Basic Electrical Engineering
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Surya Narayan Sahu
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Course Name : Basic Electrical Engineering
Code(Credit) :CUTM1057 (1-1-0) 2 Credits
Course Objectives
- In this course, student will come to know about the Basics of Electrical Engineering, Currents and Voltages across various Electrical elements.
- Their behavior in both Alternating Current and Direct Current circuits.
- Analysis of 1-phase and 3-phase AC wave forms.
Learning Outcomes
- Student will be exposed to the breadth of electrical engineering, able to gain knowledge in Electrical Circuits (AC and DC).
- Acquire knowledge on various parameters of electrical engineering and their properties with hands-on-practice of basic electrical experiments.
- Acquire basic knowledge on electromagnetism.
- Application of electromagnetism in generating electricity.
- Knowledge gain on AC 1-ϕ and 3-ϕ circuits.
Course Outcomes
| COs | Course outcomes | Mapping COs with POs (High-3, Medium-2, Low-1) |
| CO1 | Able to gain knowledge on understanding the basic electrical circuit and magnetic circuit. | PO1 ( 3),PO2(2) |
| CO2 | Able to solve the problem related to electrical and magnetic circuits. | PO2(3) |
| CO3 | Use of software tools to design and analyze using software and hardware tools. | PO5(3) |
Course Syllabus
Module I: Basic Concepts and Basic Laws (4hrs)
Theory
Essence of Electricity, Electric Field; Electric Current, Potential and Potential Difference, E.M.F., Electric Power, Ohm’s Law, Basic Circuit Components, Ideal and Practical Sources, Source Conversion.
Practice:
1. Design and Analysis of Basic electrical circuits using Dymola. Plotting the V-I Characteristics of Incandescent lamp using Dymola.
Module II: Methods of Analysis (4hrs)
Theory
Network Analysis using Series and Parallel Equivalents, Voltage and Current Divider Circuits, Nodal Analysis, Mesh Analysis, Delta-Star & Star-Delta conversion.
Practice :
2. Verification of KCL and KVL in series and parallel circuits using Dymola.
Module III: DC Network Theorems (3hrs)
Theory
Analysis of Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorem.
Practice:
3. Verification of Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorem using Dymola.
Module IV: Introduction to Electromagnetism (4hrs)
Theory
Magnetic Circuits, B-H curve, Permeability, Reluctance, Solution of simple magnetic circuits, Hysteresis and Eddy current loss. Methods of preventing such losses. Solenoids and field coils. Application of solenoids in different circuits in Automobiles and in electrical circuit.
Practice (Hardware):
4. Observation of generation of magnetic flux for different input current in a coil and plotting B-H Curve.
Module V: Single-Phase Transformer (2hrs)
Practice (Hardware):
5. Study of Transformers, Linear Transformer Model, Ideal Transformer Model, No-load Loss and Load-loss Calculation.
Module VI: AC Circuit Analysis (3hrs)
Theory
Single-phase EMF Generation, Waveform and Phasor Representation, Average and Effective value of sinusoids, Peak factor & Form factor, Complex Impedance and Power using j-operator, Power factor.
Practice:
6. Calculation of current, voltage, power & power factor of series RLC circuit excited by 1-Ø A.C Supply using Dymola.
Module VII: Phasor Analysis (3hrs)
Theory
Three-Phase AC Circuits: Comparison between single-phase and three-phase systems, Three-phase EMF Generation, Line and Phase quantities in star and delta networks, Power and its measurement in three-phase balanced circuits.
Practice
7. Measurement of power and power factor in a 3-Ø AC circuit by (one, two and three) wattmeter using Dymola.
Recommended Books:
1. P. K. Sathpathy, “Basic Electrical Engineering,” 3rd Edition, Oxford.
2. B. L. Thereja, “Electrical Technology”, Volume-I,2005 Edition(24th Revised Edition)
3. Hughes, “Electrical & Electronic Technology”, Ninth Edition (Revised by J Hiley, K Brown, and I Smith), Pearson Education
Session Plan
Session 1
Essence of Electricity, Electric Field; Electric Current, Potential and Potential Difference, E.M.F., Electric Power
Session 2
Ohm’s Law, Basic Circuit Components, Ideal and Practical Sources, Source Conversion.
Notes: Circuit Elements
Session 3
Design and Analysis of Basic electrical circuits using Dymola. Plotting the V-I Characteristics of Incandescent lamp using Dymola.
Notes: V-I ch of incandascent lamp
Session 5
Network Analysis using Series and Parallel Equivalents, Voltage and Current Divider Circuits
Notes: Series-Parallel Circuits
Session 6
Nodal Analysis, Mesh Analysis, Delta-Star & Star-Delta conversion
Notes: Mesh Analysis
Session 7,8
Verification of KCL and KVL in series and parallel circuits using Dymola.
Session 9
Analysis of Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorem.
Notes: Ciruit Theorems
Session 10 & 11
Verification of Superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorem using Dymola.
Session 12
Magnetic Circuits, B-H curve, Permeability, Reluctance, Solution of simple magnetic circuits
Notes: b~h curve bee
Session 13
Hysteresis and Eddy current loss, Methods of preventing such losses, Solenoids and field coils. Application of solenoids in different circuits in Automobiles in electrical protection.
Notes: Eddy and Hysteresis Loss
Session 14,15
Observation of generation of magnetic flux for different input current in a coil and plotting B-H Curve.
Session 16,17
Single-Phase Transformer: Study Of Transformers, Linear Transformer Model, Ideal Transformer Model, No-load Loss and Load-loss Calculation.
Session 18
Single-phase EMF Generation, Waveform and Phasor Representation, Average and Effective value of sinusoids, Peak factor & Form factor.
Complex Impedance and Power using j-operator, Power factor.
Session 19,20
Calculation of current, voltage, power & power factor of series RLC circuit excited by 1-Ø A.C Supply using Dymola software.
Session 21
Three-Phase AC Circuits: Comparison between single-phase and three-phase systems, Three-phase EMF Generation.
Line and Phase quantities in star and delta networks, Power and its measurement in three-phase balanced circuits.
Notes Three Phase Circuit
Session 22,23
Measurement of power and power factor in a 3-Ø AC circuit by wattmeter.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BMU1qLzFhg&t=157s
Notes: Power measurement
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I have received my B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from Government College of Engineering Keonjhar, India and M. Tech in Power Electronics Control and Drives from VSSUT, Burla, India. I am pursuing my Ph.D. in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. His fields of interest include power electronic converters, shunt […]