. and load characteristics - principle and
operation of D.C. motors - back e.m.f. - types of motors - speed and torque
equation - load characteristics of D.C. motors - starting methods. Construction
and operation of synchronous generators - types of synchronous machines -
e.m.f equation - load characteristics - principle of operation of synchronous
motors - starting methods - simple problems.
UNIT III TRANSFORMERS 12
Constructional details and operation of single phase transformers - types of
transformers - e.m.f equation - transformation ratio - transformer on no load and
load - parameters of transformers referred to primary and secondary -
equivalent circuits - regulation - losses and efficiency - simple problems in
single phase transformers - introduction to three phase transformers - types of
three phase connections.
UNIT IV INDUCTION MACHINES 12
Constructional details and principle of operation of three phase induction motor
- types of three phase induction motors - e.m.f equation - rotor e.m.f and current
at standstill and running conditions - slip - torque characteristics - starting of
induction motors- rotor resistance, auto transformer and star - delta starters -
losses and efficiency - simple problems. Construction and principle of operation
of single-phase induction motors - starting methods - split phase and shaded
pole types.
UNIT V MEASUREMENTS AND MEASURING INSTRUMENTS 12
Deflecting torque, controlling torque and damping torque in indicating
instruments - construction and operating principles of moving coil and moving
iron instruments - voltmeters and ammeters - construction and operating
principles of induction type energy meters and dynamo meter type wattmeters -
types of errors.
TOTAL HOURS: 60
Text Books
1. [Link] and [Link], 'Basic Electrical Engineering', Second Edition 2002,
Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited.
2. H. Cotton, Advanced Electrical technology, CBS Publishers, New Delhi,1999.
3. V.K. Metha and Rohit Metha, "Principles of Electrical Engineering", 2003, [Link]
and Company Ltd., New Delhi 110055.
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References
1. Stephen [Link], Electric Machinery Fundamentals, Third Edition, 1999,
McGraw-Hill.
2. S. Parkar Smith, Problems in Electrical Engineering, Asia Publications.
3. [Link] Kumar, Basic Electrical Science & Technology, First Published 2002,
Vikas Publishing House Private Limited.
4. [Link], [Link] Chelvi and [Link], Engineering Basics, Third
Edition, 2002, New Age International (P) Limited, Publisher.