Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Scheme of Examination
Part: B: Interview 50
Total 500
Syllabus
PAPER-I: GENERAL STUDIES AND GENERAL ABILITIES
1. Electric Circuits and Fields: Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis,
transient response of dc and ac networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, basic
filter concepts; ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenin's, Norton's, Superposition,
Maximum Power Transfer and Reciprocity theorems; two-port networks, three phase circuits;
Star, Delta connections, Measurement of power by two-wattmeter method; Fourier, Laplace and
Z transforms; Gauss Theorem, electric field and potential due to point, line, plane and spherical
charge distributions; Ampere's and Biot-Savart's laws; inductance; dielectrics; capacitance.
3. Power Systems: Basic power generation concepts, Economic aspects, Types of Tariffs;
transmission line models and performance; cable performance, insulators, Sag and Tension;
corona and radio interference; distribution systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedance and
admittance matrices; load flow study; voltage control; power factor correction; economic
operation; Load Frequency Control; symmetrical components; symmetrical & unsymmetrical
fault analysis; principles of over-current, differential and distance protection; Generator
protection, Transformer protection, Feeder protection, static relays; circuit breakers; Power
system stability concepts, swing equation, power angle curve, solution of swing equation, equal
area criterion.
8. Electric Drives: Four quadrant operation, Types of loads, Energy loss during starting
and braking of dc and ac motors, Types of braking in dc & ac motors, Basis concepts of
converter and chopper fed dc drives; V/f control, static rotor resistance control and slip power
recovery scheme of 3-phase induction motor drives.
9. Utilization: High frequency eddy current heating, dielectric heating, Arc furnace, electric
arc welding & electric resistance welding, Illumination: Laws of illumination, MSCP, SV & MV
lamps, Factory, street & flood lighting, Electric traction and track electrification, Speed-time
curves, Tractive effort, Specific energy consumption, Mechanism of train movement, adhesive
weight and coefficient of adhesion. DC motor series parallel control, energy saving.