ENEE103

Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Syllabus

  1. Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Circuits (12 hours)
    1. Current and potential
    2. Circuit components (source, conductor, resistor, inductor, capacitor)
    3. Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits
    4. Kirchhoff's laws with nodal and mesh analysis
    5. AC circuit introduction (generation, waveforms, average and RMS values)
    6. Single-phase AC analysis (R, RL, RC, RLC loads)
    7. Three-phase AC circuits with star/delta connections and power measurement
  2. Electrical Machines (14 hours)
    1. Faraday's law, dynamic and static EMF induction
    2. Transformers (single-phase: principles, components, ratio, EMF equations, types, load operation, losses, efficiency)
    3. Three-phase induction motors (construction, magnetic fields, slip, rotor types, torque equations)
    4. DC motors (construction, back EMF, power relationships, losses)
    5. Synchronous generators
  3. Introduction to Electronics Engineering (11 hours)
    1. Semiconductors and doping
    2. Diode introduction and PN junction characteristics
    3. Rectifiers (half-wave and full-wave)
    4. Zener effects and voltage regulation
    5. BJT (biasing, switching, amplification)
    6. Digital electronics and logic gates/Boolean algebra
  4. Electrical Installations (8 hours)
    1. Power supply systems
    2. Wiring components (switches, sockets, distribution boards)
    3. Protective devices (fuse, MCB, MCCB)
    4. Wires and cables, wiring systems, conductor sizing
    5. Earthing systems and safety rules

Practicals

  1. Ohm's law verification
  2. AC measurements
  3. Three-phase circuits
  4. Transformer testing
  5. Residential wiring installation
  6. Diode and rectifier characterization