Basic Electronics and Electrical Engineering

EE25C04: Basic Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Course Objectives:

• Students will understand the fundamentals and evolution of electronics, electrical systems

Basic Electronics: Passive and active components – Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors-Types, features and specification, Energy band diagram of conductors, semiconductor, insulator – Intrinsic & extrinsic semiconductor - types. PN junction diode – zener diode.

Activities: VI characteristics of PN junction and Zener diode.

Electrical Machines: Construction, Principle of Operation, Basic Equations and Applications - DC Generators, DC Motors, Single Phase Transformer, Single phase Induction Motor, Three phase Induction Motor, Three phase Alternator, Stepper and BLDC motors.

Activities: Demonstration of Electrical Machines.

Measurements and Instrumentation: Functional elements of an instrument, Standards and calibration, Operating Principle, types - Moving Coil and Moving Iron meters, Measurement of three phase power, Energy Meter, Instrument Transformers-CT and PT, DSO- Block diagram- Data acquisition.

Activities: Demonstration of measuring equipment’s

Basics of Power Systems: Power system structure -Generation, Transmission and distribution , Various voltage levels, Earthing – methods of earthing, protective devices-switch fuse unit- Miniature circuit breaker- moulded case circuit breaker- earth leakage circuit breaker, safety precautions and First Aid

Activities: Demonstration of Earthing and safety precautions in electrical circuits

Sensors and Transducers

Solenoids, electro-pneumatic systems, proximity sensors, limit switches, piezoelectric, hall effect, photo sensors, Strain gauge, LVDT, piezo electric crystals, differential

pressure transducer, optical and digital transducers, Smart sensors, Thermal Imagers

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 40%, End Semester Examinations: 60%

Assessment Methodology: Quiz (10%), Assignments (40%), Internal Examinations (50%)

References:

1. Bell, D. (2008). Electronic devices and circuits. Oxford University Press.

2. Tooley, M. A. (2006). Electronic circuits: Fundamentals and applications. Elsevier Limited.

3. Malvino, A., & Bates, D. J. (2012). Basic electronics: Problems and solutions. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.

4. Hughes, E. (2016). Electrical and electronic technology. Pearson.

5. Theraja, B. L. (2014). A textbook of electrical technology. S. Chand & Company.

E- Resources:

1. https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science

2. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/electrical-engineering