7th Semester Syllabus
Electrical Engineering
Credits Table
| Course Title | L | T | P | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Values & Ethics [103702] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open Elective- I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Open Elective- II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Power System Protection [103701] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Program Elective- IV | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Project- I [100709P] | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Seminar [100706P] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Summer Entrepreneurship- III [100702P] | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| TOTAL | 27 | |||
Theory Subjects
Lab Subjects & Projects
Human Values & Ethics [103702]
- Module I : HUMAN VALUES
- Morals, Values and Ethics
- Integrity
- Work Ethic
- Service Learning
- Civic Virtue
- Respect for others
- Living Peacefully
- Caring
- Sharing
- Honesty
- Courage
- Valuing time
- Co-operation
- Commitment
- Empathy
- Self-confidence
- Character
- Spirituality
- The role of engineers in modern society
- Social expectations
- Module II : ENGINEERING ETHICS
- Sense of 'Engineering Ethics'
- Variety of moral issues
- Types of inquiry
- Moral dilemmas
- Moral autonomy
- Kohlberg's theory
- Gilligan's theory
- Consensus and Controversy
- Models of Professional Roles & Professionalism
- Theories about right action
- Self-interest
- Customs and religion
- Uses of ethical theories
- Module III : ENGINEERING AS SOCIAL EXPERIMENTATION
- Engineering as experimentation
- Engineers as responsible experimenters
- Research ethics
- Codes of ethics
- Industrial Standard
- Balanced outlook on law
- The challenger case study
- Module IV : SAFETY, RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS
- Safety and risk
- Assessment of safety and risk
- Risk benefit analysis and reducing risk
- Govt. Regulator's approach to risks
- The three mile island and Chernobyl case studies & Bhopal
- Threat of Nuclear Power
- Depletion of ozone
- Greenhouse effects
- Collegiality and loyalty
- Respect for authority
- Collective bargaining
- Confidentiality
- Conflicts of interest
- Occupational crime
- Professional rights
- Employees' rights
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Discrimination
- Module V : GLOBAL ISSUES
- Multinational corporations
- Business ethics
- Environmental ethics
- Computer ethics
- Role in Technological Development
- Weapons development
- Engineers as managers
- Consulting engineers
- Engineers as expert witnesses and advisors
- Honesty
- Leadership
- Sample code of conduct ethics like ASME, ASCE, IEEE, Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Institute of Materials Management, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India, etc.
Course Outcome:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
→ Identify the core values that shape the ethical behavior of an engineer.
→ To create awareness on professional ethics and Human Values.
→ To appreciate the rights of others.
Text / References:
- Mika Martin and Roland Seinger, 'Ethics in Engineering', Pearson Education/Prentice Hall, New York 1996.
- Govindarajan M., Natarajan S., Senthil Kumar V. S., 'Engineering Ethics' Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2004.
- Charles D. Fleddermann, 'Ethics in Engineering', Pearson Education/Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2004 (Indian Reprint).
- Charles E. Harris, Michael S. Protohard and Michael J. Rabins, 'Engineering Ethics – Concept and Cases', Wadsworth Thompson Learning, United States, 2000 (Indian Reprint now available).
- 'Concepts and Cases', Thompson Learning (2000).
- John R. Boatright, 'Ethics and Conduct of Business', Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2003.
- Edmund G. Seebauer and Robert L. Barry, 'Fundamentals of Ethics for Scientists and Engineers', Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2001.
