UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
AEE101CAEE201C

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

L-T-P2-1-0 Credits3 Session2026-27 TypeTheory
Appears in 6 semesters · 3 branches

B.Tech Biotechnology · Sem 1 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE101C) · B.Tech Biotechnology · Sem 2 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE201C) · B.Tech Bioinformatics · Sem 1 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE101C) · B.Tech Bioinformatics · Sem 2 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE201C) · B.Tech Agricultural Engineering · Sem 1 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE101C) · B.Tech Agricultural Engineering · Sem 2 (Electrical / Electronics Engineering, code AEE201C)

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Syllabus

5 units · weightage in %
Unit1

Unit 1: Basic Electrical Quantities and DC Circuits

20%

Electric charge, current, voltage, resistance, power, and energy; Ohm's law; series and parallel resistors; voltage divider; Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) and Kirchhoff's Current Law (KCL); Simple mesh and nodal analysis;

Unit2

Unit 2: AC Circuits and Power

20%

AC voltage and current — peak, RMS, average values; phasor representation; R, L, and C circuits and their series and parallel connections; admittance and impedance; active power (P), reactive power (Q), apparent power (S); power factor and its significance; single-phase power measurement using wattmeter.

Unit3

Unit 3: Electrical Measurements

20%

Basic working principle of measuring instruments and their types, Definitions of accuracy, precision, resolution, and sensitivity; Types of errors: Gross, systematic, and random errors; DC and AC measurement, Construction and principle of PMMC (Permanent Magnet Moving Coil), Moving Iron (MI), dynamometer, and induction-type instruments

Unit4

Unit 4

20%

Transformers and Electrical Machines: Working principle of single-phase transformer; EMF equation; turns ratio; efficiency and losses; step-up and step-down transformers; DC motor — types, principle, torque, speed control (basic); three-phase induction motor — rotating magnetic field, slip, torque-speed characteristics

Unit5

Unit 5: Electrical Safety and Emerging Applications

20%

Electrical hazards — shock and fire; earthing and grounding; working principle of fuses, sensors and transducers; electrical safety in laboratory; Applications: Working of fluorescent lamps; motor used in water pumps; key components of energy bills; sensors and transducers in bio-medical and agriculture; three-phase irrigation pump motors.

Course Objectives5 points
  • Understand basic electrical quantities and apply Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws to simple circuits
  • Understand AC power concepts relevant to biomedical equipment and agricultural machinery
  • Understand the concept of electrical measurements and measuring devices.
  • Learn how transformers and motors work and their applications.
  • Understand electrical safety, earthing, sensors and transducers and relate electrical engineering to emerging/industrial applications.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Apply Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws to simple DC circuits in agricultural and biomedical contextsK3
  2. CO2Solve single-phase AC circuits and explain power requirements of agri and biomedical equipmentK3
  3. CO3Understand the concept of electrical measurements and measuring devices.K3
  4. CO4Explain fundamental concepts of transformer and machinesK2
  5. CO5Understand electrical safety, earthing, sensors and transducers and relate electrical engineering to emerging/industrial applicationsK2

Suggested Textbooks / Reference Books

  1. Basic Electrical Engineering – D.C. Kulshreshtha (McGraw Hill)
  2. Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering, 2ed, B. Dwivedi, A. Tripathi, (Wiley & Sons)
  3. Principles of Electrical Engineering and Electronics – V.K. Mehta (S. Chand)
  4. Electrical Technology Vol. I & II – B.L. Theraja and A.K. Theraja (S. Chand)

Online Resources

  1. NPTEL – Basic Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay / IIT Kharagpur
  2. ICAR e-Course – Farm Power, Machinery, and Rural Electrification (free access)
  3. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE India) – Agricultural Pumping Systems

Additional References

  1. Relevant articles, videos, and resources on latest developments in:
  2. Solar-Powered Irrigation: System Design and Economics
  3. Electric Tractors and Autonomous Farm Vehicles
  4. Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for Biomedical Equipment

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 of the original AKTU PDF.

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