ELL 100 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering


Course Content

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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.
  5. Magnetic Circuits : Energy in magnetic field, Transformers - characteristics, BH loop.
  6. 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