Course 14.

Electrical Machines 2 (Web Course)

Faculty Coordinator(s) :

1. Prof. Krishna Vasudevan

Department of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai 600036.

Email : krishna@ee.iitm.ernet.in

Telephone : (91-44) Off : 2257 8389

2. Prof. G. Sridhara Rao

Professor (Retd) Department of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai 600036

Email : gsrao@ee.iitm.ernet.in ; sridhararaog@gmail.com

Telephone: 91 - 44- 22351240

3. Prof. P. Sasidhara Rao

Professor (Retd) Department of Electrical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai 600036

Email : psrao@ee.iitm.ernet.in

Detailed Syllabus :

Construction of AC machines - Armature windings - emf equation - MMF of poly phase windings, rotating
magnetic field. - IM action, Generalized transformer - Equivalent circuit, Performance calculation. - Testing,
losses, efficiency - Torque, Power, and Power factor - Starting, speed control and braking - Single phase
induction motor - Armature reaction in induction motors. - Equivalent cage rotor. - Induction generators, line
excited, self excited. - Cascade connection, Induction frequency converter -. Harmonics and their effects -
High torque cage machines - Induction regulators, Linear induction machines - Magnetic circuit of AC
machines - Magnetizing and .leakage fluxes. Basics of induction machine design.
Armature reaction, - Equivalent circuit - Generator load characteristic - Regulation by emf method. Regulation
of alternators by MMF and Potier methods - Parallel operation of alternators.. Generators on infinite bus bars,
Capability chart of alternators. Electrical load diagram. Determination of xd, xq of salient pole machines -
Mechanical load diagram, O & V curves - Regulation of salient pole alternators -Three phase and single phase
short circuit on alternators - Starting of synchronous motors. Synchronous condensers. Synchronous induction
motor. Principles of design. Reluctance machines