MODULE IN

BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ME 2141

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page

Title Page 3
Course Introduction 4
Course Study Guide and House Rules 5
Study Schedule 8
Assessment and Evaluation Guide 14
Formative Assessment Guide 14
Summative Assessment Guide 14
Technological Tools 15
Facilitator Contact Details 16
Module 1 17
Module 2 53
Module 3 68

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 ME 2141

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the module, you should be
able to:

1. Describe the basic concepts, theory

and problem-solving techniques
needed in the electrical circuits.

2. Analyze series and parallel direct

and alternating current circuits.
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current circuits for different circuit
connections.

BASIC ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING

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 Course Introduction
This 2-unit course, the Mechanical Engineering students attain a working knowledge of
engineering techniques in DC and AC circuit connection, fundamental theory of electricity,
some circuit variables and its relation to other devices, different basic techniques in circuit
analysis such as Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s law, and a series combination of resistance,
inductance and capacitance analysis.

Module and Unit Topics

To ensure that you will demonstrate the above-cited course learning outcome at the end of
the semester, this course designed to be delivered in 36 contact hours was divided into 3
modules. Each module contains a discussion with its topic learning outcomes and topic
outline. Each module is designed using the 5E constructivist model of learning, developed
by Rodger Bybee, that encourages students to engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and
evaluate their knowledge of topics covered therein. It means that at the end of each unit,
each module, and the course as a whole, you will be assessed on your progress in attaining
the course learning outcomes. Outcomes-based education dictates that only when you
can demonstrate the course learning outcomes by the end of this course, can you be given
a passing mark. The modules that form the building blocks to help you attain the course
learning outcomes are as follows:

MODULE 1: Basic Concepts of Electrical Circuits

This module allows you to review fundamental concepts in the pre-requisite course,
EnggPhys (Lec & Lab). The discussion will focus on the basic electrical ideas and units,
understand the importance of Ohm’s law, and apply it to a variety of electrical circuit
connections. It will also discuss how to determine the power and energy of the system and
the relationship between voltage, current, resistance, and power. The module will also
discuss how to identify and determine the equivalent resistance of types of circuit
connections: series circuit, parallel circuit, series-parallel circuit, and parallel-series circuit.

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 MODULE 2: Direct Current Circuits-Network Theorems and Laws
This module will enable you to analyze circuits using any of the several network theorems.
The network theorems could be used for single source circuits or multi-source circuits. This
module will discuss the Δ-Y and Y-Δ Transformations, and Kirchhoff’s law applied in different
circuit connections.

MODULE 3: Single Phase Alternating Current Circuits

This module introduces the fundamentals of single-phase alternating current circuits. It will
discuss how alternating current is generated and describes the sinusoidal waveform. It will
also define and explain the amplitude, effective, mean, peak to peak value, frequency,
and period. The module will also discuss and explain the basic alternating current circuit:
Resistive Circuit, Inductive Circuit, Capacitive Circuit, and possible series and parallel
combinations. You will also investigate the relationships between voltage and current in the
R-L-C series and parallel AC circuits by applying the concept of phasors in electrical
calculations. The network theorems that you learned in module 2 are also applicable to AC
circuits.

Course Study Guide

Finishing this course successfully relies heavily on your self-discipline and time management
skills. The course modules were prepared for you to learn diligently, intelligently, and
independently. Keeping yourself motivated to follow the schedules specified in the learning
plan, maintaining excellence in the expected student outputs, and mastering the different
technologies and procedures required in the delivery and feedback for this course, will instill
in you important qualities you will need in the future as an engineer practicing your
profession. The following course guides and house rules are designed for you to practice
decorum consistent with standards expected within a formal academic environment. These
guides shall lay the groundwork for consistency, coherence, cooperation, and clear
communication among learners and instructors throughout the conduct of this course:

