Faculty of Engineering & Technology, SRM University, Kattankulathur – 603203

School of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Automobile Engineering
Course plan

Course code : AE0304 Date : 23rd December 2011

Course title : Automotive Electrical Systems
Semester : Sixth
Academic year / : 2011-’12 / Even
semester (December 2011– April 2012)

Section details:
Class Details of Faculty member
Section Room Room Intercom Student contact
No. Name E-mail id
No. No. time

AUTO-A MB24 Mr.E.Jayabalaji MEC206 7865 jayabalaji.e@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in 12:45PM-1:30PM 

AUTO-B MB26 Mr T.Prakash AL102 1901 prakash.t@ktr.srmuniv.ac.in 12:45PM-1:30PM

Direct assessment details:

Name of
Marks Topics Tentative date Duration
assessment

Cycle test - I 10 Storage Battery, Charging System 30-01-2012 100 minutes

Second week of
Surprise test 05 Charging System, Starting system 30 – 45 min
February

Cycle test - II 10 Starting system, Ignition system 05-03-2012 100 minutes

Model
20 Entire Syllabus 09-04-2012 3 hours
examination
End semester
50 Entire Syllabus 27-04-2012 3 hours
examination

Attendance 05 N/A
 
Expected learning outcome of the course
L T P C
AE0304 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS 3 0 0 3
Prerequisite
Nil
Program Educational Objectives
The main objectives of the B.Tech in Automobile Engineering program is to 
provide a periodically – updated curriculum so that, following the completion 
of the program and with a few years of experience, our alumini will have the 
expertise to: 
1. Apply / improve their  2. Enhance  3. Solve  4. Develop 
Student outcomes knowledge in basic  professional  industrial, social,  skills to work 
sciences for excelling in  practice to meet  and  in teams, 
various disciplines of  the global  environmental  think 
Automobile Engineering  standards with  problems with  intellectually 
with the emphasis on  ethical and social  modern  and pursue 
Design, Thermal and  responsibility.  engineering tools. life‐long 
Manufacturing.  learning. 

(b) An ability to select and  apply 
knowledge of Mathematics, 
Science,  Engineering and 
technology problems that require  X X
the application of principles and 
applied procedures or 
methodologies; 
(f) An ability to identify, analyze 
and solve broadly – defined 
X X
engineering technology 
problems;   

Course designed by Department of  Automobile Engineering

a b c d e f g h i j K
1  Student outcome 
× ×

GENERAL BASIC  ENGINEERING SCIENCES  PROFESSIONAL 

2  Category  (G) SCIENCES (B) AND TECHNICAL ART (E) SUBJECTS (P)

X
Broad area  Manufacturing Design Thermal Genaral

3  (for professional courses 
only, i.e ‘under P’  X
category) 

4 Course Coordinator Mr.E.Jayabalaji
 SESSION PLAN

Session No. TITLE / DETAILS OF CHAPTER REFERENCES

STORAGE BATTERY
1 Principles of lead acid cells and their characteristics T-2, ch – 3
2 Construction and working, types T-2, ch – 3
3 Testing, rating T-2, ch – 3
4 Effect of temperature on: capacity and voltage T-2, ch – 3
5 Efficiency, charging of batteries T-2, ch – 3
6 Sulphation and desulphation, maintenance and servicing T-2, ch – 3
7 Fault diagnosis, New developments in batteries. T-2, ch – 3
CHARGING SYSTEM
8 Principle of generation of direct current T-2, ch – 4
9 Shunt generator characteristics T-2, ch – 4
10 Armature reaction, Third brush regulation T-2, ch – 4
11 Cut-out, Voltage and current regulators. T-2, ch – 5
12 Principle, construction and working of alternator generating
systems, Bridge rectifiers.
T-2, ch – 4
13 Maintenance and servicing T-2, ch – 4
14 Trouble shooting T-2, ch – 4
STARTING SYSTEM
15 Condition at starting - behaviour of starter during starting T-2, ch – 6
16 Series motor and its characteristics T-2, ch – 6
17 Principle and construction of starter motor T-2, ch – 6
18 Working of different starter motor drive units-
T-2, ch – 6
Bendix drive mechanism
19 Folo thru drive mechanism T-2, ch – 6
20 Solenoid operated Overrunning clutch drive mechanism T-2, ch – 6
21 Maintenance and servicing T-2, ch – 6
22 Starter switches, Trouble shooting. T-2, ch – 6
IGNITION SYSTEM
23 Types of ignition systems, Battery coil ignition system and
T-2, ch – 7
study of its components
24 Magneto ignition system T-2, ch – 9
25 Ignition timing , spark advance and retarding mechanisms T-2, ch – 7
26 Types of spark plugs T-2, ch – 8
 27 Maintenance and servicing T-2, ch – 7
28 fault diagnosis T-2, ch – 7
29 Electronic ignition systems T-2, ch – 7
30 Programmed ignition, distributor less ignition. T-2, ch – 7
LIGHTING SYSTEM AND ACCESSORIES
31 Earth return and insulated return systems, six volt and twelve
volt systems
T-2, ch – 12
32 Fusing of circuits, low and high voltage automotive cables,
wiring diagram for typical automotive wiring system
T-2, ch – 16
33 Maintenance and servicing. T-2, ch – 12
34 Principle of automobile illumination, head lamp construction
and wiring
T-2, ch – 12
35 Horn, wind screen wiper signalling devices T-2, ch – 15
36 Fog lamps, auxiliary lighting T-2, ch – 12
37 Temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge T-2, ch – 14
38 Fuel gauge, speedometer, odometer T-2, ch – 14

TEXT BOOK
1. Young. A. P & Griffiths. L, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Equipments, English Languages
Book Society & New Press, 1990.
2. Kholi, P.L., Automotive Electrical Equipment, “Tata McGrow – Hill Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1975.

REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Chapman, Principles of Electricity and electronics for the Automotive Technician, Thomson Asia,2000.
2. Judge. A.W., Modern Electrical Equipment of Automobiles, Chapman & Hall, London, 1992.
3. Vinal. G.W., Storage Batteries, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1985.
4. Crouse. W.H., Automobile Electrical Equipment, McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc., New York, 1980.
5. Robert Bosch, Automotive Hand Book, Bentley Publishers, 1997.
6. Nakra. C. P, Basic Automotive Electrical Systems, Dhanpat Rai