Basic Electrical Engineering

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Subject Code: 3110005
1st Year
Type of course: Engineering Science
Prerequisite: NA
Rationale: Electricity has been the main source of energy for the developing and developed countries. Per
capita consumption of electricity of a country can be considered as an indicator of the development of the
country. In view of this, it is essential for all engineering graduates to know the basic aspects of electrical
engineering. This subject deals with basic circuit solution methods, introduction to electrical machines and
basics of domestic electrical installations.
Teaching and Examination Scheme:
Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total

L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks Marks
ESE(E) PA (M) ESE (V) PA(I)
3 0 2 4 70 30 30 20 150
Content:
Sr. No. Content Total % Weightage

Hrs
1 DC Circuits: 8 20
Electrical circuit elements (R, L and C), voltage and current sources,
Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws, analysis of simple circuits with dc
excitation.
Superposition, Thevenin and Norton Theorems.
Time-domain analysis of first-order RL and RC circuits.
2 AC Circuits 10 25
Representation of sinusoidal waveforms, peak and RMS values, Phasor
representation of AC quantities, real power, reactive power, apparent
power, power factor.
Analysis of single-phase ac circuits consisting of R, L, C, RL, RC, RLC
combinations (series and parallel),
Series and parallel resonance.
Three phase balanced circuits, voltage and current relations in star and
delta connections, Power measurement in three phase circuits.
3 Transformers 8 15
Magnetic materials, BH characteristics.
Construction and working principle of single phase and three phase
transformers.
Ideal and practical transformer.
Auto-transformer and its applications.
4 Electrical Machines 8 20
Generation of rotating magnetic fields.
Construction and working of following machines:
 Three-phase induction motor
 Single-phase induction motor.
 Separately excited DC motor.
 Synchronous generators.
5 Electrical Installations 8 20
Components of LT Switchgear: Switch Fuse Unit (SFU), MCB, ELCB,
MCCB.
Types of Wires and Cables.
Earthing – Types of earthing and its importance.
Safety precautions for electrical appliances.
Types of Batteries, Important Characteristics for Batteries.
Elementary calculations for energy consumption.
Basics of power factor improvement.
Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):

Distribution of Theory Marks
R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level

25 25 10 5 5 0
Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:

Create and above Levels (Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy)
Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.
Reference Books:
(i) D. C. Kulshreshtha, “Basic Electrical Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 2009.

(ii) Basic Electrical Engineering - Nagsarkar and Sukhija, Oxford University Press
(iii) B. L. Theraja, “Electrical Technology – Part I and II”, S. Chand and Co. 2012
(iv) D. P. Kothari and I. J. Nagrath, “Basic Electrical Engineering”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
(v) L. S. Bobrow, “Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering”, Oxford University Press, 2011.
(vi) E. Hughes, “Electrical and Electronics Technology”, Pearson, 2010.
(vii) V. D. Toro, “Electrical Engineering Fundamentals”, Prentice Hall India, 1989.
Course Outcomes
After learning the course the students should be able to:

 Understand and analyze basic circuits.
 Understand the working principles of electrical machines.
 Introduce the components of low voltage electrical installations.
List of Experiments:
(1) Introduction and use of measuring instruments – voltmeter, ammeter, multi-meter, oscilloscope.
Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors.
(2) To verify the DC circuit currents and voltages by calculations and actual measurements.
(3) To verify the Kirchoff’s current and voltage laws.
(4) To verify the Network theorems.
(5) To obtain sinusoidal steady state response of R-L and R-C circuits – impedance calculation and
verification. Observation of phase differences between current and voltage.
(6) Measuring the steady-state and transient time-response of R-L, R-C, and R-L-C circuits to a step
change in voltage (transient may be observed on a Digital Storage Oscilloscope).
(7) To verify the resonance in R-L-C circuits.
(8) To measure the power in three phase circuits using two wattmeter method.
(9) To verify the current and voltage relationships in three phase star and delta connections.
(10) Demonstration of cut-section models and charts of various machines.
(11) Demonstration of domestic installations like MCB, ELCB, MCCB etc.
(12) Understanding of various safety precautions for electrical installations.
(13) Demonstration of various types of wires and cables.
(14) Understanding of various electricity bills and calculations for energy consumption.
(15) To verify the power factor improvement in single phase AC circuit.
Major Equipment:
Ammeters, Voltmeters, Wattmeters, Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors of appropriate rating. Multimeters,
Digital storage oscilloscope, Cut section models/charts of various machines, Demo units for MCB, ELCB,
MCCB etc, Samples of wires and cables. Charts for earthing and safety precautions.
List of Open Source Software/learning website:
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What are the different circuit elements discussed and how are circuits analyzed?

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Type of course: Engineering Science

Teaching and Examination Scheme:

Teaching Scheme Credits Examination Marks Total

Sr. No. Content Total % Weightage

Suggested Specification table with Marks (Theory):

R Level U Level A Level N Level E Level C Level

Legends: R: Remembrance; U: Understanding; A: Application, N: Analyze and E: Evaluate C:

(i) D. C. Kulshreshtha, “Basic Electrical Engineering”, McGraw Hill, 2009.

After learning the course the students should be able to:

List of Open Source Software/learning website:

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