1. MANAGE YOUR MINUTES. Create a study routine and stick to it. Keep
requirement deadlines and study schedules always in mind by providing visual
cues posted in your place of study or listed in your reminders (electronically,
online, or on paper). Remember that there are other daily activities that take
up your time, not to mention other courses you may be concurrently taking.
Choose a time of day when you are most likely to maximize learning.
Communicate your schedule to other members of your household so they could
help you keep it. It would also help to prepare a dedicated space in your
residence conducive for learning.
2. MIND YOUR MANNERS. Treat the distance learning environment as an
academic space not too different from a physical classroom. Do not do in the
distance learning environment, acts you would not normally do in a face-to-
face classroom set up. Avoid asking questions that have already been
answered in the lessons or in the instructions previously discussed or provided.
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 Acts like these will reflect your poor focus and uninspired preparation for this
course. Practice Electronic Conversation Etiquette in group chats, open forums,
and similar electronic venues.
a. Use appropriate language and tone, correct grammar and spelling,
and complete sentences acceptable in an academic forum. Avoid
text-speak, slang, all caps, and other informal expressions in your
posts.
b. Express your opinions politely and do not dominate the conversation.
c. Avoid lengthy as well as offensive posts by sticking to the topic of the
discussion.
d. Take time to understand the salient points of the discussion, and
provide a meaningful and well-thought response to the posts of other
participants.
e. For a live meeting or video/voice conferencing set-up, mute your
microphone when you are not speaking to keep the focus on the
main speaker.
3. MASTER THE MEDIUM. The distance learning courses will be delivered making
use of the institutional Google Suite account of Saint Louis University. It would
be worthwhile on your part to devote some time and effort to learn the
applications you will need to access your course materials, interact with me and
your classmates, and submit course requirements. Applications of note are
Google Classroom, Google Drive, and Google Meet. There are also available
alternatives to Microsoft Office tools you might want to explore. Certain
requirements will require you to take a video on your smart phone, save it, and
submit it electronically. Work on this skill as well. If you are offline, identify the
most convenient means for express mail correspondence and inform me as
early as possible so we can make the necessary arrangements ahead of time.
4. MAKE MASTERPIECES. Go beyond minimum requirements. The course learning
outcomes will serve as a guide to the minimum expected competencies you
are to acquire at the end of this course. It does not limit you from performing
beyond it. Keep in mind that the quality of your work reflects the amount of
thought and care you put into the process of completing it. It provides a very
tangible measure of how much of the competencies you have developed and
fully obtained throughout this course.
5. CONNECT CONSTANTLY. There are more than sufficient online and offline
modes to ensure that you are well informed and provided on time with the
needed learning materials, instructions, requirements, and feedback either from
me or from your classmates. Exhaust all means possible to keep in touch and
updated. My contact details can be found at the latter part of this document
and will be made available and widely disseminated to enrolees of this course.
6. OBSERVE ORIGINALITY. Your course outputs will largely be submitted in
electronic form. It is going to have a highly traceable and comparable digital
footprint that can be easily checked for originality. Cite your sources properly
for referenced statements you decide to use in your own work. Attribute
statements by persons other than you by using terms like according to, he
said/she said, and the like.

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 7. INSTIGATE INDEPENDENCE. You are the focus of this course. Nobody else. All
assessment and evaluation tools in this course are designed to measure your
competence and not anybody else’s. You may use all resources at your
disposal, and ask other people for advice. In the end however, it is going to be
your independent work that will be judged against the standards set for this
course. The only way for you to maximize this course to your advantage is to
learn as much from it as an individual. Make it count.
8. RESPECT THE ROUTINE. There are traditionally respected routines we follow in the
conduct of our everyday lives. Please be mindful of universally accepted norms
of courtesy attached to regular schedules of personal and family time. Unless
of utmost importance, please refrain from any form of communication between
8:30 PM and 7:30 AM everyday and the whole day on Sundays and official
holidays. You shall expect me to adhere to this guideline myself. This will allow
us all to dedicate personal time and space to other aspects of our life and
maintain a healthy work-life/study-life balance.
9. FINISH THE FIVE. To be able to help you build your own understanding from
experience and new ideas, the modules in this course are designed based on
the 5E Instructional Model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate).
The following icons will help you find some of the most critical areas in the units
of the learning modules:

Part of module unit that is designed to pique

your interest in the topics to be discussed by
accessing your prior knowledge and build up
your curiosity to learn more.

