Electrical Engineering
Electric Circuits and Fields:
Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, transient response of dc and ac networks;sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, basic filter concepts; ideal current and voltagesources, Thevenin's, Norton's and Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two- port networks, three phase circuits; Gauss Theorem, electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical charge distributions; Ampere's and Biot-Savart's laws; inductance; dielectrics;capacitance.
Signals and Systems:
Representation of continuous and discrete-time signals; shifting and scaling operations; linear,time-invariant and causal systems; Fourier series representation of continuous periodic signals;sampling theorem; Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms.
Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer - equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and efficiency;three phase transformers - connections, parallel operation; auto-transformer; energy conversion principles; DC machines - types, windings, generator characteristics, armature reaction andcommutation, starting and speed control of motors; three phase induction motors - principles,types, performance characteristics, starting and speed control; single phase induction motors;synchronous machines - performance, regulation and parallel operation of generators, motor starting, characteristics and applications; servo and stepper motors.
Power Systems:
Basic power generation concepts; transmission line models and performance; cable performance,insulation; corona and radio interference; distribution systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedanceand admittance matrices; load flow; voltage control; power factor correction; economic operation;symmetrical components; fault analysis; principles of over-current, differential and distance protection; solid state relays and digital protection; circuit breakers; system stability concepts,swing curves and equal area criterion; HVDC transmission and FACTS concepts.
Control Systems:
Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and Niquisttechniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation; state space model; statetransition matrix, controllability and observability.
Electrical and Electronic Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer and inductiontype instruments; measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; instrument transformers; digital voltmeters and multimeters; phase, timeand frequency measurement; Q-meters; oscilloscopes; potentiometric recorders;error analysis.
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