Electronic Circuits & Networks
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The official GTU curriculum for Electronic Circuits & Networks (subject code 4331101) as prescribed for EC · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 34 listed topics. This curriculum applies from the Aug-2022 intake. 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 (4331101)Unit 1 Network Elements And Network Topology
- 1.1. Active elements, Passive elements, Bilateral and unilateral elements, Lumped and distributed elements, Linear and nonlinear elements.
- 1.2. Resistors connected in series, parallel and in combination
- 1.3. Capacitors connected in series, connected in series, parallel and in combination 1d.Determine voltage, current and power relationship for capacitors connected in series, parallel and in combination 1e.Analyze the circuit to calculate voltage and current at various Points in circuit parallel and in combination
- 1.4. Inductors connected in series, parallel and in combination
- 1.5. Voltage and Current division method
- 1.6. Energy sources
- 1.7. Transformation of energy sources- Voltage source to current source and vice versa (ideal and practical)
- 1.8. Branch, Node, Loop, Mesh and terms related to network topology
- 1.9. The” graph” of a network
- 1.10. “Tree” of a network
- 1.11. Link current: Tie-set Schedules
- 1.12. Tree-branch voltages: Cut set Schedules
- 1.13. Mesh current method of choosing current variables
- 1.14. Loop current method
- 1.15. Node-pair voltage Method
- 1.16. Node-to-datum Voltage Method
Unit 2 Two Port Networks 2a.Distinguish the various networks. 2.1 Passive and Active, Linear and Non- linear, Lumped and Distributed, Unilateral...
- 2.4. Representation of Y-parameter
- 2.5. Representation of h-parameter
- 2.6. Representation of ABCD parameter
- 2.7. Transfer Impedance, Driving point Impedance, Image Impedance and Terminating Impedance, Input and Output Impedances
- 2.8. Characteristic Impedance of standard T and π networks (ZOT and ZOπ ) and relation between them 2g.Describe steps of conversion between T to π networks and vice versa
- 2.9. T to π and π toT network conversion or Star to Delta and Delta to Star conversion
Unit 3 Network Theorems
- 3.1. Kirchhoff’s Voltage and Current law(KVL and KCL)
- 3.2. Mesh Analysis and Nodal Analysis of Networks
- 3.3. Principle of Duality 3d.Explain the steps to Calculate the current in any branch of the circuit using Superposition Theorem.
- 3.4. Super Position Theorem, Thevenin’s Theorem, Norton’s Theorem, Maximum Power Transfer Theorem, Reciprocity Theorem
Unit 4 Resonance and Coupled Circuits 4a.Determine Quality factor of a Coil and Capacitor.
- 4.1. Quality factor or Q-factor of coil and capacitor
- 4.2. Series and parallel resonant circuit, resonance frequency, impedance at resonance, bandwidth and selectivity of series and parallel resonance circuit.
- 4.3. Coupled circuit, mutual Inductance
- 4.4. Derive equation for co-efficient of coupling
Unit 5 Attenuators & Filters 5a.Classify various types Of attenuators. 5b.Explain relation between decibel and neper 5c.Using the relation N= Is...
- 5.1. Attenuators, T and π attenuators, Lattice attenuators
- 5.2. Classification of passive filters
- 5.3. Passive Filters: Constant ‘K ’type filter (T and π sections – Low Pass, High Pass)
- 5.4. Introduction and comparison of band pass and band stop filters