BE-EEE Courses Description - Updated
BE-EEE Courses Description - Updated
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List of Core Courses
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EEE F427 Electric Power Utilization and Illumination
EEE F431 Mobile Telecommunication Networks
EEE F432 Medical Instrumentation
EEE F433 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves
EEE F434 Digital Signal Processing
EEE F435 Digital Image Processing
EEE F436 Electromagnetic Compatibility
EEE F462 Advanced Power Systems
EEE F472 Satellite Communication
EEE F473 Wind Electrical Systems
EEE F474 Antenna Theory and Design
EEE F475 Special Electrical Machines
EEE F476 Switchgear and Protection
EEE F477 Modeling of Field-Effect NanoDevices
EEE F478 Power Systems Laboratory
EEE G512 Embedded System Design
EEE G626 Hardware-Software Co-Design
Course Descriptions
The course covers basic passive circuit elements, dependent and independent sources, network theorems,
circuit analysis techniques, and the response of first and second-order circuits. Introduction to three-phase
circuits, magnetic circuits, transformers, basics of rotating machines. Semiconductors - operation of diodes,
Zener diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. Biasing techniques and applications
of diodes and transistors. Introduction to operational amplifiers and applications. Introduction to Digital
Electronics.
Transformer: Constructional features, equivalent circuit and phasor diagram - regulation and efficiency,
parallel operation. Three-phase transformer connections; Harmonic in transformers; Testing; Phase
conversion; Autotransformer. D.C Machines: Construction, armature windings, armature voltage, and
torque equations, classification. D.C generators, performance characteristics; D.C motors - torque/speed
characteristics, speed control, and braking. Testing and efficiency. Induction machines: Constructional
features and rotating magnetic field. Circuit model and phasor diagram
Steady-state characteristics. Testing, starting, and speed control. Time harmonics and space harmonics.
Wound rotor induction motors, Single phase induction motors - classification and equivalent circuit.
Synchronous machines: Constructional features; synchronous generators and motors; equivalent circuit and
phasor diagram; power and torque characteristics and capability curves. Parallel operation. Salient pole
synchronous machine - phasor diagram and determination of synchronous reactances; starting and speed
control of synchronous motors. Special machines- universal motors, Induction generators
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EEE F212 Electromagnetic Theory [3 0 3]
Review of mathematics - scalar and vector fields, calculus of scalar and vector fields in Cartesian and
curvilinear coordinates, Dirac delta function; Electrostatics - electric field, divergence & curl of an electric
field, electric potential, work and energy in electrostatics, conductors, electric dipole; Electrostatics in
Matter - polarization and field of a polarized object, electric displacement, linear dielectrics; Magnetostatics
- Lorentz force law, Biot- Savart law, divergence & curl of a magnetic field, magnetic vector potential,
magnetic dipole; Magnetostatics in the matter - magnetization and field of a magnetized object, the H-field,
linear & non-linear magnetic media; Electrodynamics – electromotive force, electromagnetic induction,
Maxwell's equations in free space, plane wave solutions of Maxwell’s equations in free space.
Crystal structure and growth of semiconductor, electrical conduction in solids, Elementary quantum physics
(Photoelectric effect, uncertainty principle, Schrodinger wave equation and tunneling), energy bands in
solids, charge carriers in semiconductors, excess carriers in semiconductors, Fabrication of p-n junctions,
equilibrium conditions, forward and reverse biased junctions, metal-semiconductor junctions Bipolar
junction transistors, field-effect transistors (JFET, HEMT, MOSFET), Special diodes (varactor diode, solar
cell, LEDs, Tunnel diode and HBT), dielectric materials and insulation (Polarization mechanisms,
frequency dependence, dielectric strength, and insulation breakdown).
Boolean Algebra & logic minimization; combinational logic circuits: arithmetic circuit design, Design using
MSI components; Sequential Logic Circuits: flip flops & latches, registers, and counters, Finite state
machine; HDL Implementation of Digital circuits; Digital Integrated Circuits; Programmable logic devices;
Memory organization; Algorithmic State machine; Introduction to computer organization; The course will
also have laboratory component on digital design.
Programmers model of processor, processor architecture; Instruction set, modular assembly programming
using subroutines, macros, etc.; Timing diagrams; Concept of interrupts: hardware & software interrupts,
Interrupt handling techniques, Interrupt controllers; Types of Memory & memory interfacing;
Programmable Peripheral devices and I/O Interfacing; DMA controller and its interfacing: Design of
processor-based system. This course will have a laboratory component.
Modeling and classification of dynamical systems, Properties, and advantages of feedback systems, time-
domain analysis, frequency-domain analysis, stability and performance analysis, State-space analysis,
controller design.
