Principles of Electrical Engineering - MITAOE
What are the Principles of Electrical Engineering?
Electrical
engineering deals with the understanding of designing, working and functioning
of different types of equipment. The types of equipment mentioned here are the
ones which use electricity, electronics and electromagnetism for their
operations. To understand the working of these pieces of equipment, it is
essential to understand the basic principles of electrical engineering on which
these pieces of equipment are based. The aspiring Electrical engineers have to
be very well aware of these principles as these form the basis of all the
education, they are going to get about being an electrical engineer. Below are
the principles on which electrical engineering is based on
Electricity
Electricity
is nothing but a form of energy which is the flow of electrons. These electrons
are responsible for creating charge and generate electricity. The electricity
is used for numerous purposes in our daily life be it switching on the light
for brightness or to charge the phone or laptop or various other chores.
Electricity is undoubtedly the most commonly used source of energy.
The
basic principles of electrical engineering are based on the three parameters of
electricity
The
Volt
The
electromotive force or the Volt is a quantitative expression of the potential
difference in charge between two points in the electrical field. The flow of
the electric current depends upon how the Voltage is, higher the flow of Voltage
more the electricity. Voltage is measured in Volt, which is named after an
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. Voltage can be understood by a simple
definition that it is the amount of potential energy between two points on a
circuit. If one point has more charge than others, then the difference between
these charges is called Voltage.
The
Ampere
The
Ampere defines the flow rate of the electric current, in other words, it is a
unit of measure of the rate of electric current in an electrical conductor. It
is essential to be able to quantify the current flow in the system, and this
will help to estimate the performance of the circuit, which has to be defined.
A unit is required to gauge the performance of the circuit, and this unit is
called Ampere or amp. The unit of electric current is named after the ‘Father
of Electrodynamics’ a French Physicist and Mathematician called Andre-Marie
Ampere.
The Ohm
The
unit of resistance in a conductor is known as the Ohm. The unit of resistance
is influenced by three things, they are the size of the conductor, the material
of the conductor and the temperature of the conductor. If the length of the
conductor increase or the diameter of the conductor decreases the resistance of
the conductor to increase and on the contrary, if the material of the conductor
is more conductive then the resistance of the conductor decreases. And if there
is a rise in temperature, then the resistance of the conductor also increases.
This unit of resistance is named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.
Ohm’s
Law
Ohm’s
Law gives the correlation between electric current (I), Voltage (V), and
resistance (R) in a conductor.
Ohm’s
Law is expressed as V = I × R
Where:
V = volts, I = amps, R = Ohms
These
are the fundamental principles of electrical engineering which student who want
to pursue electrical engineering should be aware. MIT Academy of Engineering
(MITAOE), Alandi, Pune is the Engineering institute in Pune which offers the
undergraduate and postgraduate courses for electrical engineering. Although the
concepts of electrical engineering are overwhelming MIT Academy of Engineering
(MITAOE), have a learning-centred approach, the faculty gives personal
attention to the students, and the institute thrives on making the teaching and
learning process more effective. This makes the students understand the concept
clearer and better.
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