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EX-603 (A) RGPV B.Tech

Utilization of Electrical Engineering (UEE)

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Previous Year Papers

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Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Illumination Engineering 20

Nature of light
Units
Sensitivity of the eye
Luminous efficiency
Glare
Production of light
Incandescent lamps
Arc lamps
Gas discharge lamps – fluorescent lamps polar curves
Effect of voltage variation on efficiency and life of lamps
Distribution and control of light
Lighting calculations
Solid angle
Inverse square and cosine laws
Methods of calculations
Factory lighting
Flood lighting and street lighting
Direct, diffused and mixed reflection & transmission factor
Refractors
Light fittings

Unit 1 notes

Unit 2 Heating, Welding And Electrolysis 28

Electrical heating – advantages
Methods and applications of electrical heating
Resistance heating
Design of heating elements
Efficiency and losses control in heating
Induction heating – core type furnaces
Induction heating – core‑less furnaces
Induction heating – high frequency eddy current heating
Dielectric heating – principle and special applications
Arc furnaces – direct arc furnaces
Arc furnaces – indirect arc furnaces
Electrodes and design of heating elements for arc furnaces
Power supply and control for heating processes
Different methods of electrical welding
Resistance welding
Arc welding
Energy‑storage welding
Laser welding
Electron‑beam welding
Electrical equipment for welding
Arc furnace transformers and welding transformers
Review of electrolytic principles
Laws of electrolysis
Electroplating
Anodizing‑electro‑cleaning
Extraction of refinery metals
Power supply for electrolytic processes
Current and energy efficiency

Unit 2 notes

Unit 3 Traction 11

Special features of traction motors
Selection of traction motor
Different systems of electric traction and their advantages and disadvantages
Mechanics of train movement – simplified speed‑time curves for different services
Average and schedule speed
Tractive effort
Specific energy consumption
Factors affecting specific energy consumption
Acceleration and braking retardation
Adhesive weight
Coefficient of adhesion

Unit 3 notes

Unit 4 Electric Drives 8

Individual and collective drives – electrical braking
Plugging
Rheostatic and regenerative braking
Load equalization
Use of fly‑wheel criteria for selection of motors for various industrial drives
Calculation of electrical loads for refrigeration and air‑conditioning
Intermittent loading
Temperature rise curve

Unit 4 notes

Unit 5 Introduction to Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 6

Configuration and performance of electric vehicles
Traction motor characteristics
Tractive effort
Transmission requirement
Vehicle performance
Energy consumption

Unit 5 notes

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Exam insights

Counted from 3 past EX-603 (A) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

Unit 1 Illumination Engineering 28 marks
Unit 2 Heating, Welding And Electrolysis 25 marks
Unit 3 Traction 28 marks
Unit 4 Electric Drives 15 marks
Unit 5 Introduction to Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 12 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

Calculate the number, rating or candle power of lamps required to produce a given illumination on the working plane/floor of a room of given size using utilization factor and depreciation/maintenance factor.

Asked 2 times: 2025, 2023
Name the types of electrical braking and explain regenerative braking (any one method) in detail

Asked 2 times: 2025, 2023
State and explain the laws of illumination: inverse square law and Lambert's cosine law.

Asked 2 times: 2025, 2022

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