This course is intended to provide comprehensive coverage of Signals and Systems, a fundamental subject
of Electrical Engineering. The topics covered are Continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems,
convolution, properties of linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, Fourier series, Fourier transform, Z
transform, Laplace transform; System analysis, frequency response, analog filters, Sampling, and
reconstruction.
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EEE F244 Microelectronic Circuits [3 0 3]
Basic microelectronic circuit analysis and design, biasing in discrete and integrated circuit amplifiers, an
overview of modeling of microelectronic devices single and two-transistor amplifier configurations with
passive and active loads; current mirrors & current sources; single-ended and differential linear amplifiers,
differential and multistage amplifiers; 2 stages CMOS OPAMP, the frequency response of amplifiers;
negative feedback in amplifiers, R-C frequency compensation.
Analysis and design of communication systems; analog and digital modulation and demodulation, frequency
conversion, multiplexing, noise and distortion; spectral and signal-to-noise ratio analysis, probability of
error in digital systems, spread spectrum. Introduction to the basic principles of the design and analysis of
modern digital communication systems. Topics include source coding, channel coding, baseband and
passband modulation techniques, receiver design, and channel equalization.
Review and importance of power system, Present power system scenario, Transmission line parameters and
modeling, Characteristics and performance of lines, Load flow studies, Optimal system operation,
Automatic Generation and Voltage Control, Power system fault analysis, Power Systems stability,
Introduction of power system protection, Introduction of HVDC Transmission.
Moore’s Law, Y chart, MOS device models including Deep Sub-Micron effects; an overview of fabrication
of CMOS circuits, parasitic capacitances, MOS scaling techniques, latch-up, matching issues, common
centroid geometries in layout. Digital circuit design styles for logic, arithmetic, and sequential blocks
design; device sizing using logical effort; timing issues (clock skew and jitter) and clock distribution
techniques; estimation and minimization of energy consumption; Power delay trade-off, interconnect
modeling; memory architectures, memory circuits design, sense amplifiers; an overview of testing of
integrated circuits. Basic and cascaded NMOS/PMOS/CMOS gain stages, Differential amplifier and
advanced OPAMP design, matching of devices, mismatch analysis, CMRR, PSRR, and slew rate issues,
offset voltage, advanced current mirrors; current and voltage references design, common-mode feedback
circuits, Frequency response, stability and noise issues in amplifiers; frequency compensation techniques.
Introduction to operational amplifiers: The difference amplifier and the ideal operational amplifier models,
the concept of negative feedback and virtual short; Analysis of simple operational amplifier circuits; Effects
of real operational amplifier parameters on circuit performance. Linear applications of operational
amplifiers: Instrumentation and Isolation amplifiers; Current and voltage sources; Active filters. Nonlinear
applications of operational amplifiers: Comparators; Linearization amplifiers; Logarithmic amplifiers,
multifunction modules & circuits, true RMS converters, Precision, and signal conditioning circuits,
Waveform Generation: sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal signal generation; Wave shape converters. Timer 555
based circuits, Phase lock loop circuits & applications, IC regulators, Output stage and large signal
amplifiers, Power amplifiers, Tuned amplifiers, Analog and Digital interface circuits: A/D, D/A Converters.
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EEE F342 Power Electronics [3 1 4]
Need for power conversion; Power electronic converters: classifications and scope; Power semiconductor
switches: diodes, SCR , GTO and transistors (BJT, MOSFET and IGBT): Ratings, static and dynamic
characteristics, drive and switching aid circuits and cooling; DC to DC conversion: Buck, Boost and
BuckBoost converters: circuit configuration and analysis with different kinds of loads; Choppers: single
quadrant and two-quadrant operation with DC motor load and steady-state analysis; Rectifiers: single-phase
and three-phase operation, power factor, harmonics and effect of source inductance; Dual converters; Drive
concept: Four quadrant drive and load characteristics, selection of motor, control and stability of electric
drives, feedback control of drives; DC motor drive; Inverters: single-phase and three-phase bridge inverters
and PWM inverters; Single phase AC voltage regulators and cycloconverter; Induction motor drive -
Variable frequency operation of 3-phase induction motor, stator voltage control and V/f control methods;
Non-drive application of power electronic converters: UPS, active power line conditioner, electronic ballast
and induction.
Introduction to optimization; linear programming; simplex methods; duality and sensitivity analysis;
transportation model and its variants; integer linear programming nonlinear programming; multi-objective
optimization; evolutionary computation techniques.
Overview, history and industry perspective; working principles; mechanics and dynamics, thermofluid
engineering; scaling law; microactuators, microsensors, and microelectromechanical systems;
microsystem design, modeling, and simulation; materials; packaging; microfabrication: bulk, surface,
LIGA, etc; micromanufacturing; microfluidics; micro-robotics; case studies.
