Organisation : Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
Exam Name : TNPSC Electrical Engineering Examination
Standard : PG Degree Standard
Code : 259
Announcement : TNPSC Electrical Engineering Exam Syllabus
Website : https://www.tnpsc.gov.in/English/new_syllabus.html
What is TNPSC Electrical Engineering Exam?
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) conducts Combined Engineering Services Exam (CESE) every year for different posts in the department of Engineering and Administrative Services. The TNPSC Exams can be taken by any engineering graduate for all the 4 streams. The TNPSC exam needs an highest qualification as the candidate should possess degree in any streams from the recognized university. The TNPSC Electrical Engineering Exam Syllabus are given below.
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Syllabus For TNPSC Electrical Engineering Exam
The Syllabus For TNPSC Electrical Engineering Exam are given below,
UNIT – I Electrical Circuits:
Circuit elements – Kirchoff’s Laws – Mesh and Nodal Analysis – Network Theorems and
Applications for DC and AC circuits: Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem, Superposition Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem – Sinusoidal Steady State Analysis of RL-RC-RLC Circuits- Resonant Circuits – Natural and Forced Response – Transient Response of RL-RC-RLC Circuits-Two-port networks – Three Phase Circuits.
UNIT – II Electric & Magnetic Fields:
Coulomb’s Law-Electric Field Intensity-Electric Flux Density-Gauss’s Law- Divergence – Electric Field and Potential due to Point, Line, Plane and Spherical Charge Distributions – Effect of Dielectric Medium – Capacitance of Simple Configurations. Magnetic Circuits- Magnetomotive force – Reluctance-Faraday’s laws-Lenz’s law– Biot‐Savart’s law – Ampere’s law – Fleming’s Left and Right Hand Rule-Lorentz force – Inductance – Self and Mutual Inductance-Dot Convention-Coupled Circuits
UNIT – III Measurements & Instrumentation:
Units and Standards – Static and Dynamic Characteristics-Types of Errors-Error Analysis – Measurement of Current, Voltage, Power, Power-factor and Energy – Indicating instruments – Measurement of Resistance, Inductance, Capacitance and Frequency – Bridge Measurements – Instrument Transformers-Electronic Measuring Instruments – Multi meters-True RMS meter-Spectrum Analyzer-Power Quality Analyser- Recording Instruments-X-Y Recorder-Magnetic Recorders-Digital Data Recorder-Oscilloscopes-LED and LCD Display-Transducers and their applications to the Measurement of Non-Electrical Quantities like Temperature, Pressure, Flow-rate, Displacement, Acceleration, Noise level –– Data Acquisition Systems – A/D and D/A
Converters- Data Transmission Systems.
UNIT – IV Control Systems:
Mathematical Modelling of Physical Systems – Transfer Function – Block Diagrams and Signal Flow Graphs and their Reduction using Mason’s Rule – Time Domain and Frequency Domain Analysis of Linear Time Invariant (LTI) System – Errors for Different Type of Inputs and Stability Criteria for Feedback Systems – Stability Analysis Using Routh-Hurwitz Array – Nyquist Plot and Bode Plot – Root Locus – Gain and Phase Margin – Basic Concepts of Compensator Design – PI,PD and PID Controllers-State Variable Matrix – System Modeling and Design – Sampled Data System – Stability of Sampled Data System.
UNIT –V Electrical Machines:
D.C. Machines – Construction, Excitation methods – Armature Reaction and Commutation – Characteristics and Performance Analysis – Generators and Motors – Starting and Speed Control – Testing – Losses and Efficiency. Transformers-Types-Construction and Operation- Testing – Equivalent Circuits – Losses and Efficiency-All day efficiency – Regulation – Parallel Operation – Three Phase Transformers – Auto-transformer. Induction Machines – Construction, Principle of operation – Rotating Magnetic Field – Performance, Torque-Speed Characteristics, No-load and Blocked Rotor tests, Equivalent Circuit, – Starting and Speed Control – Single-Phase Induction Motors – Linear Induction Motors – Hysteresis Motors – Reluctance Motors.
Synchronous Machines – Construction – Operating characteristics and Performance analysis – Efficiency and Voltage regulation – Parallel operation – V and inverted V curves of synchronous motors – Power factor improvement-BLDC Motor.
UNIT –VI Power Systems:
Single Line Diagram of Power System-Per Unit Quantities-Power Generation Types-– Hydro, Thermal and Nuclear Stations – Pumped storage plants – Co generation– Economic and operating factors – Modelling and performance characteristics of Power transmission lines and Cables-HVDC transmission–Mechanical Design of Transmission Lines-Sag-Insulators – ZBus and YBus formulation – Load flow studies –– Shunt and Series Compensation- Symmetrical and Un symmetrical Faults Analysis – Transient and Steady-State Stability of Power Systems – Equal Area Criterion-Voltage and Frequency Control – Power System Transients – Power System Protection – Circuit Breakers – Relays –AC and DC Distribution.
UNIT –VII Analog & Digital Electronics:
Semiconductor Devices – PN junctions – Transistors – FET – Zener, Photo diodes and
their applications – Rectifier circuits – Voltage regulators – Multipliers. Biasing circuits – Small signal amplifiers – Frequency response – Multistage amplifiers – Coupling methods – Large signal amplifiers – Push-pull amplifiers – Feedback amplifiers – Oscillators – Operational amplifiers and its applications – Precision rectifiers – Multivibrators – Voltage Controlled Oscillator-Timer. Digital logic gate families (DTL,TTL,ECL,MOS,CMOS) – Logic gates – Simplification of Logic Functions- Design of Combination circuits – Sequential logic circuits-latch–Flip- flops– Counters – Registers – Memories(ROM,PLA and FPGA).
UNIT – VIII Power Electronics & Drives:
Power Semiconductor devices – Ideal and practical attributes of switch – Power Diode- DIAc – SCRs-TRIAC-GTO – power MOSFET-IGBT- Static Characteristics and Principles of Operation- Single and Three Phase AC to DC Converters – Single and Three Phase AC to AC converters –DC to DC Converters (MOSFET and IGBT based) – Single and Three Phase Inverters (MOSFET and IGBT based) – Pulse Width Modulation – Sinusoidal Modulation with Uniform Sampling – Uninterrupted Power Supplies-Switched Mode Power Supplies – Speed Control of DC and AC Motor Drives– Applications of Variable Speed Drives
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UNIT –IX DIGITAL PROCESSORS AND COMMUNICATION
Architecture of 8085, 8086 and 8051 – Instruction Sets – Assembly Language Programming – Interfacing for memory and I/O: 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface – 8253 Programmable Timer Interface – 8279 Programmable Keyboard and Display Interface – 8257 Direct Memory Access Interface – Embedded processors(ARM and PIC basics only). Classification of Signals – Properties of Discrete Fourier Transforms – FFT Computation – FIR Filters – IIR Filters: Butterworth Filters – Chebyshev Filters. Digital Communication Systems: Pulse Code Modulation and Demodulation – Adaptive Delta Modulation – Frequency Division and Time Division Multiplexing – Data Communication Network Topologies – 7-layer OSI Protocol.
UNIT –X Renewable Energy Sources & Storage Devices
Renewable Energy – Sources and Features – Solar Radiation Spectrum- Radiation Measurement-Solar Photovoltaic Cell -Operating Principle- Microhydel- Operating principle- Wind Energy Source- Wind Patterns and Wind Data- Site Selection-Types of Wind Generators-Fuel Cells-Batteries-Super Capacitors.