Power System Protection [103701]
- Module 1: Introduction and Components of a Protection System (4
hours)
- Principles of Power System Protection
- Relays
- Instrument transformers
- Circuit Breakers
- Module 2: Faults and Over-Current Protection (8 hours)
- Review of Fault Analysis
- Sequence Networks
- Introduction to Overcurrent Protection and overcurrent relay co-ordination
- Module 3: Equipment Protection Schemes (8 hours)
- Directional, Distance, Differential protection
- Transformer and Generator protection
- Bus bar Protection
- Bus Bar arrangement schemes
- Module 4: Digital Protection (8 hours)
- Computer-aided protection
- Fourier analysis and estimation of Phasors from DFT
- Sampling, aliasing issues
- Module 5: Modeling and Simulation of Protection Schemes (8
hours)
- CT/PT modeling and standards
- Simulation of transients using Electro-Magnetic Transients (EMT) programs
- Relay Testing
- Module 6: System Protection (4 hours)
- Effect of Power Swings on Distance Relaying
- System Protection Schemes
- Under-frequency, under-voltage and df/dt relays
- Out-of-step protection
- Synchro-phasors, Phasor Measurement Units and Wide-Area Measurement Systems (WAMS)
- Application of WAMS for improving protection systems
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
→ Understand the different components of a protection system.
→ Evaluate fault current due to different types of fault in a network.
→ Understand the protection schemes for different power system components.
→ Understand the basic principles of digital protection.
→ Understand system protection schemes, and the use of wide-area measurements.
Text/References
- J. L. Blackburn, "Protective Relaying: Principles and Applications", Marcel Dekker, New York, 1987.
- Y. G. Paithankar and S. R. Bhide, "Fundamentals of power system protection", Prentice Hall, India, 2010.
- A. G. Phadke and J. S. Thorp, "Computer Relaying for Power Systems", John Wiley & Sons, 1988.
- A. G. Phadke and J. S. Thorp, "Synchronized Phasor Measurements and their Applications", Springer, 2008.
- D. Reimert, "Protective Relaying for Power Generation Systems", Taylor and Francis, 2006.
Project- I [100709P]
Details for Project-I will be provided by the department. This component carries 6 credits.
Seminar [100706P]
Details for Seminar will be provided by the department. This component carries 1 credit.
Summer Entrepreneurship- III [100702P]
Details for Summer Entrepreneurship-III will be provided by the department. This component carries 8 credits.
Open Elective: Electronic Devices [103708]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Embedded Systems [103710]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Power Plant Engineering [103712]
- Module 1: Coal-based thermal power plants (8 lectures)
- Coal based thermal power plants
- Basic Rankine cycle and its modifications
- Layout of modern coal power plant
- Super critical boilers
- FBC boilers
- Turbines
- Condensers
- Steam and heating rates
- Sub systems of thermal power plants
- Fuel and ash handling
- Draught system
- Feed water treatment
- Binary cycles and cogeneration systems
- Module 2: Gas turbine and combined cycle power plants (4
lectures)
- Gas turbine and combined cycle power plants
- Brayton cycle analysis and optimization
- Components of gas turbine power plants
- Combined cycle power plants
- Module 3: Nuclear power plants (8 lectures)
- Basics of nuclear energy conversion
- Layout and subsystems of nuclear power plants
- Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)
- Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)
- CANDU Reactor
- Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)
- Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR)
- Gas cooled and liquid metal cooled reactors
- Safety measures for nuclear power plants
- Module 4: Hydroelectric and renewable energy power plants (8
lectures)
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Hydrological cycle
- Rainfall & run-off measurement & plotting of various curves for estimating stream flow
- Site selection, classification
- Comparison with other types of power plant
- Typical layout and components
- Principles of wind, tidal, solar PV and solar thermal, geothermal, biogas and fuel cell power systems
- Module 5: Energy, economic and environmental issues (6
lectures)
- Energy, economic and environmental issues
- Power tariffs
- Load distribution parameters, load curve
- Capital and operating cost of different power plants
- Pollution control technologies including waste disposal options for coal and nuclear plants
- Geothermal power plants, Ocean thermal electric conversion, M.H.D power generation
Objectives:
→ To provide an overview of power plants and the associated energy conversion issues
Course Outcomes:
→ Upon completion of the course, the students can understand the principles of operation for different power plants and their economics.
