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MODULE-3 ELECTRICAL FUNDAMENTAL(THEORY)

FIRST SEMESTER TOTAL TIME ALLOTTED: 100 HRS
INDEX NO. ATA CAR 66 TASK/COMPETENCE LVL HRS
Ref
1 24 M 3.1 Electron Theory 01 04
1.1 Structure and distribution of electrical charges within: 01 02
atoms , molecules, ions, compounds;.
1.2 Molecular structure of conductors, semiconductors and 01 02
insulators
2 23/51 M 3.2 Static Electricity and Conduction 02 06
2.1 Static electricity and distribution of electrostatic 02 02
charges
2.2 Electrostatic laws of attraction and repulsion; Units of 02 02
charge,
2.3 Coulomb's Law; Conduction of electricity in solids, 02 02
liquids, gases and a vacuum
3 24 M 3.3 Electrical Terminology 02 06
3.1 The following terms, their units and factors affecting 02 02
them:- potential difference, electromotive-force,
3.2 voltage, current, resistance, conductance 02 02
3.3 charge, conventional current flow, electron flow. 02 02
4 24 M 3.4 Generation of Electricity 01 04
4.1 Production of electricity by thefollowing methods: 01 02
Light, heat, friction, pressure,chemical action,
magnetism and motion.
4.2 Chemical action, magnetism and Electromagnetic 01 02
induction motion.
5 24 M 3.5 DC Sources of Electricity 02 06
5.1 Construction of secondary cells,Lead acid cells, nickel 02 02
cadmiumCells, other alkaline cells
5.2 Internal resistance and its effect on 02 01
a battery.
5.3 Construction, materials and operation of thermocouples; 02 02
5.4 Operation of photo-cells. 02 01
6 24 M 3.6 DC Circuits 02 06
6.1 Ohms Law, Kirchoff's Voltage and Current Laws; 02 02
6.2 Calculations using the above laws to find Resistance, 02 02
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voltage and current;

6.3 Significance of the internal resistance of a supply 02 02
7 24 M 3.7 Resistance/Resistor 02 09
7.1 Resistance and affecting factors; Specific resistance; 02 02
7.2 Resistor color code, values and tolerances, preferred 02 02
values, wattagerating
7.3 Resistors in series and parallel; 02 02
7.4 Calculation of total resistance using series, parallel 02 02
series parallel combination
7.5 Operation and use of potentiometers 02 01
8 24 M 3.8 Power 02 03
8.1 Power, work and energy (kinetic and potential); 02 01
8.2 Dissipation of power by a resistor; Power formula 02 01
8.3 Calculations involving power, work and energy 02 01
9 24 M 3.9 Capacitance/Capacitor 02 06
9.1 Operation and function of a capacitor; Factors affecting 02 01
capacitance area of plates, distance between plates,
number of plates,
9.2 dielectric and dielectric Constant, working voltage, 02 01
voltage rating
9.3 Capacitor types, construction and function; 02 01
9.4 Capacitor color coding; 02 01
9.5 Calculations of capacitance and 02 01
voltage in series and parallel circuits;
9.6 Exponential charge and discharge of a capacitor, time 02 01
Constants;
Testing of capacitors
10 24 M 3.10 Magnetism 02 08
10.1 (a)Theory of magnetism; Properties of a magnet 02 02
10.2 Action of a magnet suspended in the Earth's magnetic 02 01
field;
10.3 Magnetization and demagnetization; Magnetic 02 01
shielding; Various types of magnetic material
10.4 Electromagnets construction and principles of operation; 02 01
10.5 Hand clasp rules to determine: magnetic field around 02 01
current carrying conductor.
10.6 Magneto motive force, field strength, magnetic flux 02 01
density, permeability, hysteresis loop,
10.7 Retentivity, coercive force reluctance, saturation point, 02 01
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eddy currents;
11 24 M 3.11 Inductance /Inductor 02 08
11.1 Faraday's Laws and electro magnetic induction. 02 01
11.2 Action of inducing a voltage in a conductor moving in a 02 02
magnetic field; Induction principles;
11.3 Effects of the following on the magnitude of an induced 02 02
voltage: magnetic field strength, rate of change of flux,
number of conductor turns;
11.4 Mutual induction; The effect the rate of change of 02 01
primary current and mutual inductance has on induced
voltage;
11.5 Factors affecting mutual inductance: number of turns in 02 01
coil, physical size of coil, permeability of coil, position of
coils with respect to each other;
11.6 Lenz's Law and polarity determining rules; Back emf, self 02 01
induction; Saturation point; Principle uses of inductors;
12 24 M 3.12 DC Motor/Generator 02 08
12.1 Basic motor and generator theory; 02 02
12.2 Construction and purpose of components in DC generator 02 02
12.3 Operation of, and factors affecting output and direction 02 01
of current flow in DC generators;
12.4 Operation , and factors affecting output power, torque, 02 01
speed and direction of rotation of DC motors
12.5 Series wound, shunt wound and compound motors 02 01
12.6 Starter Generator construction 02 01
13 24 M 3.13 AC Theory 02 04
13.1 Sinusoidal waveform: phase, period, frequency, cycle; 02 01
13.2 Instantaneous, average, root mean square, peak, peak to 02 02
peak current values and calculations of these values in
relation to voltage, current and power
13.3 Single phase & Three phase 02 01
14 24 M 3.14 Resistive (R), Capacitive (C) and Inductive (L) Circuits 02 04
14.1 Phase relationship of voltage and current in L, C and R 02 01
circuits, parallel, series and series parallel;
14.2 Power dissipation in L, C and R circuits; 02 01
14.3 Impedance, phase angle, power factor and current 02 01
calculations
14.4 True power, apparent power and reactive power 02 01
calculations.
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15 24 M 3.15 Transformers 02 08
15.1 Transformer construction principles and operation; 02 02
15.2 Transformer losses and methods for overcoming them; 02 01
15.3 Transformer action under load and no-load conditions; 02 01
15.4 Power transfer, efficiency, polarity markings; 02 01
15.5 Calculation of line and phase voltages and currents; 02 01
15.6 Calculation of power in a three phase system; 02 01
15.7 Primary and Secondary current, voltage, turns ratio, 02 01
16 24 M 3.16 Filters 01 02
16.1 Operation, application and uses of the 01 01
following filters:
low pass, high pass, band pass, band stop.
16.2 band pass, band stop 01 01
17 24 M 3.17 AC Generators 02 06
17.1 Rotation of loop in a magnetic field and waveform 02 02
produced;
17.2 Operation and construction of revolving armature and 02 01
revolving field type AC generators;
17.3 Single phase, two phase and three phase alternators 02 01
17.4 Three phase star and delta connections advantages and 02 01
uses
17.5 Permanent Magnet Generators. 02 01
18 24 M 3.18 AC Motors 02 04
18.1 Construction, principles of operation and characteristics 02 02
of: AC synchronous and induction motors both single and
poly phase;
18.2 Methods of speed control and direction of rotation; 02 01
18.3 Methods of producing a rotating field: 02 01
capacitor, inductor, shaded or split pole.

TOTAL HOURS 100