Electrical Drives and Actuators detailed syllabus for Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the IEM 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 Industrial Engineering & Management 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit IEM 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to IEM Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of electrical drives and actuators is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
RELAY AND POWER SEMI-CONDUCTOR DEVICES 9
Study of Switching Devices – Relay and Types, Switching characteristics -BJT, SCR, TRIAC, GTO, MOSFET, IGBT and IGCT-: SCR, MOSFET and IGBT – Triggering and commutation circuit – Introduction to Driver and snubber circuits
Unit II
DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS 9
Electric drive – Equations governing motor load dynamics – steady state stability – multi quadrant Dynamics: acceleration, deceleration, torque, and Direction starting & stopping -Selection of motor.
Unit III
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Unit IV
AC MOTORS AND DRIVES 9
Introduction – Induction motor drives – Speed control of 3-phase induction motor – Stator voltage control – Stator frequency control – Stator voltage and frequency control – Stator current control – Static rotor resistance control – Slip power recovery control.
Unit V
STEPPER AND SERVO MOTOR 9
Stepper Motor: Classifications- Construction and Principle of Operation – Modes of ExcitationDrive System-Logic Sequencer – Applications. Servo Mechanism – DC Servo motor-AC Servo motor – Applications.
COURSE OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student able to:
- Recognize the principles and working of relays, drives and motors.
- Explain the working and characteristics of various drives and motors.
- Apply the solid state switching circuits to operate various types of Motors and Drivers
- Interpret the performance of Motors and Drives.
- Suggest the Motors and Drivers for given applications.
Text Books:
- Bimbhra B.S., “Power Electronics”, 5th Edition, Kanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2012.
- Mehta V.K. & Rohit Mehta, “Principles of Electrical Machines”, 2nd Edition, S.Chand& Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 2016.
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