National Institute of Technology-Srinagar

Hazratbal Srinagar-190006, Kashmir (J&K)

Department of Electrical Engineering

Session: 2019-2020 (Spring) Class: B.Tech Branch: EE Semester: 6th Course Code:ELE-603

Assignment-1
Course Objectives:
CO1: Study about principles of electrical machine design.

1. Generalize the major considerations to evolve a good design of electrical machine?

2. List the various limitations in design and explain them in detail.
3. Explain classification of insulating materials.
4. Explain the various modern trends in design of electrical machines. Also discuss significance of
B-H curves with neat sketches.
5. Explain effect of saliency.
6. Discuss calculation of total mmf for open and closed slotted armatures. Derive necessary
equations.
7. Draw the winding diagram for a 4-pole, 13-slot, simplex wave connected DC generator with a
commutator having 13 segments. The number of coil sides per slot is 2. Indicate the position of
brushes.
8. Discuss the production of emf’s generated in armature winding.
9. What are the various types of DC windings. Discuss in detail.
10. Explain mmf distribution of armature windings