This document provides an overview of basic electrical concepts and principles including AC/DC circuits, voltage, current, resistance, and Ohm's law. It also discusses power in electrical circuits including real, reactive, and apparent power as well as power factor. Additional topics covered include single and three-phase power systems, transformers including types and connections, and electrical devices and symbols used in control circuits. Control circuits are described including AND, OR, and combined logic operations. The document concludes with discussing reading electrical drawings and a workshop practical example.

1. PART 1
Prepared by
Nabeel Hassan Al-Zamror

2. Outline
1. Basic principles
2. Devices, symbols, and circuits

3. Basic principles

4. Objectives
1. To refresh basic electrical concepts
2. To define basic concepts of transformer
3. To refresh single-phase power concepts
4. To refresh three-phase power concepts.

5. Basic electrical concepts
 Electricity is found in two common forms:
◦ AC (alternating current)
◦ DC (direct current).
 An electrical circuit has the following three
basic components irrespective of its
electrical energy form:
◦ Voltage (volts)
◦ Ampere (amps)
◦ Resistance (ohms).

6.  All three are bound together with Ohm’s
law, which gives the following relation
between the three:
V = I × R

7. Power
 In DC circuits, power (watts) is simply a
product of voltage and current.
 P =V × I

8. Power
 For AC circuits, the formula holds true for
purely resistive circuits, power is not just
a product of voltage and current.
 Real power or true power is the power
that can be converted into work and is
measured in watts.

9. Power
 Reactive power If the circuit is of an
inductive or capacitive type, then the
reactive component consumes power and
cannot be converted into work.
 This is known as reactive power and is
denoted by the unit VAR.

10. Relationship between powers
 Apparent power (VA) = V × A
 True power (Watts) = VA × cosf
 Reactive power (VAR) = VA × sinf

11. Power factor
 Power factor is defined as the ratio of real
power to apparent power. The maximum
value it can carry is either 1 or 100(%),
which would be obtained in a purely
resistive circuit.

12. Percentage voltage regulation

13. Electrical energy
 This is calculated as the amount of
electrical energy used in an hour and is
expressed as follows:
 Kilowatthour = kW× h

14. Types of circuits
 There are only two types of electrical
circuits – series and parallel.

15. series circuit
 A series circuit is defined as a circuit in
which the elements in a series carry the
same
 current, while voltage drop across each
may be different.

16. parallel circuit
 A parallel circuit is defined as a circuit in
which the elements in parallel have the
same
 voltage, but the currents may be
different.

17. Transformer
 A transformer is a device that transforms
voltage from one level to another. They
are widely used in power systems.
 With the help of transformers, it is
possible to transmit power at an
economical transmission voltage and to
utilize power at an economic effective
voltage.

18. Schematic diagram of a single-
phase transformer

19. Potential-induced
 The ratio of the primary potential to the
secondary potential is the ratio of the
number
 of turns in each and is represented as
follows:

20. step-up and step-down
 The concepts of step-up and step-down
transformers function on similar relation.
 A step-up transformer increases the
output voltage by taking N1 > N2 and a
step-down transformer decreases the
output voltage by taking N2 > N1 .

21. Current-induced
 When the transformer is loaded, then the
current is inversely proportional to the
voltages and is represented as follows:

22. EMF equation of a transformer
 rms value of the induced emf in the
primary winding is:
 E1 = 4.44 × f × N1 ×ɸm
 rms value of the induced emf in the
secondary winding is:
 E2 = 4.44 × f × N2 × ɸm

23. Types of transformers

24. As per the type of construction
a) Core type: Windings surround a
considerable part of the core.
b) Shell type: Core surrounds a
considerable portion of the windings.

25. As per cooling type
a) Oil-filled self-cooled: Small- and
medium-sized distribution transformers.
b) Oil-filled water-cooled: High-voltage
transmission line outdoor transformers.
c) Air Cooled type: Used for low ratings
and can be either of natural air
circulation (AN) or forced circulation (AF)
type.

