Basic Electrical Engineering 2nd Sem (Physics Group) Syllabus for VTU BE 2017 Scheme

Basic Electrical Engineering detail syllabus for Physics Group 2017 scheme is selected from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (18ELE23), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.

For all other 2nd sem physics group syllabus for be 2017 scheme vtu you can visit 2nd Sem Physics Group syllabus for BE 2017 Scheme VTU Subjects. The detail syllabus for basic electrical engineering is as follows.

Course Objectives:

• To explain Ohms law and Kirchhoffs laws used for the analysis of DC circuits.
• To explain fundamentals of AC circuits and the behaviour of R, L and C and their combinations in AC circuits.
• To discuss three phase balanced circuits.
• To explain principle of operation, construction and performance of electrical machines such as single phase transformer, DC machines, synchronous generator and three phase induction motor.
• To introduce concepts of electrical wiring, circuit protecting devices and earthing.

Module I

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Module 2

Single Phase Circuits: Analysis, with phasor diagram, of circuits with R, L, C, R-L, RC, R-L-C for series and parallel configurations. Real power, reactive power, apparent power and power factor.
Three Phase circuits: Advantages of 3-phase power, Generation of 3-phase power, Three-phase balanced circuits, voltage and current relations in star and delta connections. Measurement of three phase power using two wattmeter method.

Module 3

Single Phase Transformers: Necessity of transformer, Principle of operation, Types and construction of transformers, emf equation, losses, variation of losses with respect to load, efficiency, Condition for maximum efficiency.
Domestic Wiring: Service mains, meter board and distribution board. Brief discussion on concealed conduit wiring. Two-way and three-way control. Elementary discussion on circuit protective devices: Fuse and Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCBs),electric shock, precautions against shock. Earthing: Pipe and Plate earthing.

Module 4
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Module 5

Three Phase Synchronous Generators: Principle of operation, Constructional details, Synchronous speed, Frequency of generated voltage, emf equation, Concept of winding factor (excluding the derivation and calculation of distribution and pitch factors).
Three Phase Induction Motors: Principle of operation, Generation of rotating magnetic field, Construction and working of three-phase induction motor, Slip and its significance. Necessity of starter, star-delta starter.

Text Books:

1. Basic Electrical Engineering, D C Kulshreshtha, Tata McGraw Hill, Revised First Edition.
2. Principles of Electrical Engineering & Electronics, V.K. Mehta, Rohit Mehta, S.ChandPublications.

Reference Books:

1. Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, B. L. Theraja, S. Chand & Company Ltd, Reprint Edition 2013.
2. Electrical Technology, E. Hughes, International Students 9th Edition, Pearson, 2005.
3. Basic Electrical Engineering, D. P. Kothari and I. J. Nagrath, Tata McGraw Hill, 2017.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

• Analyse D.C and A.C circuits.
• Explain the principle of operation andconstruction of single phase transformers.
• Explain the principle of operation andconstruction of DC machines and synchronous machines.
• Explain the principle of operation and construction of three phase induction motors.
• Discuss concepts of electrical wiring, circuit protecting devices and earthing.

Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):

Engineering Knowledge, Problem Analysis.

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20 marks.
• There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a maximum of 3 sub questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.
• The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

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