ELE411:ELECTRIC DRIVES
L:3   T:0   P:0   Credits:3
Course Outcomes:     Through this course students should be able to
                 •   discuss the basic principle of electrical drives.
                 •   review the transient and steady-state operation of electric drives
                 •   summarize dynamics of electrical drives.
                 •   compare various braking methods, rectifier control methods in electric drives.
                 •   infer the motoring opeartions obtained from VSI and CSI
Unit I
              INTRODUCTION : Classification of Electric drive, Components of Electric Drives, Advantages of
              Electric driven, Review of characteristics and speed control of d.c. and a.c. motors
Unit II
              DYNAMICS OF ELECTRIC DRIVES : Fundamental torque equation, Speed-torque conventions and
              multi-quadrant operation, Equivalent values of drive parameters, Components of load torques, Nature
              and Classification of load torques, Calculation of time and energy-loss in transient operations, Criteria
              for steady state stability, Load equalization, Thermal model of motor for heating and cooling, Classes
              of motor duty, Determination of motor rating, Frequency of operation of motors subjected to
              intermittent loads
Unit III
              RECTIFIER CONTROL OF DC DRIVES : Controlled rectifier circuits, 1-phase fully controlled
              rectifier-fed separately excited d.c. motor, 1-phase half-controlled rectifier-fed separately excited d.c.
              motor, 3-phase fully controlled rectifier-fed separately excited d.c. motor, Multi-quadrant operation of
              fully-controlled rectifier-fed d.c. motor
Unit IV
              CHOPPER CONTROL OF DC DRIVES : Principle of operation and control techniques, Motoring
              operation of separately excited and series excited motors, Multi quadrant control of chopper-fed
              motors
Unit V
              INDUCTION AND SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES : 3-phase a.c. voltage controller-fed IM drive,
              Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) and Current Source Inverter (CSI) variable frequency drives of
              Induction and Synchronous Machines, Comparison of VSI and CSI drives, Cyclo-converter-fed IM
              drive, Static rotor resistance control of 3-phase slip ring IM
Unit VI
              BRAKING METHODS : Various methods of braking d.c. and a.c. motors, Regenerative braking of d.c.
              motors during chopper control, Static scherbius drive, Commutatorless Kramer drive, Introduction to
              Microprocessor Control of Electric Drives
Text Books:
               1. FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL DRIVES by G K DUBEY, NAROSA PUBLISHING HOUSE
References:
               1. A FIRST COURSE ON ELECTRICAL DRIVES by SK PILLAI, NEW AGE INTERNATIONAL
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