Electrical Engineering

About the course

This course gives a basic knowledge of DC and AC Circuits and the Theorems associated with them. The students are expected to learn and understand the Importance and Applications of Single Phase and 3 Phase AC Circuits. We shall also cover Power Systems, Magnetic Circuits, and Transformers in brief.

What will you learn?

The complete online syllabus of this course comprises 8 Learning Modules | 108 Topics of Learning | 5.3 Hours of Learning | 38 Assessments

Module

• DC Circuit Analysis and Network Theorems
• Electrical Resistance and Ohm’s Law
• Steady-State Analysis of Single-Phase AC Circuits
• Three-Phase AC Circuits
• Magnetic Circuit and Electromagnetism
• Single Phase Transformer
• DC machines
• Three-Phase Induction Motor & Synchronous Machines

Topics of Learning

• Circuits and Networks
• Active and Passive Elements
• Unilateral and Bilateral Elements
• Linear Elements and Linearity
• Kirchhoff’s Current Law
• Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law
• Loop Method of Circuit Analysis
• Nodal Method of Circuit Analysis
• Star and Delta Configuration
• Resistance
• Effect of Temperature on Resistance
• Computation of Resistance at Constant and Different Temperature
• Resistance in Series and Parallel Circuits
• Ohm’s Law
• Work, Power and Energy
• RL series circuits
• Instantaneous Rising Current in a Series RL Circuit
• Instantaneous Decaying Current in a Series RL Circuit
• RC series circuits
• Instantaneous Rising Voltage across Capacitor
• Instantaneous Decaying Voltage across Capacitor
• AC Generation
• Types of Waveforms: Sinusoidal, Triangular and Square
• Basic Terms: Cycle , Time Period, Frequency and Amplitude
• Maximum Value, RMS Value and Average Value
• Form Factor, Crest Factor and Peak Factor
• Impedance and Reactance
• Rectangular Representation
• Polar Representation
• Phase and Phase Difference
• Phasor Diagram
• Phasor Diagram: Pure Resistive Circuit (R)
• Phasor Diagram: Pure Capacitive Circuit (C)
• Phasor Diagram: Pure Inductive Circuit (L)
• Phasor Diagram: R-L Circuit
• Phasor Diagram: R-C Circuit
• Phasor Diagram: R-L-C Circuit
• Active Power
• Apparent Power
• Power Factor
• Power Factor Improvement
• Resonance
• Resonance in Series R-L-C Circuit
• Bandwidth in Series R-L-C Circuit
• Q Factor in Series R-L-C Circuit
• Resonance in Parallel R-L-C Circuit
• Q Factor in Parallel R-L-C Circuit
• Three-Phase System: Necessity and Advantages
• Three-Phase EMF Generation
• Phase Sequence
• Phase Quantity
• Line Quantity
• Balanced Supply and Balanced Load
• Analogy Between Electric and Magnetic Circuit
• Magnetic Field Strength (H)
• Flux
• Flux Density (B)
• Permeability
• Force on a Current carrying Conductor Lying in a Magnetic Field
• Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule
• Magnetic Circuit
• Magnetic Motive Force (MMF)
• Reluctance
• Biot- Savart Law
• Ampere’s Circuital Law
• Series Magnetic Circuits
• Analogy Between Magnetism and Electricity: EMI
• Faraday’s Law
• Lenz’s Law
• Fleming’s Right Hand Rule
• Statically Induced EMF
• Dynamically Induced EMF
• Self Inductance
• Mutual Inductance
• Coefficient of Coupling
• Inductance in Series
• Inductance in Parallel
• Principle of Operation
• Construction
• Turn Ratio and Transformation Ratio
• Step–Up and Step–Down Transformer
• Ideal Transformer
• Transformer on No Load
• Voltage Regulation
• Losses in Transformer
• Efficiency of Single-Phase Transformer
• DC Generator: Principle of Operation
• DC Generator: Construction
• DC Generator: Equivalent Circuit
• EMF Equation of Generator
• Separately Excited Generator
• Self-Excited Generator
• Self-Excited Generator: Series Wound
• Self-Excited Generator: Shunt Wound
• DC Machine as a Motor: Working
• Back EMF
• Voltage Equation of a Motor
• Motor Characteristics
• Series and Shunt DC Motor
• Construction
• General Principle of Operation
• Production of Rotating Field
• Synchronous Speed and Slip Speed
• Frequency of Rotor Voltage and Current
• Synchronous Motor: Introduction
• Synchronous Motor: Principle of Operation
• Comparison between Three Phase Synchronous and Induction Motors

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