26. As per application
a) Power transformer : These are large transformers used
to change voltage levels and current levels as per
requirement. Power transformers are usually used in
either a distribution or a transmission line.
b) Potential transformer (PT): These are precision voltage
step-down transformers used along with low-range
voltmeters to measure high voltages.
c) Current transformer (CT): These transformers are used
for the measurement of current where the current-
carrying conductor is treated as a primary transformer.
This transformer isolates the instrument from high-
voltage line, as well as steps down the current in a
known ratio.
d) Isolation transformer : These are used to isolate two
different circuits without changing the voltage level or
current level.

27. Connections of single-phase
transformer

28. Series connection of two single-
phase transformers

29. Parallel connection of two single-
phase transformers

30. Three-phase
transformers

31. Commonly used three-phases are
 Three-phase three-wire (delta)
 Three-phase four-wire (star).

32. Delta connection

33. Three-phase four-wire star
connections

34. Output power of a transformer in
kW

35. Testing transformers

36. Testing transformers
 The following tests are carried out on
transformers:
 Measurement of winding resistance
 Measurement of Voltage ratio
 Test phasor voltage relationship
 Measurement of impedance voltage, short-circuit
impedance and load loss
 Measurement of no load loss and no load current
 Measurement of insulation resistance
 Dielectric test
 Temperature rise.

37. Why is transformer rating defined
in kVA
 usual to express the rating of the
transformer as a product of the rated
voltage and the rated current (VA or kVA).
This however does not mean that you can
apply a lower voltage and pass a higher
current through the transformer. The VA
value is bounded individually by the rated
voltage and rated current.

38. Types of electrical machines
DC machines
Shunt motor
Self excited
Separately
excited
Series motor
Compound
motor
AC machines
Squirrel-cage
induction
motor
Wound rotor
motor
Synchronous
motors

39. Meters used in troubleshooting

40. Multi-range voltmeters

41. Clip-around or clamp-on ammeters

42. • Electrostatic voltmeters (high-
voltage measurements)

43. Multimeter or volt-ohm-milli-
ammeter (voltage, resistance,
current, etc.)

44. Thermocouple meters (indirect
current measurement)

45. True wattmeters (directly
measurement of power in watts)

46. Digital voltmeters

47. Digital frequency meters

48. Continuity testers

49. Insulation testers

50. Logic level probe testers

51. Logic analyzers (diagnosing logic
systems problems)

52. Devices, symbols, and
circuits

53. Objective
1. To understand basic electrical symbols
2. To understand power and control circuits
3. To read electrical drawings

54. Devices and symbols
 See page 25

55. Direct-on-line (DOL) starter power
circuit

56. Control circuit

57.  A control circuit is for the automatic
control of equipment, for safety
interlocking, and sequencing the
operations of the plant equipment and
machines.

58.  Control circuits hardware consists of relay
contacts, wires, hardware timers, and
counters, relay coils, etc.
 These consist of input contacts
representing various conditions; the
output coils are energized or de-energized
depending on the input conditions
represented by the control circuit.

59.  There are two types of contacts NO
(normally open) and NC (normally
closed).
 Input contact: These are contacts of
relays, contactors, timers, counter, field
instrument switches, pressure switches,
limit switches, etc.
 Output coil: These have two states – On
or Off. Output coil can be auxiliary
contactor or Main contactor coil.

60. ‘AND’ operation circuit
 Figure shows a simple
control circuit (AND
operation) with two input
contacts (NO)
representing two
conditions that must be
true to complete the
circuit to switch on the
output relay coil and
change the state of output
from ‘Off’ to ‘On’.

61. ‘OR’ operation circuit
 Figure shows a circuit
with three input contacts
(NO) representing that at
least one of the three
conditions should be true
to complete the circuit to
switch On the relay coil
and change output state
from ‘Off’ to ‘On’.

62. ‘AND with OR’ operation circuit
 Figure shows a control circuit,
consisting of a combination of
AND and OR operations.
 There are two parallel (OR
condition) paths with two
input contacts (NO) connected
in series in each path
representing AND conditions.
 The path for coil K3 will be
completed when one of the
path conditions comes true.
 The circuit then will switch
‘On’ the relay coil and change
the output state from ‘Off’ to
‘On’.

63. Practical Example
 Workshop practical.

64. Reading and understanding electrical
drawings

65. Practical
 Workshop page 28

66. End of Part 1