BS Electrical Engineering - Latest Curriculum + Scheme of Studies
BS Electrical Engineering - Latest Curriculum + Scheme of Studies
16 3 19 15 3 18
3rd Semester Fall 4th Semester Spring
SUBJECT Th La Th La
CC Tot. CC SUBJECT NAME Tot.
NAME . b . b
MT
ELE- Electronic Circuit
H- Linear Algebra 3 0 3 3 1 4
402 Design
424
MT
ENG Communication Numerical Analysis-
3 0 3 H- 3 0 3
-421 Skills I
601
ELE- Digital Logic ELE- Instrumentation and
3 1 4 3 1 4
401 Design 404 Measurements
ELE- Electromagnetic ELE- Probability Methods
3 0 3 3 0 3
403 Field Theory 406 in Engineering
ELE- Electrical 3 1 4 ELE- Electrical Machines 3 1 4
405 Network
Analysis 408
15 2 17 15 3 18
Restrictive Elective
Sr.
Course Code Course Name Th. Lab Tot.
No
1 ELE-508 Integrated Electronics 3 1 4
2 ELE-510 Power System Analysis 3 1 4
Electives
Sr.
Course Code Course Name Th. Lab Tot.
No
1 ELE-602 VLSI Design 3 1 4
2 ELE-603 Wave Propagation and Antenna 3 1 4
3 ELE-604 RF and Microwave Engineering 3 1 4
4 ELE-605 Digital Communications 3 1 4
5 ELE-606 Wireless and Mobile Communications 3 1 4
6 ELE-607 Optical Communication 3 1 4
7 ELE-608 Computer Communication Networks 3 1 4
8 ELE-609 Power Generation 3 0 3
9 ELE-610 Electrical Power Transmission 3 1 4
10 ELE-611 Power System Protection 3 1 4
11 ELE-612 Power System Operation & Control 3 1 4
12 ELE-613 Electrical Machine Design and Maintenance 3 0 3
13 ELE-614 High Voltage Engineering 3 1 4
Annexure 3-A: Engineering and Non-Engineering course distribution: BS Electrical
Engineering (2020-24)
Credit
Theory Lab Credit
Knowledge Course Hours
Name of Engineering Course Contact Contact Hours
Area Code (HEC
Hours Hours (GCUF)
2017)
Introduction to Computing
CSI-321 2 3 3
Applications
Computing
CSI-301 Programming Fundamentals 2 3 3
Sub Total 2 Courses 4 6 6 9
Industrial - - - - -
Training
Sub Total 0 0 0 0 0
(Summer)
Engineering Economics
ELE-501 3 0 3
Management and Management
Sciences MGT- 6
Entrepreneurship 3 0 3
601
Sub Total 2 Course 6 0 6
PHY-
Physics Applied Physics-I 3 0 3
321
Natural
Chemist ACH- 7
Sciences Applied Chemistry 2 0 2
ry 321
Sub Total 6 Courses 5 0 5
Prerequisites: None
Course outline:
Introduction to Numerical Analysis: Measuring Errors, Sources of Errors, Propagation of Errors.
Solution of Nonlinear Equations: Bisection Method, Newton Raphson Method, Secant Method, False
Position Method.
Regression and Interpolation: Linear Regression, Nonlinear Regression, Adequacy of Regression.
Direct Method Interpolation: Newton’s Method of Interpolation, Lagrange Interpolation, Spline
Interpolation.
Numerical Differentiation and Integration: Numerical Differentiation, Continuous Functions,
Discrete Functions, Numerical Integration, Trapezoidal Rule, Simpson’s Rule, Gauss Quad Rule,
Improper Integrals.
Initial Value Problems for Ordinary Differential Equations: Elementary Theory of Initial Value
Problems, Euler’s Method, Finite Differential Method, Runge Kutta Methods, Shooting Method, Higher
Order Differential Equations.
Numerical Optimization: Golden Section Search Method, Newton’s Method, Direct Search Method,
Gradient Search Method, Simplex Method.
Recommended Books:
1. Numerical Analysis by Richard L. Burden
2. Numerical Methods with Applications by Autar K. Kaw
To Study the Essential Parts of a D.C. Generator and State the Function of Each.
To Control the Speed of DC Shunt Motor.
To Control the Speed of DC Series Motor.
To Study the Load Characteristics Curve of a DC.Series Generator.
To plot the Load Characteristics of a D.C. Shunt Generator.
