Tsgenco-Exam Syllabus Saimedha
Tsgenco-Exam Syllabus Saimedha
Tsgenco-Exam Syllabus Saimedha
ANNEXURE-II
SYLLABUS
Syllabus for Electrical Branch
Section-A (80Marks):
1.Electrical Circuits and Networks:
Kirchhoffs laws, mesh and node analysis, network theorems, sinusoidal steady
stateanalysis of single phase and three phase circuits, resonance, transient response
of RL,RC,RLC circuits for different inputs, two-port networks, Two element network
synthesis.
2.Control Systems:
Modelling of physical systems, Block diagrams and signal flow graphs, Time
andfrequency domain analysis, Steady state errors, Rouths criterion, Nyquist and
Bode plots,compensation, root loci, elementary ideas of state variable analysis,
control systemscomponents.
3.Measurements and Instrumentation:
SI units, measurement of current, voltage, power, power-factor and
energy.Measurement of resistance, inductance capacitance and frequency-bridge
methods,transducers and their applications to the measurement of non-electrical
quantities liketemperature, pressure, strain, displacement etc., cathode ray
oscilloscope, Instrument Transformers.
4.Analog and Digital Electronics:
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET,SCR, Amplifier biasing, equivalent
circuits,frequency response, feedback amplifiers, power amplifiers, oscillators,
operationalamplifiers and applications, wave shaping circuits, multi-vibrators, flipflops, universal gatecombinational circuits, A/D and D/A converters.
5.Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer, equivalent circuit, tests, regulation and efficiency, three
phase transformer connections parallel operation, auto transformer, principle of
energy conversion, winding of rotating machines, DC generators and motors,
characteristics, starting and speed control, three phase induction motors
performance characteristics, starting and speed control, single phase induction
motors, synchronous generators, performance, regulation, parallel operation,
synchronous motors, starting characteristics and applications, synchronous
condensers, fractional horse power motors, permanent magnet and stepper motors
7.Power Systems:
Electrical power generation thermal, hydro, nuclear: transmission line
parameters;steady state performance of overhead transmission lines and
cables, surge propagation,distribution systems, insulators, bundle
conductors, corona, and radio interference effects;per-unit quantities:
bus admittance and impedance matrices: load flow: voltage control
andpower
factor
correction;
economic
operation,
symmetrical
components, analysis ofsymmetrical and unsymmetrical faults.
8. Switchgear protection:
Principles of over current, differential and distance protections, circuit
breaker, concept of system stability, swing curves and equal area
criterion. Power System Operation & Control, Relays, Protection for
Generator, Transformers, feeder and Busbars, Grounding, Protection
against Over Voltages, Batteries and Battery Chargers.
9. Power Plant Engineering:
Basic of Prime movers, Pumps, Boilers & Turbines, Rankine Cycle,
Basics of SM & FM, Introduction to Quality management and
Environmental Protection.Steam Power Plant, Combustion Process, Gas
Turbine Plant, Direct Energy Conservation, Hydro Electric Power Plant &
Power from Non-conventional sources, Power plant economics-Capital
cost, Investment of fixed charges, operating cost, arrangements for power
distribution, load curves, connected load, maximum demand, demand
factor, average load, load factor, diversity factor, Environmental
considerations- Effluents from Power Plants and impact of environment,
Pollution and pollution standards-Methods of pollution control.
turbines,
Rankines
cycle.
3. Steel structure:
Riveted and welded joints, Connections-eccentric and framed, simple and compound
beams, tension and compression members, plate and gantry girders, roof trusses,
plate girder and truss bridges, water tanks, roof trusses, tubular sections and
design, transmission towers, column bases, plastic analysis, basic principles,
theorems, methods of analysis, analysis and design of determinate and
indeterminate beams and frames.
4. Geo-Technical Engineering:
Origin and classification of soils, three phase system, basic definitions and relations,
effective stress. Permeability, capillarity and seepage of soils, flow nets, flow through
earthen dams, compressibility, consolidation and compaction of soils, shear
strength, stability of slopes, earth pressures and retaining walls, stress distribution
in soils, settlement analysis, subsurface exploration and site investigations, bearing
capacity of Soils, shallow and deep foundations, pile foundations.
5. Other Topics:
Elements of surveying-Chain, plane table, compass and theodolite, levelling, building
materials and construction, formwork, CPM and PERT.
6. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery:
Properties of fluids, pressure measurement fluid statics, buoyancy and flotation, fluid
kinematics and fluid dynamics, orifices and mouthpieces, notches and weirs, laminar
and turbulent flows, flow through pipes, forces on immersed bodies, flow in open
channels, impact of jets, Hydraulic turbines and pumps, dams, power houses,
hydrology and hydro power plants.
7. Environmental Engineering:
Objectives of Protected water supplies, Analysis of water, Classification, description
and design of filtration, disinfection and softening processes, methods of layout of
distribution pipes, Treatment of Sewage, Principles and design of screens, grit
chambers, detritus tanks, sedimentation tanks, contact beds, trickling filters and
activated sludge process, Methods of sludge disposal, sludge digestion tanks,
principles and design of septic tanks.
8. Hydrology & Water management:
Definition, relation to Engineering design, hydrological cycle, importance of
hydrology abs its application in engineering. Definition & types of Rainfall,
measurement of rainfall, types of rain gauges, network design, presentation of
precipitation data, mean aerial rainfall isohyetal methods, depth- area- duration
curve, dependable rainfall. Runoff process, factors affecting runoff, determination of
runoff, importance of stream gauging, runoff formulae and runoff tables, definition &
importance of flood studies, flood peak and flood hydrograph, methods of computing
flood peak, empirical methods, rational formula, unit hydrograph method, flood
frequency studies, weibuls and Gumbles extreme value methods, Statistical
parameters, central tendency parameters, dispersion characteristics, skewness,
probability distribution, discrete and continuous distribution, frequency analysis, log
Pearson type III distribution, regression and correlation, standard forms of bivariate
equation, multivariate linear regression and correlation , analysis of time series,
selection of design return period, determination of permission risk.
9.Basic Electrical Engineering:
Electrical Circuits-Basics, Ohms Law, Kirchhoff Law, Inductive & Capacitive
Networks, Series & Parallel Circuits, Star& Delta Transformers, Instruments-Basic
Principles of indicating instruments, PMMC & Moving Iron Instruments, DC
Machines-DC Generator, DC motors and their applications, Transformers-Operation,
EMF Equation, Losses, efficiency & Regulation, AC Machines-Operation of
Synchronous and Induction motors, their Characteristics & applications.
10. Power Plant Engineering:
Steam Power Plant, Combustion Process, Gas Turbine Plant, Direct Energy
Conservation, Hydro Electric Power Plant & Power from Non-conventional sources,
Power plant economics-Capital cost, Investment of fixed charges, operating cost,
arrangements for power distribution, load curves, connected load, maximum
demand, demand factor, average load, load factor, diversity factor, Environmental
considerations- Effluents from Power Plants and impact of environment, Pollution
and pollution standards-Methods of pollution control.
ii)
General Awareness
iii)
English
iv)
v)
Computer Knowledge