COURSE PLAN FOR ELL 203 Electromechanics

1. Review of AC circuits, complex representation, power measurement, real power, reactive power
and PF improvement
2. Magnetic circuits: simple magnetic circuit, analogy between magnetic and electric circuits, linear
and non-linear magnetic circuits, hysteresis and eddy current losses, PM materials
3. Transformers: single-phase and three-phase transformers, construction, analysis & operation,
equivalent circuits, tests on transformers, phasor diagram, regulation and efficiency, auto-
transformers, instrument transformers (CT/PT), power and distribution transformers, all-day η
4. Electomechanical energy conversion principles: Force and EMF production in electrical machines
5. DC Machines: Types, construction, working principle of generators & motors, characteristics and
applications; control of speed in motors and EMF in generators
6. Three-phase induction machines: Types, construction, production of revolving magnetic field,
working principle, equivalent circuit, testing, characteristics, phasor diagram and applications
7. Three-phase synchronous machines: Types, construction, introduction to winding and winding
factors, working principle, equivalent circuit, phasor diagram and applications; motor and generator
operation; V and inverted V curves
8. Single-phase machines and special machines: (i) Single-phase induction motors: Double revolving
field theory, characteristics, starting mechanisms, equivalent circuit and performance evaluation (ii)
Special Machines: Stepper motor, Switched reluctance motor and PM motors

Date No Topic No of
lec.
23/7 1 Introduction, course plan, evaluation pattern and reference books 1
24/7 2 Review of Single Phase Circuits, complex and phasor notation, 1
complex power, power factor, PF improvement
26/7 3 3-phase circuits, calculations in balanced circuit, Power 1
measurement, PF calculation
30/7 4 Magnetic circuit calculations 1
31/7 5 BH loop, eddy current and hysteresis losses, Shape of magnetizing 1.5
current
2/8 & 6/8 6,7 Transformers- fundamental concepts, voltage equation, phasor 1.5
diagrams
7/8 8 Amp-turn balance, ideal vs. real transformer, eq. ckt 1.5
9/8 &13/8 9,10 Voltage regulation, efficiency, losses, OC and SC tests 1.5
14/8 11 Auto transformer, CT, PT 1
16/8 12 Power & Dist. transformer, All day η 1
20/8 13 Three-phase transformer 1
21/8 14 Review class and doubt clearing session before Minor 1 1
30 & 31/8 15,16 Electromechanical energy conversion principles 2
3 & 4/9 17,18 DC machines – Construction, Principle of operation, winding 2
diagram
6/9 & 7/9 19,20 DC generator operation, Field connection, Characteristics 2
11/9 21 Armature reaction and Commutation 1
13-20/9 22-25 DC motor- Characteristics, starting, speed control & braking 4
24/9 26 Review class and doubt clearing session before Minor 2
1/10,9/10 27,28 3-phase Induction motor- revolving magnetic field theory, principle 2
of operation, emf equation, phasor diagram
11 & 15/10 29,30 3-ph IM, equivalent ckt, performance equations and characteristics 2
16 & 18/10 31,32 3-ph IM starting, braking, speed control 2
22 & 23/10 33, 34 1-ph induction motors – principle, starting, characteristics, eqvt ckt 2
26 & 30/10 35,36 Synchronous machines – Types, winding arrangement, principle of 2
operation as a generator
31/10,1/11 37,38 Synchronous machine -characteristics, equivalent circuit, phasor 2
diagram
5 & 6/11 39,40 Synchronous motor, starting, hunting,V and inverted V curves, 2
phasor diagram
8/11 41 Fractional kW machines and special machines: Basics 2
13/11 42 Review class and doubt clearing session before Major test
TOTAL 42

EVALUATION

Minors 2x 20 = 40 Marks
Tutorial Tests 2 x 10 = 20 Marks
Major = 40 Marks

TOTAL = 100 Marks

Reference books:

1. P.C.Sen “Princliples of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics” – John

Wiley and Sons, Singapore Edition.
2. Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans “Electric Machinery” TataMc Graw Hill – 5th
Edition
3. Edward Hughes “Electrical Technology” - Pearson Education.
4. M.G.Say “Performance and Design of AC machines” ELBS – Low price
edition.
5. S. Chapman " Electric Machinery Fundamentals" 3rd Edition, McGrawHill.

If your attendance is less than 75% of the total number of classes conducted, a grade
which is one notch less than the grade you deserve, will be awarded to you. i.e., if you
are mapped into ‘A’ as per your marks, you will be awarded ‘A-‘.

Tutorial tests 1 and 2 will be on Sept 18th and October 30th respectively.