5th Semester Courses
ELE-501 Engineering Economics and Management 3(3-0)
Engineering Economics and
Course Title Course Code ELE-501
Management
Communication Skills
Pre-Requisites Credit Hours 3(3-0)
Functional English
Text Books 1- Management, 4th Edition.
Title
2- Contemporary Engineering Economics 6th Edition
Author 1- Ricky W. Griffin
2- Chan S.Park
Reference Book 1 Title Management by Stephen P. Robins, Mary Coulter
Author Stephen P. Robins, Mary Coulter
Reference Book 2 Title Engineering Economy
Author Leland T Blank and Anthony Tarquin.
Course Contents /Topics Chapters
Styles of Management. Planning, Strategic Planning TEXT BOOK 1
Types of Organizations TEXT BOOK 1
Task Splitting and Team building TEXT BOOK 1
Decision making. Forecasting TEXT BOOK 1
Leading. Discipline and Efficiency TEXT BOOK 1
Quality Control. Environmental aspects TEXT BOOK 1
Procurement rules TEXT BOOK 1
Entrepreneurship TEXT BOOK 1
Project Management TEXT BOOK 1
Engineering Economics Decision TEXT BOOK 2
Understanding Money and its Management TEXT BOOK 2
Annual equivalent worth analysis TEXT BOOK 2
Depreciation and corporate taxes TEXT BOOK 2
Developing project cash flows TEXT BOOK 2
Project risk and uncertainty TEXT BOOK 2
Cost concept relevant to decision making TEXT BOOK 2
Course outline
Introduction, elements of power systems, energy crisis, different sources of generation, hydropower
potential in Pakistan, electric tariff, different factors of power systems, electric power transmission
(overhead and underground), electrical and mechanical design, insulators, distribution systems (types),
load flow studies, stability of power systems, switchgear and protection, substations, corona, importance
of power factor and earthing.
Recommended books:
1. Electrical Power Systems Theory and Practice by M.N. Bandyopadhyay
2. B. M. Weedy ,B. J. Cory, N. Jenkins, Janaka B. Ekanayake, GoranStrbac “Electric Power Systems”,
John Wiley
Course outline:
Scope and ubiquitous presence of embedded systems. Microprocessor and Microcontroller (AVR)
Architecture. Internal Registers, Machine code, addressing modes and Instruction Set, C and the
Compiler, Debugging Software and Hardware, Threads, Tasks and Simple Scheduling, Branching,
Interrupt handling, I/O and Communication Ports programming, Digital and Analog I/O Peripherals,
A/D and D/A interfacing, Simulation design and debugging. Application using PWM.
Practical:
Learn to read datasheets/manuals in order to develop practical applications. Assembly and C language-
based microcontroller (PIC or Raspberry Pi) interfacing for interrupt and data-based applications
involving LED/ LCD, GPIO ports, communication ports, A/D, and D/A interfacing. Example project
can be input voltage-based speed control of DC Motor / stepper motor using PWM.
Course outline:
Amplitude Modulation: Baseband and carrier communications, Double Sideband (DSB), Single
Sideband (SSB), Vestigial Sideband (VSB), Superheterodyne AM Receiver, Carrier Acquisition,
Television, Angle Modulation: Instantaneous frequency, Bandwidth of FM/PM, Generation of FM/PM,
Demodulation of FM/PM.
Noise: Mathematical representation, Signal to Noise Ratio, Noise in AM, FM, and PM systems
Pulse Modulation: Sampling and Quantization, Pulse Amplitude Modulation, Pulse Position and Pulse
Width Modulation, Quantization Noise, Signal to Quantization Noise Ratio, Pulse code Modulation,
Delta Modulation, Frequency Shift Keying, Phase Shift Keying.
Recommended books:
1. Simon Haykin, "Communication Systems", John Wiley, Latest Edition.
2. B. P. Lathi and Zhi Ding, "Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems", Oxford
University Press, Latest Edition.
Pre-requisite: None
Course outline:
Introduction to Technical Report Writing: What is a report? Purpose of Technical Report Writing,
Characteristics of Technical Report Writing, Kinds of Reports
7C’s of Communication and Resume Writing: The Traditional Resume, The Functional Resume
Technical Writing Process: The Pre-writing Stage, The Writing Stage, The Post-writing Stage
Technical Writing Style: Writing Clear Sentences, Writing Clear Paragraphs, Revising for Clarity,
Organizing Clearly.
