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UNIT IV SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 9
Construction, principle of operation and types, various types of excitation systems, stand alone and grid
connected modes of operation, voltage and frequency control.

UNIT V FRACTIONAL HORSE POWER MACHINES 9

Single phase induction motors – Construction and principle of operation, types, applications in home
appliances. Construction, operation and applications of Brushless DC motors, Stepper motors,
Servomotors and AC Series motors

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:
The student will be able to

 Understand the constructional details and principle of operation of DC motors,
induction machines, alternators, transformers and fractional horse-power motors.

 Evaluate the performance of starting and operating characteristics of various electrical
machines used in industrial and domestic applications.

 Choose an appropriate method of speed control and braking for the drive motors

TEXT BOOKS:
th
1. D.P.Kothari and I.J.Nagrath, ‗Electric Machines‘, McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 4
Edition, 2010.
2. Gopal K. Dubey, ‗Fundamentals of Electrical Drives‘, Narosa publishing house, 2nd Edition,
2011.
3. A Fitzgerald , Charles Kingsley , Stephen Umans, ‗Electric Machinery‘, McGraw Hill
Education Private Limited, 6th Edition, 2002.

REFERENCES:

1. K. Murugesh Kumar, ‗Induction & Synchronous Machines‘, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd.,
2009.
2. Edward Hughes, ‗Electrical and Electronic Technology‘, Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd.,
th
10 Edition, 2011.

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