UNIT 1

LC 1- Electrical circuit elements (R), Ohm’s Law and its limitations; KCL
2. Define active elements and mention any two examples
3. Define passive elements and mention any two examples
4. How would you express the power dissipated in a resistor in terms
of resistance and supply voltage?
5. How would you express the electrical energy consumed by a
resistor in terms of resistance and supply voltage and time?
6. Calculate the equivalent resistance, when three resistors of 3 Ohm,
6 Ohm and 12 Ohm, are connected in series?
7. Calculate the equivalent resistance, when three resistors of 3 Ohm,
6 Ohm and 4 Ohm, are connected in parallel?
LC 2- ; KCL;
State Kirchoff’s voltage law
LC3- ; KVL;
State Kirchoff’s current law
List and explain, with an example, the procedural steps in Mesh analysis
technique?

What is nodal analysis? Write the basic steps to solve a problem by applying
nodal analysis.
LC4- Electrical circuit elements (L, C);
Discuss in detail about the following electrical parameters and explain the voltage-current characteristics i)
Resistor, ii) Inductor, iii) Capacitor

What are the basic active elements in electrical circuits? Explain with necessary diagrams.
1. Derive the expression for the equivalent resistance (Req) of the resistors R1, R2 when connected in series and
parallel.

1. What is voltage division formula and current division formula and derive those expressions.
LC5- Superposition theorem;
State superposition theorem
LC6- A.C. Fundamentals;
How do you calculate the energy stored by an inductor, when
instantaneous current flow and the inductance are known?
How do you calculate the energy stored by a capacitor, when
instantaneous potential difference across the capacitor and the
capacitance are known?
LC7- Voltage and current relationship with phasor diagrams in R, L, and C circuits
Define the terms amplitude, frequency of an AC waveform?
Define the terms phase, angular frequency of an AC waveform?
Define form factor and peak factor of an AC waveform
How does an AC waveform is represented by an equivalent phasor?
What does phase displacement between two ac waveforms mean?
Define average value and RMS value of an AC waveform. Find the same for the sinusoidal voltage 325 Sin
314t V.

An alternating current is given by i = 141.4 sin 314t find the maximum value, RMS Value, frequency, time
period and the instantaneous value when t = 3 ms.
Define the phase and phase difference in case of AC waveforms? And draw sinusoidal waveforms with
positive phase and negative phase.
Define phasor .Explain how sinusoidal waveform is represented as phasor
LC8- Concept of Impedance, Active power, reactive power, apparent power and
power factor;
• Explain the impedance of resistor
• Explain the impedance of inductor
• Explain the impedance of capacitor
• How the reactance of AC circuit element is defined?
• How to define power factor in a circuit
• What is active power
• What is reactive power
List out various bilateral elements

A heating element supplies 300 kilojoules in 50 minutes. Find the potential difference across the
element when current is 2 Ampere. Define the terms voltage and current.

Define the terms 'electrical power' and 'electrical energy'. A resistor of 50 Ω has a potential difference of
100 volts DC across it for 1 hour. Calculate (i) average power and (ii) total energy consumption.
Derive an expression for the current, impedance active power and power factor of a resistor excited by a sinusoidal
voltage source.

Derive an expression for the current, impedance active power and power factor of an inductor excited by a sinusoidal
voltage source.

Derive an expression for the current, impedance active power and power factor of a capacitor excited by a sinusoidal
voltage source.
Define the power factor, apparent power, real power, and reactive power. Also explain the power triangle.

Derive an expression for the current, impedance, average power and power factor for a series R-L circuit excited by a
sinusoidal voltage source.
Derive an expression for the current, impedance, average power and power factor for a series RC circuit excited by a
sinusoidal voltage source.
Derive an expression for the current, impedance, average power and power factor for a series RLC circuit excited by a
sinusoidal voltage source.
A resistor of 100 Ω is in series with another resistor of 50 Ω, connected across 230
V, 50 Hz supply, find the current. Also draw the phasor representation for both
voltage and current.