Electrical Circuit Theory: Passive components (R, L and C) , Sources
: Voltage and Current Sources, VCVS, CCVS, VCCS, CCCS. Network and
Circuit. Current division rule, Voltage division rule and effective
resistance of series and parallel networks. Kirchoff's Laws:
Kirchoff's Voltage Law, Kirchoff's Current Law. Network
Analysis : Mesh Analysis, Node Analysis,
Supernode Analysis. Network Theorems : Superposition Theorem,
Thevenin's Theorem, Norton's Theorem, Maximum power Transfer
Theorem. Behaviour of R-L-C circuits with a DC source - Transient
Analysis.
AC Circuits : Some definitions - Amplitude, Phase, Phase difference,
RMS value and Average value of a AC signal. Behaviour of R-L-C
components with an AC source. Phasor diagrams. Active and Reactive
Power. Series and Parallel Resonance. Steady State Analysis of AC
circuits (Mesh and Nodal Analysis, Max. Power Transfer), Coupled
Circuits i.e., Mutual Inductance.
Electronics : Diode - Characteristics, Rectifier - HWR , FWR,
Clipping and Clamping Circuits. Operational Amplifier - Notation and
equivalent circuit. Opamp parameters - OL gain, input impedence, output
impedence, input offset voltage, CMRR and PSRR. Applications : Amplifier
- Differential, summing, Inverting and non-inverting, Integrator,
differentiator and comparator, Instrumentation Amplifier (and
others).
3 Phase AC Circuits : Advantages, Definitions -
Phase/Line-Voltage/Current. Interconnections - Star, Delta. I, V and P
in balanced Star and Delta connected loads. Star <--> Delta
Conversion.
Magnetic Circuits : Energy in magnetic field, Transformers -
characteristics, BH loop.
Machines : Electro-mechanical energy conversion, production of EMF
<--> Force. Principles of rotating machines : DC machine - series,
shunt and compound field motors...
Textbook :
Smith, Ralph J. and Dorf, Richard C. Circuits, Devices and Systems. Wiley, 5th Edition, 2007.
References :
Bobrow, Leonard S. (Adapted by Navneet Gupta). Foundations of Electrical Engineering, Oxford University Press, Asian Edition, 2013.
Alexander, Charles K., and Sadiku, Matthew N. O., Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 5th Ed, McGraw Hill, Indian Edition, 2013