Technical Writing Applications: Memorandums (Memo Format), The Basic Elements of the Memo
Format
Different Parts of a Technical Report (Formatting): Title Page, Letter of Transmittal,
Abstract/Summary, Introduction, Background, History, location, methodology, etc. Results, Discussion
of Results, Conclusion, Recommendations, Figures and Tables, Appendix, Bibliography
Writing Research Proposal: Parts, Format
Writing Research/Term Paper: Style, Consistency, Clarity, Language
Informal Report: Informal Introductions, Summary, Background, Conclusions and Recommendations,
Discussion, Uses of Informal Reports.
Formal Report: The Elements of a Formal Format, Arrangement of Formal Elements, Front Material,
Format Devices in the Body of the Formal Format, End Material.
Recommendation and Feasibility Reports: Planning the Recommendation Report, Writing and
Presenting the Recommendation Report.
Plagiarism
Exposure to Different Sample Technical Reports
Practice of Technical Report Writing
Activities
A project activity involving report writing that includes all components of a technical report for a
particular project offered in any engineering course. Citations must be incorporated using a standard
referencing software. Assessment of the project would be carried out on the basis of defined rubrics
covering all aspects of the technical report.
Recommended Books
1. Technical Report Writing Today by Daniel G. Riordan, Wadsworth Publishing, 10th Edition, ISBN
9781133607380
2. Scenarios for Technical Communication by Teresa C. Kynell and Wendy Krieg Stone. ISBN 978-
0205275243
3. Communication for Engineering Students by J. W. Davies, ISBN 978-0582256484
4. Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English by Hilary Glasman-Deal, Imperial
College Press. ISBN 978 1 84816 309 6
5. Effective communication for Science and Technology by J V Emden, Palgrave 2001, ISBN
9780333775462
RESTRICTIVE ELECTIVE-I
See Detail of this subject in Restrictive Elective Section
7th Semester Courses
ELE-601 Industrial Electronics 4(3-1)
Contact Hours: Credit Hours:
Theory =48 Theory = 3.0
Practical = 48 Practical = 1.0
Total = 96 Total = 4.0
Course outline:
Electric heating: Principles and applications; induction and dielectric heating; high-frequency welding.
Spot welding control. Industrial drives: Speed control of DC, AC, and servo motors. Process control
Systems, Measurement of nonelectrical quantities: Temperature, displacement, pressure, time,
frequency; digital industrial measuring systems. Ultrasonic generation and applications. Photo-electric
devices. Industrial control using PLCs. Data acquisition for industrial processes. Distributed control
system in process industries. Basic concepts of SCADA.
Recommended books:
1. Frank D. Petruzella, “Programmable Logic Controllers,” Latest Edition Frank D. Petruzella,
“Industrial Electronics,” Latest Edition
2. Terry L.M. Bartelt, “Industrial Control Electronics,” Cengage Learning, Latest Edition
3. Kelvin T. Erickson, “Programmable Logic Controllers: An Emphasis on Design and Application,”
Dogwood Valley Press LLC, Latest Edition
ELECTIVE-II
See Detail of this subject in Restrictive Elective Section
ELECTIVE-III
See Detail of this subject in Restrictive Elective Section
Pre-requisite: None
Course outline:
Venture Opportunity, Concept, and Strategy: Introduction, Business Model, Strategies.
Venture Formation and Planning: Risk and Return, The Business Plan, Types of Ventures, Legal
Formation and Intellectual Property.
Financing: The financial plan, Sources of Capital.
Detailed Functional Planning: Marketing and Sales Plan, Acquiring and Organizing Resources,
Management of Operations.
Recommended Books:
1. Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise by Thomas Byers, Richard Dorf, Andrew Nelson,
4th Edition, McGrawHill 2015, ISBN 9780073523422
2. The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company by Steve
Blank, Bob Dorf, K & S Ranch 2012, ISBN 9780984999309
3. The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically
Successful Businesses by Eric Ries, Penguin Books 2011, ISBN 9780307887894
ELECTIVE-IV
See Detail of this subject in Restrictive Elective Section
ELECTIVE-V
See Detail of this subject in Restrictive Elective Section
Course outline:
Detailed design of pulse and switching circuits; mono-stable, a-stable and bi-stable circuits; Schmitt
trigger; logic families (DTL, TTL, ECL, I2L, CMOS); Introduction to the fabrication of digital
microelectronic pMOS, nMOS, CMOS, and BiCMOS circuits; epitaxy, ion implantation and oxidation;
amplifier; linear and non-linear applications. analogue and digital circuit interface with applications;
Classification of amplifiers on the basis of coupling: RC-coupled amplifier, transformer-coupled
amplifier, direct-coupled amplifier.
