Calendar: 1951-1952 Page 194

SYLLABUSES OF COURSES 195 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PART Electrical Technology Two lectures per week Laboratory one half-day week Electric and magnetic fields The elementary laws of electro- magnetism the magnetic circuit The generator and motor properties and characteristics of simple types Armature reaction Alternating currents analysis of voltage and current distributions in simple circuits Power Polyphase circuits Elementary treatment of single-phase and polyphase alternators The transformer Elements of thermionics and gaseous conduction the thermionic valve Rectification of alternating currents simple circuit arrangements Lamps and illumination Measuring instruments the measurement of current voltage and power in and circuits Moving coil moving iron and dynamo- meter instruments Photometric measurements Temperature measurements PART Π Electrical Technology Two lectures per week Laboratory one half-day week Easter Term Laboratory and tutorial one day per week The generation of electrical power Transmission and distribution systems Switchgear protective systems earthing Concept of the rotating field The three-phase induction motor and the synchronous motor simple treatment of principles and characteristics The economics of power supply tariffs power factor correction Starting and speed control of motors Electric traction Instruments and measurements the measurement of conductance and insulation resistance rectifier instruments induction and thermal instruments instrument transformers oscillographs The metering of electrical energy Elementary principles of electronics