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The document discusses the syllabus for the written test of AP Transco Assistant Engineer (Electrical) examination. It covers topics like electrical circuits, electrical machines, power systems, utilization and control systems, measurements, electronics and power electronics.

The document discusses single phase and three phase transformers, DC machines, three phase induction motors, synchronous machines and single phase induction motors under the topic of electrical machines.

The document discusses topics like power generation concepts, transmission line models and performance, distribution systems, per-unit quantities, load flow, voltage control, fault analysis and protection systems under the topic of power systems.

ANNEXURE - I

Syllabus for Written Test of AP Transco


Assistant Engineer (Electrical) - 2017
Electric Circuits:
Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis,
star/ delta transformation; electromagnetic induction; mutual
induction; ac fundamentals; harmonics, transient response of dc and
ac networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, ideal current
and voltage sources, Thevenin

s, Nortons, Superposition and


Maximum
Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits,
power measu

Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer - equivalent circuit,
phasor diagram, tests, regulation and efficiency; three phase
transformers - connections, parallel operation; auto-transformer; DC
machines - types, windings, generator/ motor characteristics, armature
reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of motors; three
phase induction motors - principles, types, performance
characteristics, starting and speed control; single phase induction
motors; synchronous machines - performance, regulation and parallel
operation of generator,motor starting chareterstics and applications

Power Systems:
Basic power generation concepts; transmission line
models and performance; underground cable, string insulators; corona;
distribution systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedance and
admittance matrices; load flow; voltage control; power factor
correction; economic operation; symmetrical components; fault
analysis; principles of over-current, differential and distance protection;
protection of alternator, transformer, transmission lines neutral
earthing, solid state relays and digital protection; circuit breakers;
system stability concepts, swing curves and equal area criterion
Utilization & Control Systems:
P

Utilization & Control Systems:


Principles of feedback; transfer
function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and Nyquist
techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation;
Heating - resistance, induction, dielectric; Welding spot, seam and
butt; Electric traction speed-time curves, tractive effort;
Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron,
dynamometer and induction type instr

Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron,
dynamometer and induction type instruments; measurement of
voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; digital voltmeters
and multi-meters; phase, time and frequency measurement; Q-meters;
oscilloscopes;
Analog and Digital Electronics:
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET;
amplifiers - biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response;
oscillators and feedback amplifiers; Combinational and sequential logic
circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt trigger; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit
microprocessor basics, architecture, programming and interfacing.
Power Electronics and Drives:
Semiconductor power diodes,
transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs - static
characteristics and principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase
control rectifiers; bridge converters - fully controlled and half
controlled; principles of choppers and inverters; basic concepts of
adjustable speed dc and ac drives.
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