Classification of amplifiers on the basis of frequency: Audio-frequency amplifier, radio-frequency
amplifier, tuned amplifiers.
Oscillators: Basic theory, tank circuit, damped and undamped oscillations, phase-shift oscillator,
Colpitt oscillator, Hartley oscillator, Wein Bridge oscillator, Clapp oscillator.
Recommended books:
1. A. S. Sedra and K. C. Smith, "Microelectronic Circuits", Oxford University Press, Latest edition.
2. Behzad Razavi “Fundamentals of Microelectronics,” Wiley, Latest edition.
3. Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nashelsky “Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory”, Prentice Hall,
Latest edition.
4. Thomas L. Floyd “Electronic Devices (Conventional Current Version)”, Prentice Hall, Latest
edition
Course outline:
Introduction: Structure & Growth of Electrical Power Systems, Per unit system of calculations, One
Line Diagram, Impedance & Reactance Diagram, Bus Impedance and Admittance Matrices---
Formation, Modifications and Importance.
Load Flow Solution: Load Flow Problem Formulation & Solution Methodologies, Gauss Siedel,
Newton Raphson and Fast Decoupled Method and Load Flow Control.
Fault Analysis: Faults and their Types, Symmetrical Fault Analysis (SFA), Unsymmetrical Fault
Analysis (UFA), Symmetrical Components, Sequence Impedances, Sequence Networks of Loaded
Generator, Line-to-Ground (L-G) fault, Line-to-Line (L-L) Fault and Line-to-Line-Ground (L-L-G)
Fault analysis of unloaded generator and Power system.
Power System Stability: Stability Problem, Steady State & Transient Stability, Solution of Swing
Equation, Factors Effecting Stability.
Power System Protection: Protective Relays, Instrument Transformers, Overcurrent Protection,
Differential Protection, Earth Leakage Protection, Protection of Transformers, Generators and
Transmission Lines, Circuit Breakers and Switchgears, Fuses, Circuit interruption, Circuit Breaker-
Types.
Recommended books:
1. Hadi Saadat, “Power System Analysis”, McGraw-Hill International Editions.
2. Glover and Sarma “Power System Analysis”
3. William D. Stevensons Jr, "Elements of Power System Analysis", McGraw Hill, Latest Ed.
4. B. M. Weedy ,B. J. Cory, N. Jenkins, Janaka B. Ekanayake, Goran Strbac “Electric Power
1. Systems”, John Wiley.
5. Fundamentals of Power System Protection by Y.G. Paithankar and S.R. Bhide.
6. Protective Relaying; Principles and Applications, by J. Lewis Blackburn, Thomas J. Domin.
Electives Section
ELE-602 VLSI Design 4(3-1)
Contact Hours: Credit Hours:
Theory =48 Theory =3.0
Practical = 48 Practical = 1.0
Total = 96 Total = 4.0
Course outline:
Fundamental Concepts of VLSI Design: Introduction, Conductors, insulators, semiconductors,
intrinsic material, extrinsic material, Integrating circuits manufacturing technology economics, CMOS
Technology, Power consumption, design and testability.
Integrated Circuit Design Techniques: Design Abstraction, Translation and layout fabrication steps,
Structure of a transistor, Transistor modeling parasitic, tub ties and latch up, Leakage and sub threshold
currents, Wires and Vias, skin Effect.
SCMOS based Design Rules: Stick diagrams, physical layout, fabrication Errors, Static
complementary gates, Switch logic, Delay through Resistive interconnects, Low power gates, Delay
through Inductive interconnect.
Standard Cell Based Layout: Fan-out path delay Cross Talk, Buffer insertion, Latches and flip flop,
Clocking Disciplines, Sequential system design, Floor planning methods, Design validation, Off chip
Connections.
General Guideline for the VLSI Lab: Implementation of VLSI design techniques using
VHDL/Verilog HDL/Mentor Graphics modules.
