FOUNDATION COURSES
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING



UNIT-I        ELECTRICAL WIRING, SAFETY & MEASUREMENTS                    

Electrical symbols- Indian electricity rules– Fuse & types - MCB - Power rating of  Basic house hold equipment –neutral and earth connection – types of earthing- earthing of domestic fitting and appliances - ELCBs – Electrical  installation estimate –Electric Shock & Safety- measuring instruments – Ammeter – Voltmeter- Wattmeter.

 

UNIT-II      INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM   

History and evolution of electricity-Electrical Quantities, Ohm’s Law, Resistance, Resistor & types-colour coding of resistance, Temperature coefficient of resistance-Capacitance-Capacitor& types, Introduction to Magnetism-Basic Concepts-Introduction to A.C. Quantities.

 

UNIT-III     BASIC CIRCUIT CONCEPTS                                              

Resistance, Inductance & Capacitance in Series & parallel combination, Kirchhoff’s laws, Star-Delta transformation, Mesh & Node analysis-Magnetic Circuits.

 

UNIT-IV     ELECTRICAL MACHINES                                           

Introduction to three phase quantities-General classification of Electrical Machines, construction & working of D.C. Machines, A.C.Machines& Transformer-Basic Equations-Applications

 

UNIT-V      POWER GENERATION & ENERGY SOURCES             

Single line diagram of Power system, Thermal & Nuclear  Power Plant-fuel cell, Renewable Energy Sources -Solar, wind & Hydro power plant structure, Energy Storage, super capacitor–Battery-Types - rating, testing & troubleshooting.