Electrical Machines and Drives detailed syllabus for Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the EIE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit EIE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of electrical machines and drives is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
DC MACHINES 6 Construction of D.C. Machines – DC Generator: Principle of operation – Characteristics- DC Motor: Principle of operation -Types-Torque equation-Characteristics.
Unit II
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Unit III
THREE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR 6 Three phase Induction motor:- Construction and principle of operation – torque and toque-slip characteristics-Efficiency- Application-starting methods – speed control of induction motor.
Unit IV
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Unit V
DRIVES AND CONTROL 6 Static and Dynamic equations of dc and ac machines – Electrical breaking – Rectifier and chopper control of DC drives- Open loop and Closed loop schemes for DC and AC drives(Block diagram approach only)
Skill Development Activities
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List of Experiments:
For Machines Lab
- Open circuit characteristics of D.C. shunt generator.
- Load characteristics of D.C. shunt generator.
- Load test on D.C. shunt motor.
- Speed control of D.C. shunt motor.
- Open circuit and short circuit tests on single phase transformer (Determination of equivalent circuit parameters).
- Load test on single phase induction motor.Minimum of five experiments to be offered from the list. Additional one or two experiments can be framed beyond the list or curriculum
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Fitzgerald A.E., Kingsley C., Umans, S. and Umans S.D., Electric Machinery, McGraw-Hill,Singapore, 2003. 6th Edition.
- Theraja, B.L., A Text book of Electrical Technology, Vol.II, S.C Chand and Co., New Delhi, 2007
- Mohan, Udeland and Robbins., Power Electronics, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1995.
Reference Books:
- Del Toro, V., Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1995.
- Cotton, H., Advanced Electrical Technology, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Ltd., London, 1999.
- Lecture series on Electrical Machines I and Electrical Machines II by Dr.KrishnaVasudevan, IIT Madras.
- NPTEL Lecture Series on Power Electronics by Dr.B.G.Fernandes, IIT Bombay.
List of Open Source Software/ Learning Website:
- https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108106072
- https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108105131
- https://lecturenotes.in/notes/69764-note-for-electrical-drives-and-controls-edc-by-bhuvaneswari-c
- https://electrical-engineering-portal.com/download-center/books-and-guides/automation-control/electrical-machines-and-drives
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