Text Books:
- Power Plant Engineering, 5th Edition, Laxmi Publications(P) Ltd
- Nag P.K., Power Plant Engineering, 3rd ed., Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
- El Wakil M.M., Power Plant Technology, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
- Elliot T.C., Chen K and Swanekamp R.C., Power Plant Engineering, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 1998.
Open Elective: Automobile Engineering [103714]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Big Data Analysis [103716]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Data Structures and Algorithms [103709]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: VLSI Circuits [103711]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Thermal and Fluid Engineering [103713]
Detailed syllabus not provided in the document.
Open Elective: Electrical Materials [103715]
- MODULE 1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MATERIALS (6H)
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering Materials
- Classification of materials
- Material of importance-carbonated beverages container
- Advanced Materials
- Modern Material need
- Atomic Structure and Interatomic Bonding
- Bonding forces and energies
- Secondary bonding and van-der-waals bonding
- MODULE II THE STRUCTURE OF CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS (8H)
- The structure of crystalline solids
- Crystallographic points, directions and planes
- X-Ray diffraction
- Determination of crystalline structure
- Imperfections and defects in solids
- Diffusion mechanisms
- Steady state diffusion
- Diffusion in semiconducting materials
- Material of importance- Aluminum for integrated circuit interconnects
- Mechanical properties of material, stress strain behavior
- Structure and properties of ceramics
- Crystal ceramics
- Silicate ceramics
- Material of importance- carbon nanotubes
- Imperfections in ceramics
- Application and processing of ceramics
- Glass ceramics, refractories, abrasives, cements
- Materials of importance - piezoelectric ceramics
- MODULE III INSULATING PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL (8H)
- Insulating materials; General Properties
- Electrical Properties: Volume resistivity, surface resistance, dielectric loss, dielectric strength (breakdown voltage) dielectric constant
- Thermal conductivity
- Electro-thermal breakdown in solid dielectrics
- Insulating Materials and their applications:
- Plastics, Definition and classification
- Thermosetting materials: Phenol-formaldehyde resins (i.e. Bakelite) amino resins (urea formaldehyde and Malamine-formaldehyde), epoxy resins – their important properties and applications
- Thermo-plastic materials: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethelene, silicons, their important properties and applications
- Bitumen - Mineral and insulating oil for transformers switchgear capacitors, high voltage insulated cables
- Insulating varnishes for coating and impregnation - Enamels for winding wires
- Glass fiber sleeves, SF6 their properties and applications
- MODULE IV- ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (6H)
- Electrical conduction , electronic and ionic conduction
- Energy band structures in solids
- Conduction in terms of band and atomic bonding models
- Electron mobility
- Electrical resistivity of metals
- Materials of importance—aluminum electrical wires
- Semi conductivity, intrinsic semi conduction, extrinsic semi conduction
- Carrier mobility, semiconductor devices
- Electrical properties of polymers dielectric behavior
- Capacitance, field vectors and polarization
- Types of polarization, frequency dependence of the dielectric constant
- Dielectric materials, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity
- MODULE V- OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (10
H)
- Optical properties, basic concepts
- Electromagnetic radiation
- Light interactions with solids atomic and electronic interactions
