BEEE Syllabus
Contents:
UNIT-I: Electrical Circuits
DC Circuits: Circuit Components: Conductor, Resistor, Inductor, Capacitor, Ohm ‘s Law, Kirchhoff ‘s
Laws, Independent and Dependent Sources, Simple problems - Nodal Analysis, Mesh analysis with
independent sources only (Steady state), Star-Delta Transformation.
AC Circuits: AC Signal Parameters, Waveforms, Average value, RMS Value, Instantaneous power,
active power, reactive power and apparent power, power factor – Steady state analysis of RLC circuits
(Simple problems only).
UNIT-II: Electrical Machines
Difference between Generator & motors, DC motors: Construction, working principle, types,
characteristics, Back emf and Torque Equation. Working principle of Induction motor.
Single Phase Transformer: Construction and working (no load & on load), EMF Equation,
Losses, Efficiency, Regulation.
UNIT-III: Rectifiers and Power Supplies
PN Junction diode: Principle of operation, V-I characteristics, Diode current equation, principle of
avalanche breakdown. Block diagram description of a dc power supply, Working of a full wave bridge
rectifier, capacitor filter (no analysis), working of Zener diode and its application as voltage regulator.
Working of linear voltage regulators – 78xx and 79xx.
UNIT-IV: BJT and Amplifiers
Bipolar Junction Transistors: PNP and NPN structures, Principle of operation, relation between
current gains in CE, CB and CC, input and output characteristics of common emitter configuration, DC
load line, stability factor, Biasing Techniques.
Amplifiers: Transistor as an amplifier, Operation of single stage RC coupled amplifier with its
frequency response.
UNIT-V: Measurements and Instrumentation
Functional elements of an instrument, working principle of: Moving Coil and Moving Iron
instruments, Ammeter, voltmeter, wattmeter, Energy meter,
Block diagram & working of: Multi-meter, Function Generator and Digital Storage Oscilloscope.
TEXT BOOKS: -
1. Kothari DP and I.J Nagrath, ―Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering‖, Second Edition,
McGraw Hill Education, 2020
2. Boylstad, Electronics Devices and Circuits Theory, Pearson Education
3. A.K. Sawhney, Puneet Sawhney ‗A Course in Electrical & Electronic Measurements &
Instrumentation‘, Dhanpat Rai and Co, New Delhi, 2015
REFERENCE BOOKS: -
1. Millman Halkias: Electronic Devices and Circuits, McGraw-Hill Publication, 2000.
2. Donald Neaman, Electronic Circuit Analysis and Design, McGraw-Hill Publication, 3rd Edition
3. B. L. Theraja, Electrical Technology – Volume - I, S. Chand.
4. V. N. Mittal and Arvind Mittal, Basic Electrical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Publication.
5. D C Kulshreshtha, ―Basic Electrical Engineering‖, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010
6. B. L. Theraja, Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, S. Chand, 2006
7. H.S. Kalsi, ‗Electronic Instrumentation‘, Tata McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2010