Part of the module unit that presents the main

lesson through materials that will give you a
general picture of the topics to be discussed,
introducing you to new concepts and ideas.

Part of the module unit that contains detailed

discussions of topics and provide you the
definition of the smaller pieces of the general
picture you encountered in the previous stage.

Part of the module unit that expounds on the

ideas of the previous stage and allows you to
extrapolate into a broader field or delve deeper
into the finer details of the topics.

Part of the module unit that gives us the

opportunity to gauge your attainment of the
learning outcomes using formative and
evaluative assessment tools.

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 Additional Guidelines for Offline Students:

• If you are a student opting for the correspondence-based learning (CBL)

mode, you will be tasked to send back the accomplished requirements at
given stages of the course through express mail correspondence to me, on or
before the scheduled date. I will provide you with the feedback on your
submissions at the soonest possible time through any of the available means
of communication.
• While waiting for my feedback of your accomplished requirements, continue
doing the tasks in the succeeding units of the module.
• If needed, do not hesitate to keep in touch with me through any available
means.

Study Schedule

Below is the complete weekly schedule for the attainment of the topic learning outcomes
vis-a-vis the activities. This contains also the schedule of the deadlines of the submission
of the accomplished course requirements or assignments and the examination.

TOPIC LEARNING
Dates ACTIVITIES
OUTCOMES

MODULE 1 Basic Concepts of Electrical Circuits

UNIT 1 Electrical Ideas and Units

Prelims TLO 1: Discuss the Engage: Pre-requisite review of Engineering

Week 1-2 basic electrical ideas Physics (Lec and Lab)
and units.
Explore: Read topics on:
Chapter 1: Basic concepts: system of units,
basic quantities, and circuits elements (Page 1-
. 8)

Reference:
Irwin & Nelms (2015). Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis

Explain: Read the following:

Chapter 1: Basic Electrical Ideas and Units
(Page 3-15)
Chapter 2: Wires, Cables, and Insulation (Page
18-38)

Reference:
Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition).Prentice-Hall, Inc.

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 Elaborate: Watch the following video on
YouTube:

Into The Ordinary. (2017, November 24). What is

electricity? – Electricity Explained – (1) [Video].
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru032Mfsfig

Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be

given.

UNIT 2 Ohm’s Law, Power, and Energy

Prelims TLO 2: Define Ohm’s Engage: Read the following:

Week 3-6 law, Power, and Chapter 1.2: Force, Work, and Power
Energy Chapter 1.5: Energy and Electrical Power

Reference:
Nahvi & Edminister (2003). Theory and Problems of Electric
Circuits. 4th Edition. Schaum’s Outline Series. McGRAW-HILL

TLO 3: Identify
fundamental types of
Explore: Read topics on:
direct current circuit.
Chapter 2.1 Ohm’s Law (Page 25)

Reference:
Irwin & Nelms (2015). Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis

Explain: Read the following:

Chapter 3: Ohm’s Law, Power and Energy
(Page 42-72)

Reference:
Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition). Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Elaborate: Answer Formative Assessment

Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be

given.

Prelim Exam on Module 1

MODULE 2 Direct Current Circuits – Network Theorems and Laws

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 UNIT 1 Δ-Y and Y-Δ Transformations

Midterms TLO 4: Distinguish Engage: Read topics on:

Week 7-9 delta and wye Chapter 4: Direct-Current Circuits II –Network
connection of Theorems, Laws: Δ-Y and Y-Δ Transformation
resistances in direct (Page 97-104)
current resistances.
Reference:
Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition). Prentice-Hall, Inc

Explore: Read topics on:

Chapter 2: DC Network Theorems: Delta/Star
Conversion (Page 138-143)
Reference:
Theraja, A.K. and Theraja, B.L. (2005). A Textbook of
Electrical Technology, Vol.1.S.Chand & Company Ltd

Explain: Read topics on:

Chapter 5: DC Equivalent Circuits, Network
Theorems, and Bridge Circuits (Page 85-87)

Reference:
O’Malley, J. (1992). Basic Electrical Analysis 2ne
Edition. Schaum’s Outline of Theory and
Problems. McGraw-Hill

Elaborate Answer Formative Assessment

Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be

given.

