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Electrical Machines: DC & AC Fundamentals

This document outlines the modules and topics covered in an Electrical Machines course. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover DC machines, 3-phase induction machines, synchronous machines, and fractional kilowatt motors. Some of the key topics included are EMF generation in DC armatures, operating characteristics of DC generators and motors, induction motor equivalent circuits and performance, synchronous machine construction and operation, and single-phase induction motor theory. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of various electrical machines through analytical and practical work.

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Electrical Machines: DC & AC Fundamentals

This document outlines the modules and topics covered in an Electrical Machines course. The course is divided into 4 modules that cover DC machines, 3-phase induction machines, synchronous machines, and fractional kilowatt motors. Some of the key topics included are EMF generation in DC armatures, operating characteristics of DC generators and motors, induction motor equivalent circuits and performance, synchronous machine construction and operation, and single-phase induction motor theory. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of various electrical machines through analytical and practical work.

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Electrical Machines
ME-505A
Contracts: 3L
Credits- 3

Module-I
DC Machines:
• EMF generated in the armature. Methods of Excitation, Armature reaction & its effect in the performance,
Methods of decreasing the effects of Armature reaction, Effect of Brush shift. Commutation process. [3]
• Operating Characteristics of DC Generators: Separately Excited generators, Shunt Generators, Series
Generators and Compound Generators. [2]
• Torque equation of D.C motor, Operating Characteristics of Shunt, Series & Compound motors. [2]
• Losses and efficiency of DC machines, Hopkinson’s and Swinburne’s test [2]
•D.C Machine application: Generator application, Motor application [1]

Module-II
3-Phase Induction machine:
•Induction motor as a Transformer, Flux and MMF phasors in Induction motors, [1]
•Equivalent circuit, Performance equations, Induction motor phasor diagram [2]
•Toque-slip characteristic, Power slip characteristic. [1]
•Speed control of Induction motor [2]
•Polarity Test, Application of Polyphase Induction motor. [1]

Module-III
Synchronous Machines:
• Construction, Types, Excitation system, Generator & motor modes [2]
• Armature reaction, Theory of salient pole machine, Two reaction theory, Voltage regulation [3]
• Parallel operation of alternators, Synchronous machine connected to infinite bus, effect of
change of excitation and speed of prime mover. [3]
• Starting of Synchronous motor, V-Curve, Damper winding, Hunting. [2]

Module-IV
Fractional Kilowatt motors:
• Single phase Induction motor: Construction, Double revolving field theory. Starting methods, Speed -torque
characteristics, Phasor diagram, Application [3]
• Principle of operation of AC servo motors, Stepper motors, Techo generators, Brush less DC motors. [3]

Numerical Problems to be solved in the tutorial classes.


Text Books:
1 Electrical Machinery, P.S. Bhimra, 6th Edition, Khanna Publishers.
2 Electric machines, D.P. Kothari & I.J Nagrath, 3rd Edition, Tata Mc Graw-Hill Publishing Company Limited.
3 Electrical Machines, P.K. Mukherjee & S. Chakrabarty, Dhanpat Rai Publication.

Reference Books:
1. Electric Machinery & Transformers, Bhag S. Guru and H.R. Hiziroglu, 3rd Edition, Oxford University press.
2. Electrical Machines, R.K. Srivastava, Cengage Learning
3. Theory of Alternating Current Machinery, Alexander S Langsdorf, Tata Mc Graw Hill Edition.
4. The performance and Design of Alternating Current Machines, [Link], CBS Publishers & Distributors.
5. Electric Machinery & transformer, Irving L Koskow, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall India

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