UPSC Electrical Engineering Optional Syllabus:Paper-I:1. Electric Circuits: Circuit elements, Kirchhoff's laws, network theorems, transient analysis, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, three-phase circuits, resonance, and coupled circuits.
2. Electromagnetic Fields: Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, and wave propagation.
3. Signals and Systems: Continuous-time and discrete-time signals, linear time-invariant systems, Fourier series representation, Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, Z-transforms, sampling theorem, and digital filters.
4. Electrical Machines: DC machines, transformers, induction machines, synchronous machines, and fractional horsepower motors.
5. Power Systems: Generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, power factor correction, economic operation, voltage control, and power system stability.
6. Control Systems: Mathematical modeling and representation of systems, feedback control systems, time-domain and frequency-domain analysis, stability, system compensation, and state variable analysis.
Paper-II:1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements: Measurement of voltage, current, power, energy, resistance, inductance, capacitance, frequency, and time. Measurement errors, statistical analysis, and measurement standards.
2. Analog and Digital Electronics: Semiconductor devices, diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field-effect transistors, operational amplifiers, digital logic gates, combinational and sequential circuits, A/D and D/A converters, and microprocessors.
3. Power Electronics and Drives: Power semiconductor devices, phase-controlled rectifiers, inverters, choppers, cycloconverters, and their applications in power conversion and motor control.
4. Analog and Digital Communication Systems: Amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, pulse modulation, sampling, quantization, digital modulation schemes, error detection and correction techniques, and communication media.
5. Microprocessors and Microcontrollers: Architecture, programming, and interfacing of microprocessors and microcontrollers, memory and I/O interfacing, and applications in control systems and data acquisition.
6. Advanced Topics: Renewable energy sources, smart grids, power system protection, high voltage engineering, power quality, electromagnetic compatibility, and energy management.
UPSC Previous Year Questions with Essays: Electrical Engineering Optional1. Previous year questions from both Paper-I and Paper-II of UPSC Electrical Engineering optional.
2. Detailed solutions and explanations for each question.
3. Essay topics related to electrical engineering concepts and applications.
4. Tips and strategies for effective preparation and time management during the UPSC exam.
5. Guidance on how to approach and answer essay questions in the optional paper.
Note: It is highly recommended to refer to the official UPSC syllabus and previous year question papers for a comprehensive understanding of the topics and exam pattern.
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