Basics Electricity & Electrical Machines

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Course Objectives & Competences to be Acquired

Objective
As Hydraulic and water resources engineers are exposed in hydropower and water supply project they may be engaged with the select ion of appropriate type of pumps and generators therefore this course will equip Students with basic electrical engineering concepts that are applicable in the Field of Hydraulic and water resources engineering.
Outcome
 Students will be able to have knowledge on basic electricity
 understand the working principles of electrical machines
 They will gain knowledge on electric distribution systems of two-phase and three phases.

Course Description/Course Contents

Basic Electricity:
 Electrostatics
 Basic circuit concepts
 Magnetic field and alternating circuit (AC) concepts
 Polyphase (3-phase) systems
Electrical Machines:
 Transformers
 DC machines
 AC machines
 Synchronous machines

Pre-requisites-None
Semester-Year 2, Semester II
Status of Course-Compulsory
Teaching & Learning Methods-Lectures, Tutorials

Assessment/Evaluation & Grading System
Assignment (15%), Attendance (5%), Quiz (10%); Tests (20%); Final Examination (50%)

Attendance Requirements
-A student must attend at least 80 % of the classes

Literature
1. Basic Electrical Engineering, by A.E. Fitzgerald & D.E. Higginbotham
2. Electrical Circuits, by Siskind
3. G. Mullisa: Introduction to Electrical Machines
4. J. Hindmarsh: Electrical Machines and their Applications