Electricity and Power Systems and Electronics, Lecture notes of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Download Electricity and Power Systems and Electronics and more Lecture notes Electrical and Electronics Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! ACCRA TECHNICAL UNVERSITY Course File I Year B -Tech (BEE 103) – I Semester Contents 1. Syllabus 2. Objective 3. Lesson Plan APPLIED ELECTRICITY BEE 103 Taught by: MR. OSUMANU FUTA Address: Department of Electrical Engineering ATU, Accra, Ghana E-mail: futaosumanu@gmail.com Website: ATU Virtual Classroom Phone: 0596015036 Office: Electrical Ground floor Semester 1, 2021/2022 Syllabus SEMESTER I APPLIED ELECTRICITY BEE 103 (3, 0, 3) 1 Objective This course introduces students to the foundations of electricity concepts, basic laws and safety. 2 Content Foundations of electricity: charge, voltage, current, power and energy, computation of power and energy for electrical gadgets and household, simple billing calculations. Electricity supply: definition and characteristics of AC and DC voltages and currents and their applications, calculation of Instantaneous, RMS and Average voltage and current values and their relevance. Transformer: definition and components of a transformer, principle of operation, ideal transformer and characteristics, transformer types and ratings used by utilities in Ghana. AC circuit systems: definition of 1-phase 2-phase and 3-phase circuit systems, voltage and current relationship between the circuit systems, sample voltage drop and line loss calculation for electricity supply from source to destination. Electricity supply: electricity utilities and functional roles, electricity generation sources, hydro power generation process, transmission process, distribution process to users in Ghana. Power factor: definition and relevance, active power, reactive power, and apparent power, calculation of power factor and correction. Electric Motors: components of an electric motor, basic principle of operation, motor types and applications. transformer and characteristics, transformer types and ratings used by utilities in Ghana. 4. 7th – 12th February 3 AC circuit systems: definition of 1-phase 2-phase and 3- phase circuit systems, voltage and current relationship between the circuit systems, sample voltage drop and line loss calculation for electricity supply from source to destination. 3 Online 5. 14th - 19th February 3 GROUP PRESENTATION HYDRO POWER GENERATION 3 Face to Face 6. 21st - 26th February 3 Electricity supply: electricity utilities and functional roles, electricity generation sources, hydro power generation process, transmission process, distribution process to users in Ghana. 3 Online 7. 28th – 5th March 3 MID-SEM 3 Face to Face 8. 7th – 12th March 3 Power factor: definition and relevance, active power, reactive power, and apparent power, calculation of power factor and correction. 3 Online 9. 14th – 19th March 3 Electric Motors: components of an electric motor, basic principle of 3 Face to Face operation, motor types and applications. 10. 21st – 26th March 3 PRESENTATION 3 Online 11. 28th – 2nd April 3 Electrical Safety: importance of electrical safety, shock current, common sources of hazards, safe practices. 3 Face to Face 12. 4th – 9th April 3 REVISION Online 13. 11th – 16th April EXAMINATION Face to Face 14. 18th – 23rd April EXAMINATION Face to Face 15. 25th – 30th April EXAMINATION Face to Face 16. 2nd – 7th May EXAMINATION Face to Face