Electrical Circuit Crash Course for VLSI interview and GATE

Name: Electrical Circuit Crash Course for VLSI interview and GATE
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A Foundation Course on Electrical Circuit Analysis (Network Theory) for Electronics and Electrical Engineering Students

Created byLearnin28days Academy

Last updated 9/2021

English

What you'll learn

Active and Passive Elements
Kirchhoff's Current Law
Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
Superposition Theorem
Norton’s Theorem
Thevenin’s Theorem
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem
Passive Sign Convention
Voltage Division Rule
Current Division Rule
The Nodal Analysis
The Mesh Analysis
Properties of Resistors, Inductors and Capacitors
Electric Charge, Voltage, Current
Power, Energy
Independent & Dependent Sources
Reciprocity Theorem
Millman’s Theorem
Tellegen’s Theorem

Course content

1 section • 27 lectures • 7h 37m total length

Electrical Basics18:42
Ohm's Law, Sources & Elements29:26
Resistor & Inductor20:19
Capacitor16:31
Learn how a capacitor stores energy with C = ε0 A / d and C = ε A / d, and energy equals 1/2 C V^2.
KCL-Kirchhoff's Current Law21:47
KVL - Kirchhoff's Voltage Law16:00
Passive Sign Convention10:34
Series Connection & Voltage Division Rule20:25
Explore series connections, where the same current flows through all elements, voltages divide, and series resistance and inductance sum while capacitors follow 1/C_eq = 1/C1 + 1/C2.
Parallel Connection & Current Division Rule10:17
Star Delta and Source Transformation (ST)23:46
Numerical on Star-Delta, ST and Sources17:35
Transform star-connected and delta-connected networks using source transformations; analyze open- and short-circuit cases, apply current division, and derive equivalent resistances.
Balanced Bridge: Concept and Examples11:59
Nodal Analysis14:24
Mesh Analysis15:19
Master mesh analysis for planar electrical networks by forming mesh currents, applying Ohm's law, and solving the resulting simultaneous equations; learn about loops versus meshes and supermesh handling.
Numerical on Super Node and Mesh Analysis14:10
Numerical on Nodal Analysis -I9:19
Apply nodal analysis to solve electrical networks by using Kirchhoff's current law at nodes. Derive node voltages and branch currents, and determine the inductor voltage from the governing equations.
Numerical on Nodal Analysis -II10:46
Numerical on Network Solving Techniques-I10:26
Explore numerical network solving with loop and node analysis, applying Kirchhoff's laws to find voltages and currents, model incandescent lamps as resistors, and compare series and parallel brightness.
Numerical on Network Solving Techniques-II9:55
Explore nodal analysis and source transformation to simplify parallel networks into a single node and solve voltages and currents in electrical circuits for VLSI interview and GATE prep.
Superposition Theorem20:05
Explore linear circuits and the principle of superposition, verifying homogeneity with scaling and applying it to independent and dependent sources in network analyses.
Numerical on Superposition Theorem24:11
Master the superposition theorem for linear circuits, including homogeneity, zeroing independent sources, preserving dependent sources, and calculating currents and voltages across branches in resistors, inductors, capacitors, and transformers.
Thevenin and Norton Theorem & solved Examples41:56
Maximum Power Transfer Theorem16:11
Numerical on Maximum Power Transfer Theorem24:09
Apply the maximum power transfer theorem by computing Thevenin and Norton equivalents, find R_th and I_N, and determine the load resistance for peak power delivery.
Tellengen's Theorem16:31
Apply Tellengen's theorem to a lumped electrical network and understand conservation of power, where the algebraic sum of power across all elements equals zero.
Millman's Theorem12:41
Quiz
Next Step0:31

Requirements

No prerequisite is required
Passion to work in Electronics / Electrical / VLSI domain

Description

This Course is MUST for Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation engineers who aspire to start their career in VLSI industry or in Electrical public / private sector companies . It teaches fundamental concepts of Electrical circuits such as charge, voltage and current and basic network solving techniques and Network Theorems which are foundations of Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. This course will help you to prepare for Competitive Exams such as GATE / PSU as well as for College exams. All the video lectures are prepared by Electrical Industry experts so that students get exposure to industry perspective as well.

These concepts In this course will provide good understanding of Electrical circuit behavior. Hence understanding of these concepts are necessary for all Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineers. It's self-paced online Basic Electrical Circuit Analysis course where every concept has been explained with examples. This course will make you ready to plunge into other Subjects of Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation domains.

This course will cover all important concepts of the Kirchhoff’s Laws, behavior of R-L-C (Resistor, Inductor, Capacitor) elements, Classification of two terminal elements ( active / passive, unilateral / bilateral ), classification of sources, nodal analysis and mesh analysis, Superposition principle, Thevenin’s & Norton’s Theorem, Maximum power transfer and Reciprocity principles.

In this course, every problem solving example has been selected carefully so that you can solve similar problems in interviews and Competitive Exams such as GATE/PSU.

Who this course is for:

Electronics Engineering
Electrical Engineering
VLSI professionals
VLSI students
Gate, PSU, Government Exam
EE Students
Hardware Engineers
Semiconductor professionals