Course Code Electrical Circuits and Systems Course Type LTP

EEE1001 Credits 4
Pre Req.: NIL
Course Objectives :
To analyze the voltages and currents in Electric Circuits
To understand the operating principles and working of electrical machines and transformers
To understand the construction and working principle of electronic devices and circuits
To understand the logic of combinational and sequential circuits
Flow of an “entity” e.g. electric charge (electrons) in electrical circuits, ionic species in neural circuits,
fluid/liquid in fluidic circuits, photons in optical circuits, cars/traffic in a transportation circuit/system,
predator/prey in environmental/ ecological systems, molecular components in chemical circuits.
Course Outcomes:
Students who complete this course will gain knowledge in the underlying principles of electric circuits,
electronic devices and electrical machines.
Student Outcomes (SO) : a, b, c, e, i, k
Module
Module Description Hrs. SO
No.
1 Electric Circuits:
DC Circuit Analysis: Laws: Ohm’s law, voltage and current divisions rule -
Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage laws, Series & parallel circuits - Star-Delta
conversion, Loop and Nodal Analysis - Network Theorems. 8 a,b,c,e
AC Circuit Analysis & Phasors: RL, RLC - Series and parallel, Resonance. 1Ø
and 3Ø AC Wiring.
Electrical analogy of mechanical/fluid systems (Mass, Spring and Friction).
2. Transient Analysis & Magnetic Circuits:
Natural and forced responses in First order and Second order systems. Magnetic
Circuits: Analogy between electric and magnetic circuits, Series and parallel 8 a,c,e
magnetic circuits, Electromagnetic Self and mutual induction - Applications of
Magnetism.
3. Electrical Machines:
Principles of rotating machine - DC Machines, 1Ø and 3Ø Induction motors –
9 a,b,c,e
Transformers: 1Ø and 3Ø phase.
Special Machines: Stepper Motor, Servo motors and Universal Motor.
4. Semiconductor Devices and Circuits:
PN Junction Diode: Construction and operation with characteristics - Rectifiers:
Half-wave and Full-wave - Filters. Zener Diode: Construction and operation with
characteristics - Zener Regulator.
9 a,b,c,e
BJT - Configuration – Amplifier – Op-Amp and its applications – Oscillators –
types.
Power Electronic Devices: SCR & MOSFET. Optoelectronic Devices – LED and
LCD, Photo-diode & Photo-transistor - Thermistor.
5. Digital and Logical Systems:
Logic gates & Universal Gates. Combinational Circuits: Arithmetic circuits,
MUX/DEMUX, Decoder/ Encoder.
9 a,b,c,i
Sequential Circuits: Flip-flops, Counters & Shift-registers.
Connection to neural/biological circuits, integrate-and-fire (I&F) neuron model as
an electro-chemical circuit element - Transportation circuits/system.
6. Guest Lecture on Contemporary Topics 2 k
Total 45
Mode of Teaching and Learning:
Flipped Class Room, Activity Based Teaching/Learning, Digital/Computer based models, wherever possible to
augment lecture for practice/tutorial and minimum 2 hours lectures by industry experts on contemporary
topics
Mode of Evaluation:
The assessment and evaluation components may consist of unannounced open book examinations, quizzes,
student’s portfolio generation and assessment, and any other innovative assessment practices followed by
faculty, in addition to the Continuous Assessment Tests and Term End Examination.
Text Book(s):
1. S.K. Bhattacharya, ‘Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering’, Pearson Publications, 1st Edition,
2011.
Reference Book(s):
1. Allan R. Hambley, ‘Electrical Engineering-Principles & Applications’ Pearson Education, First
Impression, 6th Edition, 2013.
2. W.H. Hayt, J.E. Kemmerly & S.M. Durbin, ‘Engineering Circuit Analysis’, TMH, New Delhi, 7th
Edition, 2011.
3. Charles K Alexander, Mathew N.O Sadiku, ‘Fundamentals of Electric Circuits’, McGraw Hill, 5th
Edition, 2012.
4. Thomas L. Floyd, ‘Digital Fundamentals’, Pearson Education, 10th Edition, 2010.
15 Hrs
Indicative List of Experiments: SO – a, b, c, e, i

1. Analysis of circuit parameters using the following: Mesh, nodal, Superposition & Thevenin’s
2. Frequency response analysis of I-order and II-order systems
3. Magnetic circuit analysis of coil - Series and parallel: self and mutual inductance
4. DC motor Speed control
5. Speed control of 1Ø Induction Motor
6. Stepper Motor Position control
7. Electrical Wiring & Measurement Systems of Voltage, current and power
8. Regulated Power Supply (230/12V): Step-down transformer - bridge rectifier - regulator
9. BJT Amplifier
10. Op-amp: Inverting, Non-Inverting and Summing amplifier
11. Sine wave Oscillators
12. Light / Thermistor operated controls using LDR and Thermistor
13. Combinational Circuits: Half-adder and Full-adder
14. Encodes and Decoders
15. Counter System using Flip-flops and Seven Segment Display
16. Mechanical/Fluid circuit simulation using LabView
17. Biological Brain Circuit simulation using LabView
18. Chemical Circuit simulation using LabView
19. Transportation Circuit simulation using LabView
20. Lake ecosystem simulation (pollutant model or food-chain model) using LabView
Recommendation by the Board of Studies on
Approval by Academic council on
Compiled by Dr.Vetrivelan. P & Dr.Febin Daya. J.L