Electrical Engineering Programme
Course Description
The Electrical Engineering Programme provides a structured learning pathway from fundamental to advanced concepts in electrical circuit analysis. Designed for beginners and aspiring engineers, the programme introduces the core principles of electricity and progressively develops the analytical skills required for electrical, power, electronics, control, and computer engineering applications.
Learners will gain practical knowledge of circuit analysis, electrical components, AC and DC systems, operational amplifiers, power analysis, three-phase systems, and resonance. Through theoretical concepts, analytical techniques, and practical examples, the programme prepares learners to understand, analyse, and design electrical systems effectively.
Course Objective
This programme aims to develop learners’ understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and equip them with the technical skills required to analyse and solve electrical circuit problems.
The objectives of this course are to enable learners to:
- Understand fundamental electrical concepts and circuit principles.
- Apply electrical laws and theorems to analyse DC and AC circuits.
- Analyse electrical networks using mathematical and engineering techniques.
- Understand the behaviour of energy storage components and operational amplifiers.
- Evaluate electrical power systems and three-phase circuits.
- Apply circuit analysis techniques to real-world engineering applications.
- Develop a foundation for further studies in electrical engineering, electronics, and related fields.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this programme, learners will be able to:
- Explain fundamental electrical concepts, units, and circuit components.
- Apply Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, and circuit reduction techniques.
- Analyse DC circuits using network theorems and mathematical methods.
- Understand the operation of capacitors, inductors, and reactive circuits.
- Analyse operational amplifier circuits and their applications.
- Evaluate transient responses in RC, RL, and RLC circuits.
- Apply AC circuit analysis techniques using phasors, impedance, and admittance.
- Calculate AC power parameters, including active, reactive, and apparent power.
- Analyse balanced and unbalanced three-phase electrical systems.
- Understand resonance characteristics and their applications in electrical networks.
Course Modules
Module 1: Fundamental Electrical Concepts
Description: Introduces the basic principles of electricity and essential concepts required for electrical engineering.
Key Topics
- Electric charge and current
- Voltage, power, and energy
- SI units in electrical engineering
- Basic circuit elements
- Direct Current (DC) and Alternating Current (AC)
- Independent and dependent sources
- Power balance in circuits
Module 2: Basic DC Circuit Analysis
Description: Covers the fundamental laws and techniques used to analyse direct current electrical circuits.
Key Topics
- Ohm’s Law
- Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL)
- Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law (KVL)
- Series and parallel circuits
- Voltage and current divider rules
- Star–Delta (Δ–Y) transformations
- Nodal analysis and supernodes
- Practical DC circuit applications
Module 3: Circuit Theorems for DC Analysis
Description: Introduces important circuit theorems used for simplifying and analysing complex electrical networks.
Key Topics
- Linearity theorem
- Superposition theorem
- Source transformation
- Thevenin’s theorem
- Norton’s theorem
- Maximum power transfer theorem
Module 4: Energy Storage Elements
Description: Explores the characteristics and applications of reactive electrical components.
Key Topics
- Capacitors and inductors
- Voltage-current relationships
- Energy storage principles
- Series and parallel combinations
- Applications of reactive components
Module 5: Operational Amplifiers
Description: Provides an understanding of operational amplifier principles and their applications in electronic circuits.
Key Topics
- Ideal and practical operational amplifiers
- Inverting and non-inverting amplifiers
- Summing and difference amplifiers
- Integrators and differentiators
- Digital-to-Analog Converters (DAC)
- Instrumentation amplifiers
- AC operational amplifier circuits
Module 6: Transient Analysis
Description: Examines the response of electrical circuits during changes in operating conditions.
Key Topics
- Transient behaviour of circuits
- RC circuits
- RL circuits
- RLC circuits
- First-order and second-order circuit analysis
Module 7: AC Circuit Analysis
Description: Introduces advanced methods for analysing alternating current electrical systems.
Key Topics
- Phasors and complex numbers
- Impedance and admittance
- AC voltage-current relationships
- AC circuit theorems
- Mesh and nodal analysis
- Solving circuit equations using Cramer’s Rule
Module 8: AC Power Analysis
Description: Develops an understanding of electrical power calculations in AC systems.
Key Topics
- RMS values
- Instantaneous and average power
- Active, reactive, and apparent power
- Complex power
- Power triangle
- Power factor
- Power factor correction
Module 9: Three-Phase Systems
Description: Explores three-phase electrical power systems and their applications.
Key Topics
- Balanced three-phase supplies
- Star (Y) and Delta (Δ) connections
- Line and phase quantities
- Unbalanced loads
- Three-phase power calculations
- System efficiency and losses
- Power factor improvement
Module 10: Resonance in Electrical Circuits
Description: Introduces resonance phenomena and their importance in electrical networks.
Key Topics
- Series resonance
- Parallel resonance
- Resonant frequency
- Bandwidth
- Quality factor (Q-factor)
- Half-power frequencies
- Practical applications and limitations of resonance
Programme Outcome
Upon successful completion of the programme, learners will have the ability to analyse, interpret, and design electrical circuits using fundamental and advanced engineering principles. The programme provides a strong foundation for careers and further studies in electrical engineering, power systems, electronics, automation, and control engineering.
