COURSE : JJ102 ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY

INSTRUCTIONAL DURATION : 15 WEEKS

CREDIT HOUR(S) : 2
PREREQUISITE(S) : NONE
SYNOPSIS
ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY exposes students to basic electrical circuit concepts, electric circuit installations, the
application of electromagnetism in electrical machines and transformers. The course focuses on the different types
of electrical circuits, the relationship between current and voltage including the resistance. It also provides the skills on
the methods of constructing basic circuits and operating electrical machines and transformers.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:1. explain clearly basic electrical quantities, types of
electrical circuits, electrical power, electrical energy and
solve related problems.
2. apply correctly basic principles of inductors, capacitors, AC
circuits that contains R, L and C to solve problems.
3. apply the principles of three phase systems, balanced load,
star and delta type of connection to solve electrical circuit
correctly.
4. explain clearly the relationship between current flow and
magnetism and AC machines in terms of operating principles,
and solve related problems.
5. identify the operations of transformers based on the
principles of electromagnetism.
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INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS
Electrical circuits; basic electrical quantities i.e. electromotive force (emf), charge, current, potential
1.0 difference (voltage) and resistance. Types of electrical circuits; open circuit and short circuit. The
relationship between current, voltage and resistance. Electrical power, electrical energy and
characteristics of series circuits and parallel circuits.
INDUCTOR, CAPACITOR AND ALTERNATING CURRENT CIRCUITS
Inductors; basic principles, electromotive force i.e. drawings,
2.0 direction, magnitude, self induction and mutual induction. Arrangements in series and parallel circuits
and inductors effects. Capacitors; basic principles i.e. definition, units, charges on a capacitor,
arrangements in series and parallel and their effects in electrical circuits. Alternating current circuits;
series circuits with R, L and C.
3.0

(06:00)

(05:00)

THREE PHASE SYSTEMS

(04:00)
Basic principles; connections, sinusoidal waveforms, voltage,
current and their applications. Three-phase and balanced load supply system. Star and delta connections.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROMAGNETISM

4.0 Relationship between current flow and magnetism, factors
affecting the strength of electromagnets, characteristics of magnetic quantities and electromagnetic
induction.

(05:00)

TRANSFORMERS
Transformer operating principles; electromagnetic induction
concept, relationship between primary/secondary winding, primary and secondary currents, primary and
5.0
(05:00)
secondary
voltages. Types and applications of transformers. Operating
principles of autotransformers, differences between auto- transformers and conventional transformers.
Ideal transformers and power losses in transformers.
(05:00)

AC ELECTRICAL MACHINES
Operating principles of AC generators; characteristics of AC
machines, differences between AC and DC generators. Operating principles of AC motors, synchronous
6.0
speed, rotor
speed, slip. AC motor starters; functions, types and methods to reverse the direction of rotation of AC
motors.

RTA - Recommended Time Allocation