Semester 1

UNIT         

OBJECTIVES

I

1. To prepare the students to have a basic knowledge in the analysis of Electric Networks
2. To measure voltage, current, power and phase shift in AC power circuits 
3.  Define an Active Device vs. a Passive Device
4. What is an alternating voltage and current and how it is differed from direct current (DC)?
5. How sinusoidal alternating current is produced?
6. Why alternating voltages are represented by phasors?
7. What is frequency, time period, cycle, and alternation?
8. What are instantaneous value, peak value, average value, and root-mean-square (rms) value of an alternating current?
9. What is phase and phase difference?

II

1. To apply the fundamental concepts in solving and analyzing different Electrical networks
2. To select appropriate and relevant technique for solving the Electrical network in different conditions
3. Estimate the performance of a particular network from its analysis
4. Create Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
5. Convert between Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits
6. Use the Superposition Theorem to analyze circuits with multiple sources

III

1.      To design various types of filters.

2.      Describe the relationship between current and voltage in RC and RL circuit.

3.      Attain knowledge about Parallel RC and RL Circuits.

4.      Obtain values of impedance to know the accuracy of given circuit.

IV

1.      Become familiar with the frequency response of series resonant circuits and how to calculate the resonant frequency and cut off frequencies

2.       Be familiar with the terms bandwidth and quality factor for a tuned network

3.       Demonstrate and understanding of the impact of quality factor on the frequency response of a series or parallel resonant circuit

4.      Know that the Q-factor is a measure of the selectivity of the band pass filter;

5.      Recognise and sketch characteristics for a simple band pass filter; 

6.      Draw the circuit diagram for a band pass filter based on a parallel LC circuit; 

7.      Select and use the formula  X_L =2pfL

8.        Recall that resonance occurs in a parallel LC network when X_C = X_L and hence calculate the resonant frequency

9.      Measure peak to peak voltage and the time period from the CRO

10.  Derive quantities such as Vrms and frequency from CRO.

OUTCOMES

CO1:  The students will be able to identify &use various Electrical measuring Devices and explore them in designing basic electric circuits.

CO2: The students will be aware of various electric safety rules used while working in electric circuits &equipment and identify requirements of Electric Machine for domest and industrial purpose

CO3: The students will be able to apply Thevenin and Norton theorems to analyze and design for maximum power transfer and  apply the concept of linearity and the associated technique of superposition to circuits and networks.

CO4: The students will be able to understand waveforms, signals, transient, and steady-state responses of RLC circuits and develop the ability to apply circuit analysis to DC and AC circuits

CO5: The students will be able to find the response of RL, RC, RLC circuits

CO6: The students will be able to find the Time domain response from pole-zero plots and design the desired filters in the real time applications

CO7: The students will be able to trace practically the wave forms of voltage, frequency, time period, amplitude for square, triangular, sine inputs

CO8: The students will be able to  draw various lissagous figures