Kerala Public Service Commission Lineman Syllabus
Detailed Syllabus for the post of Lineman in Public Works Department (Electrical Wing)
| Topic & Marks | Content |
| Basic Electricity | Fundamental of Electricity
Flux and soldering technique Property of Resistance Conductor, Insulator, Semiconductor Types of wires and cables |
| Ohm’s Law | Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s Law
Effects of variation of temperature on resistance Chemical effect of electric current Laws of resistance Different type of cells Grouping of cells Care and maintenance of cell Buckling, Sedimentation |
| Magnetism | Classification of magnetic properties
Para, dia and ferromagnetic material Electromagnetism, Fleming’s left and right hand rule MMF, Flux density, Reluctance Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s law Capacitor, types and functions |
| Alternating current and Earthing | Alternating current, Earthing
Types of wiring both domestic and industrial Grading of cable and wires Current rating, Testing of installation by megger |
| DC Machine | DC Generators and Type
Emf equation Description of series, shunt and compound Generator DC motors and type Starters 3 point, 4 point and speed control machine |
| AC Motors, single and 3 phase | AC motors and starters single phase and 3 phase
DOL, Star delta, slip ring motor starter Auto transformer starter AC motor pannel wiring Phase sequence |
| Instruments & Transformers | Measuring Instruments, Indication type and Deflecting types
Controlling torque and Damping Torque Basic Principle of Transformer, emf equation of transformers Parallel operation of Transformers Cooling, Protective device |
| Illumination and Basic Electronics | Illumination – Laws of Illumination
Type of lamp, Domestic appliances Semiconductor – P type and N type Classification of Diode, Rectifier, Transistor |
| Power Generation | Generation source of energy
Various types of power generation |
| Transmission | Transmission and distribution
Comparison of AC and DC transmission |
| Data Collected By – Rashmi | |
| Published On – 5th May 2022 | |
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