The basic electrical engineering course for first-year students

Theory & practical implementation

This basic electric engineering course is common to first-year branches of studying. At the end of the course the student is expected to know the fundamental of electrical engineering as well as the practical implementation of fundamental theory concepts.

Unit 1 – Basic Laws

Basic Laws: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws, Nodes-Branches and loops, Series elements and Voltage Division, Parallel elements and Current Division, Star-Delta transformation, Independent sources and Dependent sources, source transformation.

Unit 2 – AC Fundamentals I

AC Fundamentals-I: Reviews of Complex Algebra, Sinusoids, phasors, Phasor Relations of circuit elements, Impedance and admittance, Impedance Combinations, Series and Parallel combination of inductors and capacitors, Mesh analysis and Nodal analysis.

Unit 3 – AC Fundamentals II

AC Fundamentals-II: RMS and average values, Form factors, Steady state Analysis of series, Parallel and Series Parallel combination of R,L,C with Sinusoidal excitation, Instantaneous power, Real power, Reactive power and Apparent power, concept of Power factor, Frequency.

Unit 4 – Network Theorems and Resonance

Network Theorems and Resonance: Superposition theorem, Thevinin’s theorem, Nortorn’s theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem, Reciprocity theorem, Resonance in Electrical circuits: Analysis of series and parallel Resonance.

Unit 5 – Fundamentals of Electrical Machines

Fundamentals of Electrical Machines: Construction, Principle, Operation and Application of (i) Single phase Transformer (ii) Single phase Induction motor (iii) DC Motor.