UNIT 2 Kirchhoff’s Law

Midterms TLO 5: Apply and Engage: Read topics on:

Week 10-12 formulate equations Chapter 4: Direct-Current Circuits II –Network
using Kirchhoff’s laws. Theorems, Laws: Kirchhoff’s Law (Page 77-82)

Reference:
Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition). Prentice-Hall, Inc

Explore: Read topics on:

Chapter 2: DC Network Theorems: Kirchhoff’s
Laws (Page 53-55)

Reference:
Theraja, A.K. and Theraja, B.L. (2005). A Textbook of
Electrical Technology, Vol.1.S.Chand & Company Ltd

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 Explain: Read topics on:
Chapter 3: Series and Parallel DC Circuits (Page
31-34)

Reference:
O’Malley, J. (1992). Basic Electrical Analysis 2ne
Edition. Schaum’s Outline of Theory and
Problems. McGraw-Hill

Elaborate Answer Formative Assessment

Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be

given.

Midterm Exam on Module 2

MODULE 3 Single Phase Alternating Current Circuits

UNIT 1 Sinusoidal Voltage and Current Waves
Finals TLO 6: Construct Engage: Read topics on:
Week 13-14 sinusoidal voltage Chapter 10: Sinusoidal Voltages and Currents
and current waves. (Page 271-289)

TLO 7: Calculate the Reference:

period, frequency, Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition). Prentice-Hall, Inc
instantaneous and
peak value, rms and
Explore: Read topics on:
average value of the
Chapter 11: A.C. Fundamentals (Page 454-496)
sinusoidal wave
Reference:
Theraja, A.K. and Theraja, B.L. (2005). A Textbook of
Electrical Technology, Vol.1.S.Chand & Company Ltd

Explain: Read topics on:

Chapter 10: Sinusoidal Alternating Voltage and
Current (Page 194-198)

Reference:
O’Malley, J. (1992). Basic Electrical Analysis 2ne
Edition. Schaum’s Outline of Theory and
Problems. McGraw-Hill

Elaborate Answer Formative Assessment

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 Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be
given.

UNIT 2 Resistance, Capacitance, and Inductance (RLC) Circuits

Finals TLO 8: Describe Engage: Read topics on:
Week 15-18 Resistance, Chapter 11: Electrical Circuits-Alternating
Capacitance, and Current: Resistance (R), Inductance (I), and
Inductance Circuits. Capacitance (C) Circuits (Page 293-319)

TLO 9: Identify series Chapter 12: Electrical Circuits-Alternating

and parallel resistance- Current: Parallel and Series-Parallel Circuits
inductance- (Page 324-341)
capacitance (RLC)
circuit. Reference:
Siskind, C.S. (1965). Electrical Circuits: Direct and
Alternating Current (2nd Edition). Prentice-Hall, Inc

Explore: Read topics on:

Chapter 13: Series A.C. Circuits (Page 507-556)
Chapter 14: Parallel A.C. Circuits (Page 557-
598)

Reference:
Theraja, A.K. and Theraja, B.L. (2005). A Textbook of
Electrical Technology, Vol.1.S.Chand & Company Ltd

Explain: Read topics on:

Chapter 12: Basic AC Circuit Analysis,
Impedance, and Admittance (Page 232-238)

Reference:
O’Malley, J. (1992). Basic Electrical Analysis
2ne Edition. Schaum’s Outline of Theory and
Problems. McGraw-Hill

Elaborate Answer Formative Assessment

Evaluate: Graded activity/assignment will be

given.

