Electrical Technology and Safety detailed syllabus for Safety & Fire Engineering (SFE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the SFE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Safety & Fire Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit SFE 3rd Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of electrical technology and safety is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ELEMENTARY IDEAS OF DC MACHINES, TRANSFORMERS AND RELAYS 9 Construction and Principle of operation of D.C machines – e.m.f equation of a generator -losses and efficiency. Construction and Principle of operation of single phase transformers – e.m.f equation – phase diagrams – equivalent circuit – regulation – losses and efficiency. Protective relays -Requirement of relay – types of protection – classification – distance relay, differential relay, state relays.
Unit II
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Unit III
ELECTRICAL GROUNDING, EARTHLING AND INSULATION 9 Fuses – types – selection – advantages and disadvantages. Grounding – neutral grounding – solid grounding – resistance grounding – arc suppression coil grounding. Equipment grounding for safety -grounding substation – grounding of line structure. Earthing Effect of electric and magnetic fields -Human safety aspects – effect of current and voltage on human beings – typical V-I characteristics of skin – Electric shocks and their prevention. Insulation – classes of insulation – FRLS insulation -continuity test.
Unit IV
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Unit V
ELECTRICITY AND FIRE SAFETY 9 power factor improvement – equipments – Importance of P.F. improvement – Disadvantages of low power factor – Causes of low P.F. -.Personal Protective equipments (PPEs) used in connection with safe use of electricity like Hand Gloves, Rubber Shoes, Waist belt, , earthing rod, Goggles etc., Safe working clearances for different voltage levels, fire extinguishers used for different applications, knowledge of Static electricity, Lightning protection, Electrical Safety Audit, elementary knowledge of first aid.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Rao, S. and Saluja, H.L., Electrical Safety, Fire Safety Engineering and Safety Management, Khanna Publishers, 1988.
- PradeepChaturvedi, Energy Management Policy, Planning and Utilization, Concept Publishing Company, 1997.
Reference Books:
- Nagrath, I.J. and Kothari, D.P., Power System Engineering, Tata McGraw Hill, 1998.
- Wadhwa, C.L., Electric Power Systems, New Age International, 2004
- J. Maxwell Adams. Electrical Safety A guide to the causes and prevention of electrical hazards, Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, United Kingdom, First published 1994 Reprinted 1997, 2004, 2009
- Fordham-Cooper, W. (1998). Electrical safety engineering. Elsevier by Amsterdam.Bill Atkinson & Roger Lovegrove & Gary Gundry(auth.)Electrical Installation Designs, Fourth Edition @ 2013, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Kothari, D.P. and Nagrath, I.J. (2009). Basic electrical engineering. (Third edition). Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Safety & Fire Engineering, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit SFE 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Safety & Fire Engineering results, visit Anna University SFE all semester results direct link.