Object orientation concepts, theories, and principles; fundamental concepts of the object model: classes,
objects, methods and messages, encapsulation and inheritance, interface and implementation, reuse and
extension of classes, inheritance, and polymorphism; overloading and overriding; static and dynamic
binding; multithreaded programming; event handling and exception handling; the process of object-oriented
requirements specification, analysis, and design; notations for object-oriented analysis and design; case
studies and applications using some object-oriented programming languages. Object-Oriented Design
Patterns: Behavioral, Structural, and Creational.
Processor performance criteria, performance benchmarks, arithmetic circuits, CPU design – instruction set
architecture, instruction execution, Single and Multicycle implementation, Pipeline design, Hazards,
methods of overcoming hazards, Branch prediction, Memory subsystems including cache optimization,
Instruction level Parallelism.
Introduction to operating systems; Various approaches to the design of operating systems; Overview of
hardware support for 0perating systems; Process/thread management: synchronization and mutual
exclusion, inter-process communication, CPU scheduling approaches; Memory management: paging,
segmentation, virtual memory, page replacement algorithms; File systems: design and implementation of
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file systems; Input/Output systems; device controllers and device drivers; Security and protection; Case
studies on design and implementation of operating system modules.
Communication Concepts; Data and Voice Communications; Hardware Systems and Configurations;
Network Topologies and Design Aspects; Protocols; Networking Software; Local Area Networks; Network
Security and Management; Emerging Trends in Communications.
Introduction, electromechanical switching, pulse dialing, and DTMF dialing, stored program control, space
division switching, speech digitization, and transmission, time-division switching, fundamentals of traffic
engineering, telephone networks, signaling, data networks, layered architecture and protocols, LANs,
packet switching networks, TCP/IP, ISDN, ATM networks.
Modern communication systems overview, Digital modulation techniques, Channel capacity and coding,
Digital link improve techniques, Digital receiver design, and performance analysis, Wireless
communication systems: wireless channel models and link improvement techniques, multiple access
schemes. The basic concept of mobile network, Optical Communication Systems: Transmitters, receivers,
and other optical Communication subsystems, Optical wireless systems.
Theory of optical fibers; image transmission by fibers; technology of fiber production; fiber testing;
characterization of optical fibers; detectors and sources for fiber optic systems; active fibers; applications
of optical fibers; optoelectronic devices and applications.
Basic components of biomedical instruments, bio-electric signals & recording electrodes, transducers,
recording, and display devices. Patient care and monitoring systems, cardiovascular measurements-blood
pressure, blood flow, cardiac output, heart sounds, etc.; instrumentation for respiratory and nervous systems,
analysis of EEG, ECG, EMG, EOG and action potentials, non- invasive diagnostic measurements -
temperature, ultrasonic diagnosis, CAT scan techniques, sensory measurements-motor response, analysis
of behavior, etc. biotelemetry, biofeedback, clinical laboratory instruments, X-ray diagnosis. Recent
advances in biomedical instrumentation- microprocessor-based systems, lasers & optical fiber-based
systems.
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EEE F433 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves [3 0 3]
Maxwell’s equations; application of circuit theory and field theory; Maxwell’s equations in free space and
time-varying fields; plane waves in dielectric and conducting media; solution of wave equations; the
Poynting vector; the Poynting theorem; Poynting vector in conducting media and circuit application; wave
polarization; linear, elliptical and circular polarization; wave reflection, refraction and diffraction;
transmission lines and resonators; Smith chart, and its applications in stub matching and impedance
matching; discontinuities; antennas and radiation; half-wave dipole antenna; loop antenna; helical antenna;
directive arrays; frequency-independent antennas; reflector and lens antennas; horn antennas; antenna
arrays; Friis formula; antenna practices and antenna measurements.
Introduction; design of analog filters; design of digital filters ( IIR and FIR); structures for the realization
of digital filters; random signals and random processes; linear estimation and prediction; Wiener filters;
DSP processor architecture; DSP algorithms for different applications.
This is the first course on digital image processing. It begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of
digital images and discusses the various discrete transforms, which are extensively used in image
processing. It then goes on to discuss the different image processing techniques such as image enhancement,
image restoration, and image compression. Finally, it briefly touches upon automatic image classification
and recognition.
Review of microwave communications and LOS systems; the various satellite orbits like GEO, MEO, LEO;
the satellite link analysis and design; the communication transponder system like INSAT, INELSAT, etc;
the earth segment and earth station engineering; the transmission of analog and digital signals through
satellite and various modulation techniques employed; the multiple access techniques like FDMA, TDMA,
CDMA, DAMA, etc; the INSAT program; salient features of INSAT –systems and services offered; satellite
services offered by INTELSAT, INMARSAT and future satellites like IRIDIUM, etc; future trends in
satellite communications.