- Optical properties of metals
- Optical properties of nonmetals
- Refraction, reflection, absorption, transmission
- Applications of optical phenomena
- Luminescence, Materials of importance—light-emitting diodes
- Photoconductivity, lasers, optical fibers in communications
- Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
- Ferromagnetism, Antiferromagnetism and Ferrimagnetism
- The Influence of Temperature on Magnetic Behavior
- Domains and Hysteresis
- Magnetic Anisotropy
- Soft Magnetic Materials
- Materials of Importance—An Iron–Silicon Alloy That Is Used in Transformer Cores
- Hard Magnetic Materials, Magnetic Storage
- Superconductivity
- MODULE VI SUPERCONDUCTIVITY (6H)
- Properties of superconductors
- London equations
- Quantum explanation of superconductivity
- Applications of superconductors
- Nanomaterials: Introduction to nanotechnology
- Nanowire and Nanotube
- Carbon nanotubes, Single wall carbon nanotubes, Multiwall carbon nanotubes
- Fabrications, Properties and applications
- Economic, Environmental, and Societal Issues in Materials Science and Engineering
- Introduction, economic considerations, component design, materials, manufacturing techniques
- Environmental and societal considerations, recycling issues in materials science and engineering
- Materials of importance—biodegradable and bio renewable polymers/ plastics
Program Elective: Digital Signal Processing [103703]
- Module 1: Discrete-time signals and systems (6 hours)
- Discrete time signals and systems: Sequences
- Representation of signals on orthogonal basis
- Representation of discrete systems using difference equations
- Sampling and reconstruction of signals aliasing
- Sampling theorem and Nyquist rate
- Module 2: Z-transform (6 hours)
- z-Transform, Region of Convergence
- Analysis of Linear Shift Invariant systems using ztransform
- Properties of z-transform for causal signals
- Interpretation of stability in z-domain
- Inverse z- transforms
- Module 3: Discrete Fourier Transform (10 hours)
- Frequency Domain Analysis
- Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
- Properties of DFT
- Convolution of signals
- Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm
- Parseval's Identity
- Implementation of Discrete Time Systems
- Module 4: Design of Digital filters (12 hours)
- Design of FIR Digital filters: Window method, Park-McClellan's method
- Design of IIR Digital Filters: Butterworth, Chebyshev and Elliptic Approximations
- Low-pass, Band-pass, Band-stop and High-pass filters
- Effect of finite register length in FIR filter design
- Parametric and non-parametric spectral estimation
- Introduction to multi-rate signal processing
- Module 5: Applications of Digital Signal Processing (6
hours)
- Correlation Functions and Power Spectra
- Stationary Processes
- Optimal filtering using ARMA Model
- Linear Mean-Square Estimation
- Wiener Filter
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
→ Represent signals mathematically in continuous and discrete-time, and in the frequency domain.
→ Analyse discrete-time systems using Z-transform.
→ Understand the Discrete-Fourier Transform (DFT) and the FFT algorithms.
→ Design digital filters for various applications.
→ Apply digital signal processing for the analysis of real-life signals.
Text/Reference Books:
- S. K. Mitra, "Digital Signal Processing: A computer based approach", McGraw Hill, 2011.
- A.V. Oppenheim and R. W. Schafer, "Discrete Time Signal Processing", Prentice Hall, 1989.
- J. G. Proakis and D.G. Manolakis, "Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms And Applications", Prentice Hall, 1997.
- L. R. Rabiner and B. Gold, "Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing", Prentice Hall, 1992.
- J. R. Johnson, "Introduction to Digital Signal Processing", Prentice Hall, 1992.
- D. J. DeFatta, J. G. Lucas and W. S. Hodgkiss, "Digital Signal Processing", John Wiley & Sons, 1988.
