EE6351 EDC Syllabus, ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL Syllabus – MECH 3rd SEM Anna University

OBJECTIVES:

• To understand the basic concepts of different types of electrical machines and their performance.
• To study the different methods of starting D.C motors and induction motors.
• To study the conventional and solid-state drives

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8

Basic Elements – Types of Electric Drives – factors influencing the choice of electrical drives – heating and cooling curves – Loading conditions and classes of duty – Selection of power rating for drive motors with regard to thermal overloading and Load variation factors
UNIT II DRIVE MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS 9
Mechanical characteristics – Speed-Torque characteristics of various types of load and drive motors – Braking of Electrical motors – DC motors: Shunt, series and compound – single phase and three phase induction motors.
UNIT III STARTING METHODS 8
Types of D.C Motor starters – Typical control circuits for shunt and series motors – Three phase squirrel cage and slip ring induction motors.
UNIT IV CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF D.C. DRIVES 10
Speed control of DC series and shunt motors – Armature and field control, Ward-Leonard control system – Using controlled rectifiers and DC choppers –applications.
UNIT V CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF A.C. DRIVES 10
Speed control of three phase induction motor – Voltage control, voltage / frequency control, slip power recovery scheme – Using inverters and AC voltage regulators – applications.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
• Upon Completion of this subject, the students can able to explain different types of electrical machines and their performance
TEXT BOOKS:

1. Vedam Subrahmaniam, “Electric Drives (Concepts and Applications”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2001
2. Nagrath .I.J. & Kothari .D.P, “Electrical Machines”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998

REFERENCES:

1. Pillai.S.K “A First Course on Electric Drives”, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1998
2. Singh. M.D., K.B.Khanchandani, “Power Electronics”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998
3. Partab. H., “Art and Science and Utilisation of Electrical Energy”, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, 1994