SSC Sysllubus
SSC Sysllubus
Basic concepts: Concepts of resistance, inductance, capacitance, and various factors affecting
them. Concepts of current, voltage, power, energy and their units.
Circuit law: Kirchhoffs law, Simple Circuit solution using network theorems.
Magnetic Circuit: Concepts of flux, mmf, reluctance, Different kinds of magnetic materials,
Magnetic calculations for conductors of different configuration e.g. straight, circular, solenoidal,
etc. Electromagnetic induction, self and mutual induction.
Measurement and measuring instruments: Measurement of power (1 phase and 3 phase, both
active and re-active) and energy, 2 wattmeter method of 3 phase power measurement.
Measurement of frequency and phase angle. Ammeter and voltmeter (both moving oil and moving
iron type), extension of range wattmeter, Multimeters, Megger, Energy meter AC Bridges. Use of
CRO, Signal Generator, CT, PT and their uses. Earth Fault detection.
Electrical Machines: (a) D.C. Machine Construction, Basic Principles of D.C. motors and
generators, their characteristics, speed control and starting of D.C. Motors. Method of braking
motor, Losses and efficiency of D.C. Machines. (b) 1 phase and 3 phase transformers
Construction, Principles of operation, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, O.C. and S.C. Tests,
Losses and efficiency. Effect of voltage, frequency and wave form on losses. Parallel operation of
1 phase /3 phase transformers. Auto transformers, phase induction motors, rotating magnetic field,
principle of operation, equivalent circuit, torque-speed characteristics, starting and speed control
of 3 phase induction motors. Methods of braking, effect of voltage and frequency variation on
torque speed characteristics.
Basic Electronics: Working of various electronic devices e.g. P N Junction diodes, Transistors
(NPN and PNP type), BJT and JFET. Simple circuits using these devices.