Syllabus

Basic concept

Ohm´s law, electric voltage current, power and energy, conducting and insulating materials. Series and parallel electric circuits, start-delta and delta-star conversion, Kirchhoff’s law, linear and non-linear circuit, bilateral and unilateral circuits, active and passive circuits.

Network theorems

Concept of superposition theorem, Thevenins theorem, Nortons theorem, maximum power transfer theorem. R-L, R-C, R-L-C circuits, resonance in AC series and parallel circuit, active and reactive power.

Alternating current fundamentals

Principle of generation of alternating voltages and currents and their equations and waveforms, average, peak and rms values. Three phase system.

Semiconductor devices

Semiconductor diode and its characteristics, BJT Configuration and biasing, small and large signal model, working principle and application of MOSFET and CMOS.

Signal generator

Basic Principles of Oscillator, RC, LC and Crystal Oscillators Circuits. Waveform generators.

Amplifiers

Classification of Output Stages, Class A Output Stage, Class B Output Stage, Class AB Output Stage, Biasing the Class AB Stage, Power BJTs, Transformer-Coupled Push-Pull Stages, and Tuned Amplifiers, op-amps.