Program Elective: Electromagnetic Waves [103704]
- Module 1: Transmission Lines (6 hours)
- Introduction, Concept of distributed elements
- Equations of voltage and current
- Standing waves and impedance transformation
- Lossless and low-loss transmission lines
- Power transfer on a transmission line
- Analysis of transmission line in terms of admittances
- Transmission line calculations with the help of Smith chart
- Applications of transmission line
- Impedance matching using transmission lines
- Module 2: Maxwell's Equations (6 hours)
- Basic quantities of Electromagnetics
- Basic laws of Electromagnetics: Gauss's law, Ampere's Circuital law, Faraday's law of Electromagnetic induction
- Maxwell's equations
- Surface charge and surface current
- Boundary conditions at media interface
- Module 3: Uniform Plane Wave (7 hours)
- Homogeneous unbound medium
- Wave equation for time harmonic fields
- Solution of the wave equation
- Uniform plane wave
- Wave polarization
- Wave propagation in conducting medium
- Phase velocity of a wave
- Power flow and Poynting vector
- Module 4: Plane Waves at Media Interface (7 hours)
- Plane wave in arbitrary direction
- Plane wave at dielectric interface
- Reflection and refraction of waves at dielectric interface
- Total internal reflection
- Wave polarization at media interface
- Brewster angle
- Fields and power flow at media interface
- Lossy media interface
- Reflection from conducting boundary
- Module 5: Waveguides (7 hours)
- Parallel plane waveguide: Transverse Electric (TE) mode, transverse Magnetic(TM) mode
- Cut-off frequency, Phase velocity and dispersion
- Transverse Electromagnetic (TEM) mode
- Analysis of waveguide-general approach
- Rectangular waveguides
- Module 6: Antennas (7 hours)
- Radiation parameters of antenna
- Potential functions
- Solution for potential functions
- Radiations from Hertz dipole
- Near field, Far field
- Total power radiated by dipole
- Radiation resistance and radiation pattern of Hertz dipole
- Hertz dipole in receiving mode
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
→ Analyse transmission lines and estimate voltage and current at any point on transmission line for different load conditions.
→ Provide solution to real life plane wave problems for various boundary conditions.
→ Analyse the field equations for the wave propagation in special cases such as lossy and low loss dielectric media.
→ Visualize TE and TM mode patterns of field distributions in a rectangular wave-guide.
→ Understand and analyse radiation by antennas.
Text/Reference Books
- R. K. Shevgaonkar, "Electromagnetic Waves", Tata McGraw Hill, 2005.
- D. K. Cheng, "Field and Wave Electromagnetics", Addison-Wesley, 1989.
- M. N.O. Sadiku, "Elements of Electromagnetics", Oxford University Press, 2007.
- C. A. Balanis, "Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics", John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- C. A. Balanis, "Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design", John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Program Elective: Computational Electromagnetics [103705]
- Module 1: Introduction (6 hours)
- Conventional design methodology
- Computer aided design aspects – Advantages
- Review of basic fundamentals of Electrostatics and Electromagnetics
- Development of Helmholtz equation
- Energy transformer vectors- Poynting and Slepian
- Magnetic Diffusion-transients and time-harmonic
- Module 2: Analytical Methods (6 hours)
- Analytical methods of solving field equations
- Method of separation of variables
- Roth's method
- Integral methods- Green's function
- Method of images
- Module 3: Finite Difference Method (FDM) (7 hours)
- Finite Difference schemes
- Treatment of irregular boundaries
- Accuracy and stability of FD solutions
- Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method- Uniqueness and convergence
- Module 4: Finite Element Method (FEM) (7 hours)
- Overview of FEM
- Variational and Galerkin Methods
- Shape functions
- Lower and higher order elements
- Vector elements
- 2D and 3D finite elements
- Efficient finite element computations
- Module 5: Special Topics (7 hours)
- Background of experimental methods-electrolytic tank, R-C network solution, Field plotting (graphical method)
- Hybrid methods
- Coupled circuit - field computations
- Electromagnetic - thermal and electromagnetic - structural coupled computations
- Solution of equations
- Method of moments
- Poisson's fields
- Module 6: Applications (7 hours)
- Low frequency electrical devices
- Static / time-harmonic / transient problems in transformers, rotating machines, actuators
- CAD packages
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:
→ Understand the basic concepts of electromagnetics.
→ Understand computational techniques for computing fields.
→ Apply the techniques to simple real-life problems.
Text/Reference Books
- P. P. Silvester and R. L. Ferrari, "Finite Element for Electrical Engineers", Cambridge University press, 1996.
- M. N. O. Sadiku, "Numerical Techniques in Electromagnetics", CRC press, 2001.