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Syllabus AE KSEB Transfer: DETAILED SYLLABUS FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER
(ELECTRICAL) (Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd.) – By Transfer Recruitment (Cat.No.: 378/2025)
(Total 100 marks)

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Syllabus AE KSEB Transfer 378/2025 Syllabus Kerala PSC


1.Electric Circuits – (10 marks)


Kirchoff’s laws – maximum power transfer theorem. Star/delta
transformation. Energy stored in a capacitor and inductor. Analysis
of coupled circuits – dot polarity convention – sinusoidal steady
state analysis of coupled circuits. Generation of alternating voltages
and currents – rms value, average value, peak factor, form factor.
AC through series R, L, C circuit – series resonance- resonant power
–bandwidth. Resonance in parallel circuits.


2.Magnetic Circuits (10 marks)


Absolute and relative permeability of a medium – Magnetic field
strength- magnetic potential. Relation between magnetism and
electricity – Series and parallel magnetic circuits with composite
materials. Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic inductionLenz’s law – statically and dynamically induced emf.

Electrical Machines (10 marks)


DC Generators- Constructional details, working principle – types of
dc generators – emf equation – power stages – condition for
maximum efficiency. DC motor – armature control and field control.
Single phase transformer – working principle,equivalent circuit,
losses in a transformer, condition for maximum efficiency. Three
phase transformer – construction- difference between power
transformer and distribution transformer. Alternators- constructional
details –Synchronous motor – starting methods – synchronous
condenser. Three phase induction motor – working principle,
constructional details – slip, torque and current equations – torquespeed curve. Special Electrical Machines: Types and applications.

Digital Electronics – (10 marks)


Number Systems and Codes: Binary, Octal and hexadecimal
conversions- ASCII code, Excess -3 code, Gray code. Combinational
circuits – Adders – Full adder and half adder. Multiplexers-
Demultiplexers. Flipflops – registers – counters. Digital –to –
Analogue and Analogue-to-Digital conversion. Microprocessors –
Internal architecture of 8085 microprocessor–Functional block
diagram Instruction set – Addressing modes – Classification of
instructions – Status flags. Machine cycles and T states – Fetch and
execute cycles- Timing diagram.

Power Systems – (10 marks)


Line parameters -resistance- inductance and capacitance. Insulators
–string efficiency – corona. Circuit breakers: rating, types. CTs – PTs –
Relays – types. Per unit quantities- symmetrical components –
symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault. Power system stability –
steady state, dynamic and transient stability-power angle curve –
Load Flow analysis – Gauss Siedal, Newton Raphson, Fast decoupled
load flow.

Control Systems- (10 marks)


Transfer function of LTI systems – block diagram reduction – Signal
flow graph -Mason’s gain formula – Type and Order of the systemsCharacteristic equation Time domain specifications of transient and
steady state responses- Impulse and Step responses of first order
and second order systems. Static error coefficients of type
0,1,2 systems. Routh’s stability criterion. Frequency domain
specifications. Polar plot and Bode plot – concepts of gain margin
and phase margin- stability analysis.

Power Electronics and Operational Amplifiers- (10 marks)


SCR- Structure, Static characteristics. Fully controlled and half
controlled bridge rectifier with R, RL and RLE loads. Voltage Source
Inverters– 1-phase half-bridge & full bridge inverter with R and RL
loads – Three phase inverter – Pulse width modulation. Single
quadrant, Two quadrant and Four quadrant chopper. Operational
Amplifiers – fundamental differential amplifier- Modes of operation.
Properties of ideal and practical Op-amp – gain, CMRR and slew rate.

Measurements and Instrumentation (10 marks)


Measurement standards – errors – Types of Errors. Classification of
instruments, secondary instruments–indicating, integrating and
recording. Ammeters and voltmeters – moving coil, moving iron.
Measurement of power: Dynamometer type wattmeter –
Construction and working – Three phase power measurement –
single wattmeter and two wattmeter methods. Measurement of
energy – Single phase energy meter – construction and working.
Digital Energy meters -Time of Day(TOD) meters. Oscilloscopesprinciple of operation of general purpose CRO-basics of vertical and
horizontal deflection system.

Signals and Systems (10 marks)


Classification of signals – Elementary signals- Basic operations on
continuous time and discrete time signals. Concept of systems –
Classification of systems- Properties of systems – Time invarianceLinearity -Causality – Memory – Stability. Sampling process – Impulse
train sampling – sampling theorem- Aliasing effect. Zero order and
First order hold circuits.

Transducers, Batteries, Electrical wiring (10 marks)


General classification- LVDT- angular displacement transducers- hall
effect transducers. Batteries – Primary cells– secondary cellsbattery ratings- grouping of cells. Wiring – systems of wiring- rules
for domestic wiring. Earthing- types of earthing – rules for earthing.
Illumination – Laws of illumination. Electric lamps – different types.

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