Recommended books:
1. Wayne Wolf, “Modern VLSI Design”, Prentice Hall, 2002
2. Neil Weste & David Harris “CMOS VLSI Design, A Circuit and System Perspective”, Addison
Wesley, 3rd Ed., 2004
Recommended books:
1. M. V. Deshpande, “Elements of Electrical Power Station Design”, 2010, PHI Publishers
2. M. M. El Wakil, “Power Plant Technology”, McGraw Hill International Editions, Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering Series.
3. Arche W. Culp “Principles of Energy Conversion”, Latest Edition.
Course outline:
Power Systems Overview: Power system infrastructure, transmission and sub-transmission system,
AC/DC system, standard voltages for transmission and sub transmission, Conductor types & Power
Cables.
Primary Parameters of Transmission Line: Resistance, Skin effect, Line inductance based on flux
considerations. Inductance of single phase 2-wire line, Inductance of composite conductor line, use of
tables. Inductance of 3-phase line with equilateral and un-symmetrical spacings, Transposition,
inductance of bundled conductors. Capacitance of two-wire and 3-phase line, Effect of earth on
capacitance; capacitance of bundled conductors, parallel circuit lines.
Steady State Analysis of Transmission Lines: Representation of lines in terms of ABCD parameters
for short, Medium and long transmission lines, Voltage and current waves, SIL loading, power flow
through the line, power transmission capability, Voltage regulation, Ferranti effect, Series and shunt
compensation for long transmission line.
Insulators for Overhead Transmission lines: Insulator material, types of insulators, voltage
distribution over insulator string, string efficiency, methods of improving the string efficiency, testing of
insulators.
Corona: The phenomenon of corona, disruptive critical voltage and visual critical voltage, conditions
effecting corona loss, power loss due to corona, radio interference due to corona.
Transient Analysis of Transmission Line: Sources of internal and external over voltages, lightening
mechanism, switching surges, travelling waves on Transmission lines, open end & short-circuited line,
line terminated through resistance, line connected to a cable, reflection & refraction at T-Junction,
attenuation of travelling waves. Arcing horns, expulsion tube surge arrestors, MOA surge arrestors.
Mechanical Design of Overhead Lines: Line supports, sag and tension calculations, total length of
conductor, supports at different levels, mechanical degree of safety, effect of wind pressure & ice
loading, conductor vibration & use of dampers.
HVDC Transmission: Scope, advantages & disadvantages, current technologies and future trends for
HVDC.
Recommended books:
1. Turan Gonen, “Electrical Power Transmission System Engineering --- Analysis & Design”, John
Wiely& Sons.
2. Electrical Transmission and Distribution Reference Book by Central Station Engineers,
Westinghouse
Course outline:
Protective Relays: Need for protective relaying in power systems, basic attributes of protective
relaying, principles and characteristics of protective relaying, theory and classification of relays,
Instrument Transformers, CT burden and accuracy classes.
Over-Current Protection: Inverse characteristics of Over-current relays (OCR), inverse definite
minimum time (IDMT) relays, primary and backup protection, relay coordination, application of IDMT
relays, direct over-current relays (D-OCR), application of D-OCR, protection of a three-phase feeder.
Differential Protection: Dot convention and CT placement, Simple Differential Protection, Zone of
Protection of the Differential Relay, Percentage Differential Relay, Earth Leakage Protection
Protection of Transformers: Transformer faults, differential Protection of a three-winding
transformer, Inrush current and differential protection, Bucholz relays, Over-fluxing in transformer.
Protection of Generators: Faults in stator and rotor windings, Protective devices for stator, rotor, and
prime mover of a generator, Abnormal operating conditions (unbalanced loading, over-speeding, loss of
excitation and loss of prime mover) and their protection.
Protection of Transmission Lines: Drawbacks of over-current protection, Distance protection, Zones
of protection.
Fuses and Circuit Breakers: Fuses Introduction, Principle of circuit interruption, Circuit Breaker-
Types and characteristics, Ratings of circuit breakers.
Recommended books:
1. Fundamentals of Power System Protection by Y.G. Paithankar and S.R. Bhide
2. Protective Relaying; Principles and Applications, by J. Lewis Blackburn, Thomas J. Domin.
Course outline:
Power System Operational Planning: Introduction & brief overview on steps in Power System
Operational Planning.
Characteristics of power generation units: Thermal Machines Cost Characteristics: input-output
curve, incremental curve, specific cost curve, format to represent characteristics curves, how curves are
obtained, Hydel Machines cost curves.
