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LESSON PLAN FOR AC MACHINES

Name of the Faculty A.Nandhakumar

Dr. S.U.Prabha Class II Year EEE
Name of the Subject Unit I
AC Machines
Topic Date
Time
Voltage regulation of an alternator, ZPF method, ASA
method Period

Activity Timing Description

Few selected question to be asked by the Faculty member
to recapitulate the knowledge and to know what basic
knowledge the student possess.
Faculty members must create the interest about the topic
Evocation & among the students with videos/animations/Objects.
25 Topic will be introduced with the power point
Introduction
presentation and animation to give a simple review about
the topic.
For Notes of Lesson - refer Annexure I.

Students are instructed to survey the main headings, sub

headings and the words which are given in bold / italics
and mentally convert that as questions.
Page No :
For questions - refer Annexure II.
Students are instructed to read elaborately to find the
Survey/Reading 10 answers for the above framed questions.
/ Browsing After reading students are asked to answer the following
questions.
What have you learnt from this topic?
What is its importance?
Why it is necessary to learn this topic?
How is it related to your daily life?

Discussion 5 Students are asked to discuss among themselves with in

& the group.
Clarifying An open discussion can be done with the other groups for
doubts more clarification.

For further more clarification student faculty interaction

can take place.
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 During discussion faculty should monitor all the groups
and identify the students those who are not involved.
The Students are asked to draw the mind map with their
Mindmap 5 own imagination and creativity including the real time
applications and the relevancy of the topic to the students.

The Students are asked to summarize the contents in the

Summary 5 form of Bulletins / Tabulation / Pictorial representation.

The students are asked to find out the answers for the
Framing of
5 higher order thinking questions (application, analysis,
Higher order synthesis and judgment).
questions For higher order questions - refer Annexure III.
The Faculty member will show/draw his/her mind map and
the summary.
Sharing of The students compare theirs with that of the Faculty
Facultys Mind 5 member and will note down the omissions in mind map
map and summary.
For faculty mindmap and summary - refer Annexure IV.

The Faculty member will use the following modes for

assessing the students.
Quiz
Presentation by the students
5 Match the following
Assessment
Short answers
Objective questions/ MCQ
Group discussion
For MCQ - refer Annexure V.

Refer Annexure VI
Problems 10 (Applicable only for problematic papers)
Problems can be given as homework or assignment.

Text Book
Title of the A Text Book of Electrical Technology Volume II by B.L.THERAJA,
Book/Author A.K.THERAJA
Page No. From:1444 To:1446

Any Other Source, Please Specify

Electrical machines by R.K.RAJPUT

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EVOCATION

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Annexure II Survey

1. Upon what factors does the load angle depend?

2. Give the significance of Potier triangle method ?
3. Why ASA method is called as modified form of MMF method?

Annexure III Framing of Higher order questions

1. Describe the tests that are carried out for predetermining the voltage
regulation of an alternator by Potier method.
2. Explain the procedure for predetermining the voltage regulation of an
alternator by ASA method.
3. Explain the basis of zero power factor method of predetermining the
voltage regulation.

Annexure IV Multiple Choice Questions:

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1 The short-circuit ratio of a typical synchronous machine is obtained
from the OCC and SCC curves of Fig.2 as b
ANS:

(a) oa/ob (b) oa/ob (c) oa/ob (d) oc/ob

2 The Potier's triangle separates the
ANS: d
(a) iron losses and copper losses

(b) field mmf and armature mmf

(c) stator voltage and rotor voltage

(d) armature leakage reactance and armature reaction mmf.

3 In the Potier's triangle, the Potier reactance drop per phase is 22 volts
per phase at 88 amperes per phase. The Potier's reactance per phase is b
ANS:
(a) 0.22

(b) 0.25

(c) 0.30

(d) 0.44.
4 Which of the following method is likely to give the voltage
regulation more than the actual value ? a
ANS:
(a) Synchronous reactance method

(b) MMF method

(c) Zero power factor method

(d) None of the above.

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5 Zero power factor method of an alternator is used to find its

(a) field resistance ANS: d

(b) armature resistance

(c) efficiency

(d) voltage regulation.

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Annexure IV Mind map

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Annexure V Problems

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Annexure VI : Summary

1. Test data required are

(a) Effective resistance per phase of three phase winding.
(b) Open circuit characteristics(OCC)
(c) Short circuit characteristics(SCC)
(d) Zero power factor tests. by loading the alternator by pure
inductive load.
2. ZPF method is based on the seperation of armature leakage reactance drop
and armature reaction effects.
3. It gives more accurate result

Learning outcomes :

By learning this topic the students will be able to understand ZPF & ASA
method of predetermining the voltage regulation of an alternator for
different load conditions, advantages of ZPF method and they will be able to
apply this knowledge wherever required.

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