Final Exam on Module 3

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 Evaluation
The course modules rely on formative and summative assessments to determine the progress
of your learning in each module. To obtain a passing grade in this course, you must:

1. Read all course readings and answer the formative assessment.

2. Submit all assignments and graded quizzes/activities.
3. Take the Midterm/Final Examination.

• If you are a student under the offline DL mode, accomplish all print-based and
electronically saved discussion activities and requirements, and submit them on
time via express mail correspondence.

Formative Assessment Activities

Formative assessments for this course are applied to ungraded activities that are used to
monitor your learning experience and provide feedback to improve both your learning
approach as well as my instructional approach.
• You are required to answer the formative assessment activities but your scores in
activities will not be included in the computation of your final grade.
• The graded activity or assignment are designed to help you to critically analyze
the course readings for better understanding while the formative assessment
activities are designed as a review management tool to prepare you for the
graded quizzes and examinations.
• Successfully answering formative activity questions and requirements will serve as
prompts to tell you if you need to study further or if you may already move forward
to the next unit of the module.
• The completeness of your answers to the formative assessment activities will still
be checked and will still be part of your course completion.
• In doing your formative assessment activities, you can always ask the help of your
family and friends.
• The formative assessment activities are required so you can take it anytime within
the scheduled days assigned for each module.

Summative Assessment Activities

The evaluative assessments are graded activities designed to determine if your acquisition
of learning and performance in tests is at par with standards set at certain milestones in this
course.

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 A. Quizzes, Examinations, and Assignments

Graded quizzes, examinations, and assignments are essential to determine whether your
performance as a student is at par with standards/goals that need to be achieved in
this course. The scores obtained from each of the graded activities will contribute to
your final grade, the weights of which are presented in the grading system described in
the succeeding sections of this text. Direct scoring can be used on straightforward
requirements like short answers and multiple-choice responses, while scoring rubrics will
be provided for answers that are typically lengthy and involve a more complex level of
thinking on your part.

Technological Tools
To be able to accomplish all the tasks in this course, you will need a computer or a laptop
with the following software applications: Word Processing, Presentation, and Publication for
requirements that do not require online access. A smart phone with video recording and
editing features will also be used for activities that will require you to record videos for saving
and submission.

If you are a student online, access to the institutional Google Classroom will be provided
through your institutional account. An invitation to join the Google Classroom will be sent to
you through the SLU Student Portal and your institutional email account, so make sure to
activate your institutional email account. It is equally important that you check your SLU
Student Portal account at least twice a week and turn your Gmail Notifications on in your
mobile phone and computer.

If you are a student offline, the delivery of instructions and requirements will be primarily
through express mail correspondence of printed modules and saved digital content on a
USB flash drive. Feedback and clarifications will be facilitated through text messaging and
voice calls; hence, you need to have regular access to a cell phone. If you need to call, or
you want to talk to me, send me a message first and wait for me to respond. Do not give my
CP number to anybody. I will not entertain messages or calls from numbers that are not
registered in my phone. Hence, use only the CP number you submitted to me.

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 Contact Information of the Facilitator

Engr. Vivian V. Compala

ME 2141 Course Facilitator

Cellphone : +63908-711-1174
SLU local extension number : Electrical Engineeing, loc. 393
Institutional email address : [email protected]

Engr. Helyn Y. Kidsolan

ME 2141 Course Facilitator

Cellphone : +63910-8610-021
SLU local extension number : Electrical Engineeing, loc. 393
Institutional email address : [email protected]

Engr. George Ivan Anthony M. Laconsay

ME 2141 Course Facilitator

Cellphone : +63908-711-1174
SLU local extension number : Electrical Engineeing, loc. 393
Institutional email address : [email protected]

Engr. Marc Gabriel M. Labagnoy

ME 2141 Course Facilitator

Cellphone : +63917-718-3411
SLU local extension number : Electrical Engineeing, loc. 393
Institutional email address : [email protected]

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