Road Map to the Syllabus
(Effective from August 2009)
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Electrical Circuit Analysis
Objective :
This course introduces the basic concepts of circuit analysis which is the foundation
for all subjects of the Electrical Engineering discipline. The emphasis of this course
is laid on the basic analysis of circuits which includes Single phase circuits, magnetic
circuits, theorems, transient analysis and network topology.
UNIT – I
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
Circuit Concept – R-L-C parameters – Voltage and Current sources – Independent and
dependent sources –Source transformation – Voltage – Current relationship for
passive elements – Kirchhoff’s laws – network reduction techniques – series,
parallel, series parallel, star-to-delta or delta-to-star transformation.
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UNIT – II
Chapter 1 æ Circuit Elements and Kirchhoff’s Laws
Chapter 3 æ Useful Theorems in Circuit Analysis
MAGNETIC CIRCUITS
Magnetic Circuits – Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction – concept of self
and mutual inductance – dot convention – coefficient of coupling – composite
magnetic circuit – Analysis of series and parallel magnetic circuits.
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UNIT – III
Chapter 10 æ Coupled Circuits
SINGLE PHASE A.C CIRCUITS
R.M.S and Average values and form factor for different periodic wave forms, Steady
state analysis of R, L and C (in series, parallel and series parallel combinations) with
sinusoidal excitation – Concept of Reactance, Impedance, Susceptance and
Admittance – Phase and Phase difference – concept of power factor, Real and
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Reactive powers – J-notation, Complex and Polar forms of representation, Complex
power – Locus diagrams – series R-L, R-C, R-L-C and parallel combination with
variation of various parameters – Resonance – series, parallel circuits, concept of
band width and Q factor.
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Chapter 8 æ
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UNIT – IV
Introduction to Alternating Currents and Voltages
Complex Impedance
Power & Power Factor
Resonance
THREE PHASE CIRCUITS
Three phase circuits: Phase sequence – Star and delta connection – Relation between
line and phase voltages and currents in balanced systems – Analysis of balanced and
Unbalanced 3 phase circuits – Measurement of active and reactive power.
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Chapter 9 æ Polyphase Circuits
UNIT – V
NETWORK TOPOLOGY
Definitions – Graph – Tree, Basic cutset and Basic Tieset matrices for planar
networks – Loop and Nodal methods of analysis of Networks with independent
voltage and current sources – Duality & Dual networks.
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Chapter 2 æ Methods of Analysing Circuits
Chapter 3 æ Useful Theorems in Circuit Analysis
UNIT – VI
NETWORK THEOREMS (WITHOUT PROOFS)
Tellegen’s, Superposition, Reciprocity, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Maximum Power
Transfer, Millman’s and Compensation theorems for d.c. and a.c. excitations.
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Chapter 3 æ Useful Theorems in Circuit Analysis
Chapter 7 æ Steady State AC Analysis
UNIT – VII
TRANSIENT ANALYSIS
Transient response of R-L, R-C, R-L-C circuits (Series combinations only) for d.c.
and sinusoidal excitations – Initial conditions – Solution using differential equation
approach and Laplace transform methods of solutions.
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Chapter 12 Transients
Chapter 13 Laplace Transforms
UNIT – VIII
NETWORK PARAMETERS
Two port network parameters – Z, Y, ABCD and hybrid parameters and their
relations – concept of transformed network – 2-port network parameters using
transformed variables.
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Chapter 15 Two Port Networks