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Module Name UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Module Code E8-UEE-14 Version 03 Last Modified 10/08/2020

no. Date:

Level 8 Credits 10

Aim To analyze the various concepts of energy saving methods and different
methods of energy utilization

Rationale This module teaches about the different ways in which the electrical energy
is utilized in industry and in domestic applications. This module helps to gain
knowledge about the different appliances available in the market to utilize
the electrical energy. It also teaches the way in which the electricity is
converted into useful form. Hence this module is important for electrical
engineering students.

Pre-Requisites Nil Co- Nil

Requisites

Campus Learning (CL) Distance Learning (DL)

Delivery Approach Will be a combination of N/A

lectures and tutorials

Notional Guided Learning 50 Hours N/A

Learning
Hours
Independent 50 hours N/A
learning

Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this module the student would be able to

 Maintain electric drives used in an industries

 Identify a heating/ welding scheme for a given application
 Maintain/ Trouble shoot various lamps and fittings in use
 Figure-out the different schemes of traction schemes and its main
components
 Design a suitable scheme of speed control for the traction systems
 Identify the job/higher education / research opportunities in
Electric Utilization industry.

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Assessment Assessment Heading Assessment Type Contribution (%)

CL DL

End-Assessment Examination N/A 60%

Internal Assessment Written, N/A 40%

Assignment

Supplementary Written N/A 100%

Assessment:

Learning Resources Required reading:

 C L Wadhwa, Generation Distribution and Utilization of Electrical Energy

Reference material:
 Utilization of Electrical Energy and Traction, J.B.Gupta, R. Manglik, R.
Manglik
 E. Chikuni, O. I. Okoro, M. T. Khan, “Concise Higher Electrical
Engineering”, Juta Academic, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008 (available,
University Library)
 Generation, Distribution and Utilization of Electrical Energy – by
C.L.Wadhwa New Age international (P) Limited,Publishers,1997
Other Resources  Blackboard

Indicative Content  Power transmission

 Substation lay out
 Insulators
o Types of insulators,
o voltage distribution in insulator string,
o Testing of insulators.
 Cables
o Types of cables
o Capacitance of Single-core cable,
o Grading of cables,
o Power factor and heating of cables,
o D.C cables.
 Mechanical Design Of Lines And Grounding
o Mechanical design of transmission line
o sag and tension calculations for different weather conditions
o Tower spotting,
o Types of towers,
o Methods of grounding.
 Electric drive and traction
o Fundamentals of electric motor

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o Application of motors for particular services

o Traction motors
o Characteristic features of traction motor
o Systems of railway electrification -
o Electric braking
o Train movement and energy consumption
o Traction motor control
o Track equipment and collection gear
 Illumination
o Introduction - definition and meaning of terms used in
illumination engineering
o classification of light sources
o incandescent lamps
o sodium vapour lamps
o mercury vapour lamps
o fluorescent lamps
 Design of illumination systems
o indoor lighting schemes
o factory lighting halls
o outdoor lighting schemes
 flood lighting
 street lighting
 Energy saving lamps
o LED.
 Heating and welding
o Introduction
o Advantages of electric heating
o Modes of heat transfer
o methods of electric heating
o Resistance heating - arc furnaces - induction heating -
dielectric heating –
o Electric welding – types
 resistance welding
 arc welding –
 power supply for arc welding
 radiation welding.
 Indirect induction oven, High frequency eddy current heating

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