NTPC
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Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems: Kirchoff’s laws, mesh and nodal Analysis. Circuit
theorems. One-port and two-port Network Functions. Static and dynamic characteristics of
Measurement Systems. Error and uncertainty analysis. Statistical analysis of data and curve
fitting.
Analog Electronics: Characteristics of diode, BJT, JFET and MOSFET. Diode circuits. Transistors
at low and high frequencies, Amplifiers, single and multi-stage. Feedback amplifiers. Operational
amplifiers, characteristics and circuit configurations. Instrumentation amplifier. Precision rectifier.
V-to-I and I-to-V converter. Op-Amp based active filters. Oscillators and signal generators. Voltage
stabiliser and regulator circuits. Inverter and converter circuits.
Control Systems and Process Control: Feedback principles. Signal flow graphs. Transient
Response, steady-state-errors. Routh and Nyquist criteria. Bode plot, root loci. Time delay
systems. Phase and gain margin. State space representation of systems. Mechanical, hydraulic and
pneumatic system components. Synchro pair, servo and step motors. On-off, cascade, P, P-I, P-I-
D, feed forward and derivative controller, Fuzzy controllers. Multi-state variable and Adaptative
controls. System modeling, Digital controls, Distributed digital controls, control loops based on
computers.