Economic Dispatch (ED): Concepts & Mathematical formulation, solution methodologies, ED using
Economic dispatch using Equal incremental cost Criteria (EICC) neglecting network loss, and including
network loss using B-Coefficients.
Unit commitment (UC): Concepts, Constraints, Mathematical formulation, Solution Methodologies,
Priority List schemes for unit commitment.
Hydro Thermal Coordination (HTC): Concepts, Constraints, Mathematical formulation, Scheduling
Problems, HTC Solution using Constant Hydro, Constant Thermal and Running Hydro Plant at its
Maximum Efficiency.
Frequency Control: Power System Control, Load –frequency Control problem, Generator & load
model, Prime Mover Model, Automatic Generation Control (AGC)
Voltage Control (VC): Voltage control problem importance and concepts, Problem, Methods for
voltage control.
SCADA: SCADA System overview, architecture, protocols, and application to power system control.
Recommended books:
1. Power Generation, Operation and Control by Allen J. Wood & Bruce F. Wallenberg, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.
Course outline:
Machine Design: Industrial standardization, national and international standards, codes and testing
laboratories, manufacturing and operating systems, design considerations for electrical machines,
properties and applications of materials for magnetic machine insulation system and its design
considerations, thermal time constant, cooling systems of transformers and rotating machines,
duty cycles, ratings and temperature-rise, mechanical design considerations, specific loading
and output equations of power transformer and induction motor, design of transformer or
induction motor, introduction to computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided
manufacturing (CAM).
Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting of Machines: Safety precautions, troubleshooting
and emergency repairs. Installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting of (i)
power transformers and (ii) induction motors. (iii) AC generators.
Recommended books:
1. S. Rao, "Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment", Khanna Publisher,
India, Latest Edition.
2. M. G. Say, "Alternating Current Machines", Pitman Publishing Ltd.
Course outline:
Introduction: Importance of High Voltage in all fields of daily life and medical applications.
Breakdown Mechanisms: Dielectric strength of solids, liquids and gases, Breakdown of solids,
liquids and gases (Town send and streamer breakdown). Break down of unstable states of matter. Role
of high voltage in production of unstable states of matter
Generation of High Voltages: Transformer, Series and Cascaded transformer connections, Bracketing
in Transformer and its purpose, Series and Parallel Resonant Transformer, Tesla Coil, Transformer with
rectifier, Voltage Multiplier Circuits, Walton Multiplier, Deltatron Multiplier, Electrostatic Voltage
Generators (Van de Graff Generator, Sames Generator, Kelvin Water dropper, Whimshurst Machine)
Significance and Methods of Generation of Impulse: Introduction to Impulse, Standard Impulse
used for testing. Construction and working of MARX and Good-Let Generators for impulses. Impulse
Current Generators.
Measurement of High Voltages: Direct & Indirect Measurement of high voltages and its
significance in a particular situation. Direct Measurement: HV probe, Potential Transformer,
Ammeter in series with high resistance, Voltage divider, Indirect Measurement: Spark gaps,
Electrostatic Voltmeters, Electrodynamic Voltmeter, Hall Effect Sensor, Electro Optical
Measurements.
Grounding and Earthing in Low and High Voltage Systems: Basics and importance of grounding
in low as well as high voltage devices and systems. Touch and step potentials in a HV lab.
Leakage Current in Insulation: Introduction to leakage current, its types and components Methods
of measuring and minimizing leakage current.
Insulation Materials: Different types of polymeric & Ceramic Insulation materials and their X-tics
w.r.t electrical, mechanical, optical, acoustical and environmental resistance.
High Voltage Testing Techniques: Destructive, non-destructive, routine, fatigue, quantitative,
qualitative, physical and chemical tests on different insulation materials. Health analysis of insulation
systems.
Design Planning and Layout of HV Labs: Classification of HV lab on small, medium and large
scale. Typical facilities required in a HV lab. Designing a lab layout and equipment on customized
demand.
HVDC: Scope trends technologies and future of HVDC. Advantages and issues in HVDC systems.
HVDC distribution Systems.
Applications of High Voltage: Applications of high voltage in medical, research and daily life
activities.
Recommended books:
1. High Voltage Engineering by Y. Kuffel, J. Kuffel and W. S. Zaingi 2nd ed.
2. High Voltage Engineering by M.S. Naidu, V. Kamaraju, 4th ed
3. High Voltage Engineering by Muhammad Naeem Arbab 1st ed
4. High Voltage Engineering by J. R. Lucas 1st ed.