Electric Motors detailed Syllabus for Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Subject Names, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all other VTU EEE 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme, do visit VTU EEE 4th Sem Syllabus for BE 2018 Scheme Subjects. The detailed Syllabus for electric motors is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Module 1
DC Motors: Classification, Back emf, Torque equation, and significance of back emf, Characteristics of shunt, series & compound motors. Speed control of shunt, series and compound motors. Application of motors. DC motor starters-3 point and 4 point. Losses and Efficiency- Losses in DC motors, power flow diagram, efficiency, condition for maximum efficiency.
Module 2
Testing of DC Motors: Direct & indirect methods of testing of DC motors-Brake test, Swinburne’s test, Retardation test, Hopkinson’s test, Field’s test, merits and demerits of tests. Three Phase Induction Motors: Review of concept and generation of rotating magnetic field, Principle of operation, construction, classification and types; squirrel-cage, slip-ring (No question shall be set from the review portion). Slip, Torque equation, torque-slip characteristic covering motoring, generating and braking regions of operation, Maximum torque, significance of slip.
Module 3
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Module 4
Starting and Speed Control of Three-Phase Induction Motors: Need for starter. Direct on line, Star-Delta and autotransformer starting. Rotor resistance starting. Speed control by voltage,frequency, and rotor resistance methods Single-Phase Induction Motor: Double revolving field theory and principle of operation. Construction and operation of split-phase, capacitor start, capacitor run, and shaded pole motors. Comparison of single phase motors and applications.
Module 5
Synchronous Motor: Principle of operation, phasor diagrams, torque and torque angle, Blondel diagram, effect of change in load, effect of change in excitation, V and inverted V curves. Synchronous condenser, hunting and damping. Methods of starting synchronous motors. Other Motors: Construction and operation of Universal motor, AC servomotor, Linear induction motor and stepper motors.
Course Outcomes:
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Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question is for 20 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of three sub questions in one full question) from each module.
- Each full question with sub questions will cover the contents under a module.
- Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Electric Machines D. P. Kothari, I. J. Nagrath McGraw Hill 4th edition, 2011
- Theory of Alternating Current Machines Alexander Langsdorf McGraw Hill 2nd Edition, 2001
- Electric Machines Ashfaq Hussain Dhanpat Rai & Co 2nd Edition, 2013
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