KARPAGA VINAYAGA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

LESSON PLAN
Sub Code: ME 6351

Sub Name: ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL

Branch: Mechanical

Semester: III

OBJECTIVES
To understand the basic concepts of different types of electrical machines and their
performance.
To study the different methods of starting D.C motors and induction motors.
To study the conventional and solid-state drives

Unit 1: INTRODUCTION
Basic Elements Types of Electric Drives factors influencing the choice of
electrical drives heating and cooling curves Loading conditions and classes of duty
Selection of power rating for drive motors with regard to thermal overloading and Load
variation factors
Session
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Topics to be covered
Introduction
Basic Elements Types of Electric Drives
Factors influencing the choice of electrical
drives
Heating and cooling curves
Loading conditions
Classes of duty
Selection of power rating for drive motors
with regard to thermal overloading (short
time duty)
Selection of power rating for drive motors
with regard to thermal overloading
(continuous and intermittent duty) ,
Summary

T1
T1
R1

No. of
period
s
1
1
1

Cu. No
of
periods
1
2
3

T2
T1
R3
R2

1
2
1
1

4
6
7
8

BB
BB
BB
BB

T2

BB

Ref.
book

Teaching
Method
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Unit II: DRIVE MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS

Mechanical characteristics Speed-Torque characteristics of various types of load
and drive motors Braking of Electrical motors DC motors: Shunt, series and
compound - single phase and three phase induction motors.

Session
No
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

Topics to be covered
Speed-Torque characteristics of various
types of load
Speed Torque Characteristics of DC
motors
Braking of Electrical motors-Types
Braking of DC shunt motor
Braking of DC series motor
Braking of DC compound motor
Speed Torque Characteristics of AC
motors
Braking of three phase induction motors
Braking of single phase induction motors
Problems related to N-T characteristics and
braking for DC and AC motors

Ref.
book

No. of
periods

T1

Cu. No
of
periods
14

T2

15

BB

T1
T1
T1
R3
R2

1
1
1
1
1

16
17
18
19
20

BB
BB
BB
BB
BB

R1
R3
R3

1
1
1

21
22
22

BB
BB
BB

Teaching
Method
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Unit III: STARTING METHODS

Types of D.C Motor starters Typical control circuits for shunt and series motors
Three phase squirrel cage and slip ring induction motors.
Session
No
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

Topics to be covered
Need for starters, Two point starters
Three Point starters,
Four Point starters
Typical control circuits for shunt motors
Typical control circuits for series motors
DOL starter, primary resistor starter,
Autotransformer starter
Star-Delta starter, Rotor resistance starter
Problems and Summary

Ref.
book

No. of
periods

R1
T2
T2
T1
R2
T2

1
1
1
1
1
2

Cu. No
of
periods
23
24
25
26
27
28

T2
T1

1
1

29
30

Teaching
Method
BB
BB
BB
BB
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Unit IV: CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF D.C.

DRIVES
Speed control of DC series and shunt motors Armature and field control, WardLeonard control system - Using controlled rectifiers and DC choppers applications.

Session

Topics to be covered

Ref.

No. of

Cu.

Teaching

No
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

book
Speed control of DC series motors
Speed control of DC shunt motors
Ward-Leonard control system, Problems
Basics of controlled rectifiers, choppers
Converter fed DC motor control
Problems
Chopper fed DC motor control
Problems
Applications, Summary

T2
R2
R1
T1
T1
T2
R3
R2
R2

No of
periods period
s
1
32
1
33
1
34
1
35
1
36
1
37
1
38
1
39
1
40

Method
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Unit V: CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF A.C.

DRIVES
Speed control of three phase induction motor Voltage control, voltage /
frequency control, slip power recovery scheme Using inverters and AC voltage
regulators applications.
Session
No
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47

Topics to be covered
Speed control of three phase induction
motor- Stator Voltage control, V/f
control
Pole changing method, Cascade control,
Rotor resistance control, Problems
Slip power recovery scheme - concept
Static Scherbius and Kramer method
Basics of inverters and AC voltage
regulator
VSI fed Induction motor control
CSI fed Induction motor control
Supply Voltage control using AC Voltage
regulator
Tutorial
Summary of all Units, Question paper
discussion

Text Book:

Ref.
book

No. of
periods

T2

Cu. No
of
periods
41

T1

42

BB

R2
R3
R4

1
1
1

43
44
45

BB
BB
BB

T2
T1
T1

1
1
1

46
47
48

BB
BB
BB

T2

49

BB

T2

50

BB

Teaching
Method
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1. Vedam Subrahmaniam, Electric drives (concepts and applications),

2. Nagrath.i.j. & Kothari.d.p, Electrical machines, tata mcgraw-hill, 1998
References:
1. Pillai.S.K A first course on Electric drives, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1998
2. M.D.Singh, K.B.Khanchandani, Power Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998
3. Dubey G K, Fundamentals of Electrical Drives, Narosa publishing house,
Edition 2
4. Theraja, B.L; Theraja, A.K., Textbook Of Electrical Technology Volume II: Ac
And Dc Machines, S. Chand publisher

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Prof A. BALAMANI

Dr. S M. KANNAN

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