Electrical Engineering License Exam Preparation (AElE)
Prepare for the NEC Electrical Engineering (AElE) license exam: Electrical Machines, Power Plants, Protection, Transmission and Power System Analysis, chapter by chapter, with thousands of practice MCQs and mock tests. Free.
Electrical Engineering syllabus (AElE)
Fundamental of Electrical Engineering
- Basic circuit concept
- Network theorems
- Alternating current fundamentals
- Electric circuit responses
- AC series and parallel circuits
- Three phase systems
Electrical Machines
- Magnetic circuits
- Transformers
- DC machines
- Synchronous machines
- Three phase induction motors
- Single phase induction motor
Power Plants Engineering
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Diesel electric power plants
- Non-conventional power generation
- Energy storages
- Excitation systems
- Starting of generators
Electrical Measurements and Instrumentations
- Measurement and error
- Measuring instruments
- Transducers and sensors
- Analog to digital and digital to analog converters
- Digital instrumentation
- Instrument transformers
Power Electronics and Control
- Control system fundamentals
- Time domain analysis
- Frequency domain analysis
- Power semiconductor switches
- Power converters
- Applications of power electronics
Power System Protection
- Fuses, isolators and reactors
- Circuit breakers
- Protective relays
- Lightning protection
- Earthing
- Substations
Transmission and Distribution Lines
- Transmission lines
- Transmission lines circuit selection
- Mechanical design of overhead line
- Electrical loads
- Distribution systems
- Voltage regulation and power factor correction
Utilization of Electrical Energy
- Illumination
- Electrical design and estimation
- Tariff schemes
- Electric drives and motor selection
- Electric heating
- Electric traction
Power System Analysis
- Transmission line parameters
- Performance of transmission line
- Fault calculations
- Load flow
- Stability analysis
- Voltage control and VAR compensation
Project Planning, Design and Implementation
- Engineering drawings and its concepts
- Engineering Economics
- Project planning and scheduling
- Project management
- Engineering professional practice
- Engineering Regulatory Body
Sample Electrical Engineering questions
Full-load compensation to a transmission line requires
- Shunt capacitors
- Series capacitors
- Transformers
- Shunt reactors
Which of the following is not an advantage of hydroelectric power plant?
- no standby losses
- no fuel requirement
- continuous power source
- low running cost
The Incandescent light bulbs of 40 W and 60 W ratings are connected in series across the mains. Then
- The bulbs together consume 100 W
- The bulbs together consume 50 W
- The 60 W bulb glows brighter
- The 40 W bulb glows brighter