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Aptransco Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for the APTRANSCO exam which covers various topics in electrical engineering. The topics include circuit analysis, electrical machines, power systems, utilization and control systems, measurements, analog and digital electronics, and power electronics and drives. Some of the main concepts covered are network analysis, transformers, DC and AC machines, power generation and transmission, feedback and compensation, instrumentation, semiconductor devices, rectifiers, inverters, and adjustable speed drives.

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Aptransco Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for the APTRANSCO exam which covers various topics in electrical engineering. The topics include circuit analysis, electrical machines, power systems, utilization and control systems, measurements, analog and digital electronics, and power electronics and drives. Some of the main concepts covered are network analysis, transformers, DC and AC machines, power generation and transmission, feedback and compensation, instrumentation, semiconductor devices, rectifiers, inverters, and adjustable speed drives.

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APTRANSCO SYLLABUS

Electric Circuits:
Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, star/ delta transformation; electromagnetic
induction; mutual induction; ac fundamentals; harmonics, transient response of dc and ac networks;
sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenins, Nortons,
Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits, power
measurement .
Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and efficiency; three
phase transformers connections, parallel operation; auto-transformer; DC machines types,
windings, generator/ motor characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed
control of motors; three phase induction motors principles, types, performance characteristics,
starting and speed control; single phase induction motors; synchronous machines performance,
regulation and parallel operation of generators, motor starting, characteristics and applications .
Power Systems:
Basic power generation concepts; transmission line models and performance; underground cable,
string insulators; corona; distribution systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedance and admittance
matrices; load flow; voltage control; power factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical
components; fault analysis; principles of over-current, differential and distance protection; protection
of alternator, transformer, transmission lines neutral earthing, solid state relays and digital protection;
circuit breakers; system stability concepts, swing curves and equal area criterion
Utilization & Control Systems:
Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and Nyquist
techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation; Heating resistance,
induction, dielectric; Welding spot, seam and butt; Electric traction speed-time curves, tractive
effort;
Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer and induction type instruments;
measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; digital voltmeters and multimeters; phase, time and frequency measurement; Q-meters; oscilloscopes;
Analog and Digital Electronics:
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifiers -biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response;
oscillators and feedback amplifiers; Combinational and sequential logic circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt
trigger; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit microprocessor basics, architecture, programming and
interfacing.
Power Electronics and Drives:
Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs static
characteristics and principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase control rectifiers; bridge
converters fully controlled and half controlled; principles of choppers and inverters; basic concepts of
adjustable speed dc and ac drives.

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