Lyceum of the Philippines University

College of Engineering and Computer Studies

Effective ___ Semester, AY 20__-20__

SYLLABUS

Subject Code : ECRL03E

Subject Title : Electrical Circuits III
No. of Units : Three (3) units
Lecture Hours/Week : Two (2) hours
Laboratory Hours/Week : Three (3) hours
Prerequisite : Electrical Circuits II (ECRL02E)

Course Description:

The course deals with the analysis of polyphase system, balanced three-phase systems, with balanced and
unbalanced loading, Power Measurement, analysis of circuits with magnetically-coupled coils, symmetrical
components and per unit calculations.

Course Content / Learning Plan

Course Teaching Learning Graded Activities/

Week Outcomes Topics Activities Assessment Tools
1 Orientation
2 CO1 Introduction to Polyphase Circuits Lecture Quizzes
- Generation of Polyphase Voltage Seatwork Problem Sets
- Phase Sequence Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Difference of single phase and Recitation
three phase system

3 CO1 Interconnection of Three Phases Lecture Quizzes

- Star or Wye Connection Seatwork Problem Sets
Values of Phase Currents Recitation Laboratory Reports
Voltages, Currents and power
in a balanced Wye Connection

4 CO1 Delta or Mesh Connection Lecture Quizzes

- Voltages, Currents and power in Seatwork Problem Sets
a balanced Delta Connection Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Balanced wye-delta and delta- Recitation
wye conversion

5 CO1 Unbalanced Loads Lecture Quizzes

CO2 Seatwork Problem Sets
CO3 - Unbalanced Delta Connected Experiment Laboratory Reports
Loads Recitation
- Delta-star and star delta
conversion for an unbalanced
load.
- Unbalanced wye connected
loads without neutral wire
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Unbalanced Loads
6 Prelim Examination
7 CO1 Power Measurement in a Three phase Lecture Quizzes
CO2 Balanced Circuits Seatwork Problem Sets
Recitation Laboratory Reports
- Three wattmeter Method
- Two wattmeter method
- One wattmeter method

8 CO1 Power Measurement in a Three phase Lecture Quizzes

CO2 Unbalanced Circuits Seatwork Problem Sets
CO3 - Two Wattmeter Experiment Laboratory Reports
- N Wattmeter Recitation

9 CO2 Power factor improvement Lecture Quizzes

CO3 - Importance of Power Factor Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 Correction Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Power Factor Correctors Recitation
- Power factor Improvement
Solution
10 CO2 Symmetrical Components Lecture Quizzes
CO3 - Graphical Composition of Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 sequence vectors Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Positive sequence components Recitation
- Negative sequence components
11 CO2 Zero Sequence components of current Lecture Quizzes
CO3 and voltage Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 - Four wire connection Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Three wire star connection Recitation
- Three wire delta connection
12 Midterm Examination
13 CO2 Measurement of symmetrical Lecture Quizzes
CO3 Components of circuits Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 - Measurement of positive and Experiment Laboratory Reports
negative sequence voltages Recitation
- Measurement of Zero sequence
component voltages

14 CO2 Per Unit System Lecture Quizzes

CO3 - Introduction to per unit system Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 Experiment Laboratory Reports
Recitation
15 CO2 Per Unit System Lecture Quizzes
CO3 Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 - Per unit quantities Experiment Laboratory Reports
- Single phase re un it system Recitation
- Three phase per unit system

16 CO2 Per Unit System Lecture Quizzes

CO3 Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 - Transformer representation in Experiment Laboratory Reports
per unit system Recitation
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17 CO2 Per Unit System Lecture Quizzes

CO3 - Reactance Diagram Seatwork Problem Sets
CO4 - Introduction to Power Systems Experiment Laboratory Reports
Recitation
18 Final Examination

Computation of Grades
Prelim Term Grade Midterm Grade Final Term Grade
Prelim Examination 40% Midterm Examination 40% Final Examination 40%
Creative Academic Creative Academic Creative Academic
60% 60% 60%
Performance Performance Performance
Total 100% Total 100% Total 100%

Prelim Term Grade + Midterm Grade + Final Term Grade

FINAL GRADE =
3

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