Automotive Electricals and Electronics
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Automotive Electricals and Electronics Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Automotive Electricals and Electronics (subject code 3160209) as prescribed for Auto · Semester 6 divides the course into 7 units, covering 84 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3160209)Unit 1 Automobile Electrical Systems
- Distribution systems & Generation of electric energy
- Lighting system
- 12 Volt & 24 Volt systems
- Insulation and earth (negative and positive earthing) system
- types of cables used
- color codes
- cable connectors
- fuse system
- circuit breakers
- Layout and Wiring diagram for 2, 3 and 4 wheeler vehicles
- Buses and Commercial vehicles
- Wiper System and Trafficator
- power windows
- Central Locking system
- Convertible Mechanism
Unit 2 Batteries and Starting system
- Various types of Automotive batteries
- Construction & working of lead acid battery
- dry battery & Alkaline battery
- Designation & Rating of Batteries
- Performance tests: Battery Capacity
- Gravimetric test and efficiency
- Battery failures
- Recharging: Electronic circuits
- battery charging current
- charging methodology & precautions
- Principle of Starting system
- Starting torque
- engine resistance torque, and power required for starting of engine
- Starter motor and its circuit
- Types of drive mechanisms: bendix drive
- pinion type
- axial sliding armature starter
- Slipping and overrunning of clutches
- automatic switches for starting
- cold starting devices: Glow plug & choke
Unit 3 Charging system and Lighting Auxiliaries
- Need of Charging circuit
- Types of charging system: D.C. dynamo
- AC dynamo
- flywheel magneto charging system and Alternator
- Charging system controlling & regulator system: Relay/cut-out
- voltage and current regulator
- compensated voltage and current regulator
- electronic regulator
- regulator characteristics
- Drive for Charging system
- Lighting system of vehicle: head lamp
- tail lamp
- brake lamp
- parking lamp etc, other types of lamps used
- Reflector purpose and design
- head lamp angle and position
- fog lamp
- side indicator lamp
- warning lights and flashers
- instrument panel lights
- body interior lights
- Safety indicator lights
- Engine compartment & Rear boot lamps
Unit 4 Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition Systems
- Feedback carburetor systems (FBC)
- Throttle body injection and multi-port or point fuel injection
- Fuel injection systems
- injection system controls
- Types of solid state ignition systems and their principle of operation Contactless electronic ignition system
- Electronic spark timing control. 6 Subject Code:3160209 W.ef. 2018-19
Unit 5 Electronic Systems
- Current Trends in Automotive Electronic Engine management system
- Types of EMS: Electromagnetic interference Suppression
- Electromagnetic Compatibility
- Electronic dashboard instruments
- onboard diagnostic system
- Security warning system infotainment and Telematics
Unit 6 Sensors and Actuators
- basic sensor arrangement
- types of sensors such as - oxygen sensors
- Crank angle position sensors - Fuel metering /vehicle speed sensor and detonation sensor - Altitude sensor
- flow sensor Throttle position sensors
- stepper motors
Unit 7 Horns- A.C. & D.C. horns, wind tone horn/air horns, electronic horn, reverse horn. Horn
- Warning buzzer. sensors - Instrument cluster panel
- fuel gauges
- oil temperature gauge
- warning light sensors
- coolant temperature gauge
- trip meter
- oil level indicator
- parking brake indictor
- direction indicators
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