A.P. TRANSCO ASSISTANT ENGINEERS SYLLABUS

A.P. TRANSCO A.E. (ELECTRICAL) SYLLBUS

Electric Circuits:
Network graph, KCL, KVL, node and mesh analysis, star/ delta transformation; electromagnetic induction; mutual induction; ac fundamentals; harmonics, transient response of dc and ac networks; sinusoidal steady-state analysis, resonance, ideal current and voltage sources, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, Superposition and Maximum Power Transfer theorems, two-port networks, three phase circuits, power measurement .
Electrical Machines:
Single phase transformer – equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, tests, regulation and efficiency; three phase transformers – connections, parallel operation; auto-transformer; DC machines – types, windings, generator/ motor characteristics, armature reaction and commutation, starting and speed control of motors; three phase induction motors – principles, types, performance characteristics, starting and speed control; single phase induction motors; synchronous machines – performance, regulation and parallel operation of generators, motor starting, characteristics and applications .
Power Systems:
Basic power generation concepts; transmission line models and performance; underground cable, string insulators; corona; distribution systems; per-unit quantities; bus impedance and admittance matrices; load flow; voltage control; power factor correction; economic operation; symmetrical components; fault analysis; principles of over-current, differential and distance protection; protection of alternator, transformer, transmission lines neutral earthing, solid state relays and digital protection; circuit breakers; system stability concepts, swing curves and equal area criterion
Utilization & Control Systems:
Principles of feedback; transfer function; block diagrams; steady-state errors; Routh and Nyquist techniques; Bode plots; root loci; lag, lead and lead-lag compensation; Heating – resistance, induction, dielectric; Welding – spot, seam and butt; Electric traction – speed-time curves, tractive effort;
Measurements:
Bridges and potentiometers; PMMC, moving iron, dynamometer and induction type instruments; measurement of voltage, current, power, energy and power factor; digital voltmeters and multi-meters; phase, time and frequency measurement; Q-meters; oscilloscopes;
Analog and Digital Electronics:
Characteristics of diodes, BJT, FET; amplifiers -biasing, equivalent circuit and frequency response; oscillators and feedback amplifiers; Combinational and sequential logic circuits; multiplexer; Schmitt trigger; A/D and D/A converters; 8-bit microprocessor basics, architecture, programming and interfacing.
Power Electronics and Drives:
Semiconductor power diodes, transistors, thyristors, triacs, GTOs, MOSFETs and IGBTs – static characteristics and principles of operation; triggering circuits; phase control rectifiers; bridge converters – fully controlled and half controlled; principles of choppers and inverters; basic concepts of adjustable speed dc and ac drives.

A.P. TRANSCO A.E. (TELECOM) SYLLBUS

 
Network Analysis:
Kirchoff’s Laws, RC, RL & RLC Circuits, Initial conditions, Energy, Power, Instantaneous, max, average, RMS values of alternating currents, Phaser representation, transient and steady state analysis, Total response. Network analysis using Laplace Transforms, properties of Laplace transforms.
Fourier Series:
Continuous and discrete Fourier Transforms, z-transforms. Applications to signal Analysis. Convolution. Network Theorems and Applications. Two Port Parameters, Series, Parallel and Cascade connections of two port networks, Z, Y, ABCD Parameters, Network Functions, Poles and Zeros. Driving point and Transfer Functions, Image Parameters, Conventional LP, HP, BP, Band Stop Filters. Composite Filters, T, ╥ & Lattice Networks, Attenuators and Equalizers.
Electronic Devices & Circuits:
PN Junction, PNP, NPN Transistors. Biasing, Tunnel Diode, FET, UJT,SCR Characteristics, Various CB,CE,CC transistor Amplifiers – Analysis & Performance. RC coupled and push pull amplifiers, compensation techniques, Feedback, Negative feedback, oscillatorCircuits, Phase Shift Oscillator.
Digital Circuits:
Wave Shaping, multivibrators, Sweep Generators, Counters, logic Gates and Circuits, Number Systems, Codes, Error Detection and Correction. Sequential Circuits, Integrated Circuits OP Amps-Applications, IC Comparator Circuits, A/D, D/A Converters.
Linear Control System:
Open loop, Closed loop system, Signal Flow Graphs, Stability, Routh – Hurwitz and Nyquist Criterion, Bode plots, Gain-phase Margin, Lead-Lag compensation Techniques.
Transmission Lines & Antennas:
Transmission line equation, Primary and Secondary Parameters, Propagation constants, Open and Short Circuited Lines, Standing Waves, Reflection Coefficient, VSWR, Line as Circuit element, Impedance Matching.
Maxwell’s equations and Field Theory:
Various Laws & Theorems in Electromagnetism, Plane Waves, Boundary Conditions, Concept of Radiation, Half wave Dipole, Antenna Arrays, Communication Antennas – performance Characteristics.
Wave guides and Components:
Reciprocal & non Reciprocal Wave guide components, Couplers, Tees, Microwave Sources, Microwave Communication, Link Design.
Basics of Micro Processors & Micro Controllers:
Architecture and Assemblers, memory Devices.
Communication systems:
Modulation, All types of Modulation techniques, SNR, Analog & Digital Communication techniques, multiplexes, Demodulators, Radio Receivers & Transmitters – Characteristics & Basics of Fibre Optics Communication and Satellite Communication Systems.

A.P. TRANSCO A.E. (CIVIL) SYLLBUS


Strength of Materials:
Simple stresses and strains. Hooke’s law. Stress-strain curve for mild steel, elastic constants, compound bars, temperature stresses, strain energy, resilience, impact loading, SFD and BMD for simple cantilever and overhanging beams.
Centre of gravity and moment of inertia, bending and shear stress distributions. Theory of pure torsion, helical spring, thin and thick cylinders, analysis of trusses by method of joints and method of sections, combined direct and bending stresses, column and struts, deflection of beams-double integration, moment area and conjugate beam methods.
Reinforced Concrete:
Basic reinforcing materials, tests on cement and aggregates.
Structural concrete and its grades, workability tests and concrete mix design. Singly and doubly reinforced beams, working stress design of rectangular and flanged beams shear bond, development length and torsion in beams, one-way and two-way slabs, axially and eccentrically loaded columns, isolated and combined footings. Basic concepts of limit state design and its applications to the design of beams, slabs and columns.
Steel Structures:
Grades of steels, design of simple and compound beams, riveted and welded joints, riveted and welded connections’-eccentric framed and seated, simple and compound columns, slab and gusseted bases, grillage foundations, roof trusses, plastic analysis – plastic bending of beams, shape factor, plastic analysis theorems, and analysis of fixed, propped cantilever beams by static and kinematic methods.
Fluid Mechanics & Machinery:
Fluid properties, pressure measurements, manometers, forces on plane and curved surfaces, center of pressure, principle of buoyancy, stability of floating and submerged bodies, metacentre, Kinematics of fluid flow, equation of continuity. Euler’s and Bernoulli’s equations, Impulse-momentum, flow measuring device s – orifices and mouth pieces, notches and weirs, flow through pipes, open channel flow, impact of jets – stationery and moving vanes (flat and curved), radial vanes, hydraulic turbines, pumps and machinery.
Soil Mechanics:
Physical properties of soils, classification and identification, permeability, capillarity, seepage, compaction, shear strength, Earth pressure, slope stability.
Foundation Engineering:
Stress distribution in soils, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, pile foundation, Coffer dams, Caissons, Dewatering, Bracing for excavations, site investigations, New mark charts, Machine foundation.