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3EE4 ELECTRICAL MACHINES-I |
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Unit-1 |
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Electromechanical Energy Conversion: |
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Basic principles of electromechanical energy |
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conversion. Basic aspects and physical phenomena involved in energy conversion. Energy |
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balance. |
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Unit-2 |
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DC generators |
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: Construction, Types of DC generators, emf equation, lap & wave windings, |
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equalizing connections, armature reaction, commutation, methods of improving commutations, |
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demagnetizing and cross magnetizing mmf, interpoles, characteristics, parallel operation. |
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Rosenberg generator. |
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Unit-3 |
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DC Motors: |
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Principle, back emf, types, production of torque, armature reaction & interpoles, |
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characteristics of shunt, series & compound motor, DC motor starting. Speed Control of DC |
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Motor: |
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Armature voltage and field current control methods, Ward Leonard method. Braking, |
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losses and efficiency, direct & indirect test, Swinburne’s test, Hopkinsion test, field & |
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retardation test, single-phase series motor. |
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Unit-4 |
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Transformers: |
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Construction, types, emf equation. No load and load conditions. Equivalent |
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circuits, Vector diagrams, OC and SC tests, Sumpner’s back-to-back test, efficiency. voltage |
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regulation, effect of frequency, parallel operation, autotransformers, switching currents in |
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transformers, separation of losses. |
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Unit-5 |
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Polyphase Transformers: |
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Single unit or bank of single-phase units, polyphase connections, |
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Open delta and V connections, Phase conversion: 3 to 6 phase and 3 to 2 phase conversions, |
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Effect of 3-phase winding connections on harmonics, 3-phase winding transformers, tertiary |