AKTU Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (AEE101A/AEE201A) Notes & Study Material PDF – B.Tech 1st Year

Master the fundamentals of electrical engineering with this comprehensive 5-unit lecture-notes PDF, specially suitable for B.Tech First Year students of CSE, EE, ECE and Allied Engineering Branches.

This study material provides a structured approach to electrical engineering concepts, combining theory, circuit diagrams, worked numericals, formulas, exam-oriented questions and quick revision points.

This book contains 152 pages and covers Unit 1 to Unit 5.

📚 Complete 5-Unit Coverage

UNIT 1 – DC Circuits: Elements, Kirchhoff's Laws & Network Theorems

• Resistance, Inductance & Capacitance
• Ohm's Law
• Voltage and Current Sources
• KCL & KVL
• Series & Parallel Circuits
• Superposition Theorem
• Thévenin's Theorem
• Norton's Theorem
• Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
• Star-Delta & Delta-Star Transformation

The unit also contains worked numerical examples and a quick-reference section for selecting the appropriate circuit-analysis technique.

UNIT 2 – AC Fundamentals & Single-Phase AC Circuits

• Generation of Alternating EMF
• AC Waveforms
• Average & RMS Values
• Form Factor & Peak Factor
• Phase & Phasors
• Pure R, L & C Circuits
• R-L, R-C & R-L-C Circuits
• Impedance & Phase Angle
• Active, Reactive & Apparent Power
• Power Factor
• Series Resonance

The unit covers phasor representation, impedance, AC power and resonance.

UNIT 3 – Three-Phase AC Circuits

• Three-phase systems
• Generation of balanced three-phase EMF
• Star (Y) connection
• Delta (Δ) connection
• Line and phase quantities
• Three-phase power
• Two-wattmeter method
• Comparison of Star and Delta connections

UNIT 4 – Single-Phase Transformers

• Transformer fundamentals
• EMF equation
• Turns ratio
• Step-up & step-down transformers
• Transformer losses
• Efficiency
• Maximum efficiency
• Equivalent resistance
• Transformer numericals
• Viva/oral questions

The book includes numerical problems involving transformer EMF, voltage ratio, current, losses, efficiency and maximum-efficiency conditions.

UNIT 5 – Electrical Machines & Basic Electrical Safety

• Electrical machines and energy conversion
• DC machine construction
• DC generator
• DC motor
• Back EMF
• Motor torque
• Shunt, series & compound motors
• Three-phase induction motor
• Rotating magnetic field
• Synchronous speed
• Slip
• Torque-slip characteristics
• Fuses and MCBs
• Earthing
• Basic electrical safety

✔ 152 Pages Comprehensive Lecture Notes
✔ Complete Unit 1 to Unit 5
✔ For CSE, EE, ECE & Allied Branches
✔ B.Tech First Year Engineering Science Course
✔ Based on standard AICTE model curriculum
✔ Easy-to-understand theoretical concepts
✔ Worked Numerical Examples
✔ Labelled Circuit Diagrams
✔ Important formulas and equations
✔ Quick-reference sections
✔ Common beginner mistakes & debugging checklist
✔ Unit-wise key takeaways
✔ Exam-focused question bank
✔ Short-answer questions
✔ Long-answer questions
✔ Numerical problems
✔ Quick Viva / Oral Questio