CERTIFICATE IN CIRCUIT THEORY AND BASIC ELECTRONICS
Duration: 3 MONTHS
Course Syllabus
SINUSOIDAL ALTERNATING WAVEFORMS
Definition of current and voltage. The sine wave, general format of sine wave for voltage or current, phase relations, average value, effective (R.M.S) values. Differences between A.C and D.C. Basic elements and phasors: Basic Response of R, L & C elements, frequency response of basic elements. (problems)
PASSIVE NETWORKS
Kirchhoff’s current and Voltage Law’s ,Resistor, Capacitor, and Inductor, series and parallel networks.R-L and R-L-C Circuits with DC inputs. Branch current method, Mesh Analysis, Nodal Analysis, star to delta & delta to star conversions.
NETWORKS THEOREMS
Superposition Theorem, Thevenin's Theorem, Norton's Theorem, Maximum Power,
Milliman and Reciprocity theorems (problems).
RC AND RL CIRCUITS
Transient response of RL and RL circuits with step input, Time constants, Frequency response of RC and RL circuits, their action as low pass, high pass and Band pass filters. Passive differentiating and integrating circuits. (problems)
SERIES AND PARALLEL RESONANCE CIRCUITS
Series resonance and parallel resonance circuits, Q - Factor, Selectivity and band width,Comparison of series and parallel resonance, Tank circuit-LC oscillations.
SINUSOIDAL ALTERNATING WAVEFORMS
Definition of current and voltage. The sine wave, general format of sine wave for voltage or current, phase relations, average value, effective (R.M.S) values. Differences between A.C and D.C. Basic elements and phasors: Basic Response of R, L & C elements, frequency response of basic elements. (problems)
PASSIVE NETWORKS
Kirchhoff’s current and Voltage Law’s ,Resistor, Capacitor, and Inductor, series and parallel networks.R-L and R-L-C Circuits with DC inputs. Branch current method, Mesh Analysis, Nodal Analysis, star to delta & delta to star conversions.
NETWORKS THEOREMS
Superposition Theorem, Thevenin's Theorem, Norton's Theorem, Maximum Power,
Milliman and Reciprocity theorems (problems).
RC AND RL CIRCUITS
Transient response of RL and RL circuits with step input, Time constants, Frequency response of RC and RL circuits, their action as low pass, high pass and Band pass filters. Passive differentiating and integrating circuits. (problems)
SERIES AND PARALLEL RESONANCE CIRCUITS
Series resonance and parallel resonance circuits, Q - Factor, Selectivity and band width,Comparison of series and parallel resonance, Tank circuit-LC oscillations.
