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LP-ME2205

LESSON PLAN

LP Rev. No: 00
Date: 30/06/2010
Sub Code & Name: ME2205- ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL
Unit: I
SEM: III

Branch: Mechanical / Chemical

Page 1 of 5

Year: II

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
Objective
To understand the basic concepts of Drives , Electric drives, types and factors
influencing the choice of electrical drives
To derive the heating and cooling curve and To study the various classes of duty
and Selection of power rating
Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time
Allocation
(min)

Introduction

50

Basic Elements Types of Electric Drives

50

Factors influencing the choice of electrical

drives
Heating and cooling curves

50

Loading conditions and classes of duty

50

Selection of power rating for drive motors -

Selection of power rating for drive motors with

regard to thermal overloading

Selection of power rating for drive motors with

regard to thermal overloading, Summary

Teaching
Method

1,2

BB

50

Introduction

Books
Referred

50

50

50

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LP-ME2205

LESSON PLAN

LP Rev. No: 01
Date: 30/06/2010
Sub Code & Name: ME2205- ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL
Unit: II
SEM: III

Branch:

Mechanical / Chemical

Page 2 of 5

Year: II

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
Objective
To understand the working principle of DC &AC motors and their characteristics
and its braking methods
Session
No

Topics to be covered
Speed-Torque characteristics of various types
of load

Time
Allocation
(min)

Books
Referred

Teaching
Method

1,2,3,4

BB

50

10

Speed Torque Characteristics of DC motors

50

11

Braking of Electrical motors-Types

50

12

Braking of DC shunt motor

50

13

Braking of DC series motor

50

14

Braking of DC compound motor

50

15

Speed Torque Characteristics of AC motors

50

16

Braking of three phase induction motors

50

17

Braking of single phase induction motors

50

18

CAT I

50

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LP-ME2205

LESSON PLAN

LP Rev. No: 01
Date: 30/06/2010
Sub Code & Name: ME2205- ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL
Unit: III
SEM: III

Page 3 of 5

Year: II

Branch: Mechanical / Chemical

Unit I1I: 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.
Objective
To understand the Starting methods of DC &AC motors
Session
No

19

Topics to be covered
Need for starters,
Types of D.C Motor starters

Time
Allocation
(min)

Three Point starters, Four point starters

50

21

Two Point starters

50

22

Typical control circuits for shunt motors

50

23

Typical control circuits for series motors

50

24

Typical control circuits for Three phase

25

Typical control circuits for Three phase slip

ring induction motors

26

Summary of the unit

Teaching
Method

50

20

squirrel cage induction motor

Books
Referred

50

50
50

2,3,4
BB

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LESSON PLAN

LP Rev. No: 01
Date: 30/06/2010
Sub Code & Name: ME2205- ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL
Unit: IV
SEM: III

Branch:

Mechanical / Chemical

Page 4 of 5

Year: II

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.
Objective
To understand the Concepts of speed control in DC motors
Session
No

Topics to be covered

Time
Allocation
(min)

28

Speed control of DC series motors

50

29

Speed control of DC shunt motors

50

30

Ward-Leonard control system, Problems

50

31

Basics of controlled rectifiers, choppers

50

32

Converter fed DC motor control

50

33

Problems

50

34

Chopper fed DC motor control

50

35

Problems

50

36

Applications, Summary

50

37

CAT II

50

Books
Referred

Teaching
Method

2,3,4

BB

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LP-ME2205

LESSON PLAN

LP Rev. No: 01
Date: 30/06/2010
Sub Code & Name: ME2205- ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL
Unit: V
SEM: III

Branch: Mechanical / Chemical

Page 5 of 5

Year: II

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.
Objective
To understand the Concepts of speed control in AC motors
Session
No

35

Topics to be covered
Speed control of three phase induction motorStator Voltage control, V/f control

36

Pole changing method, Cascade control, Rotor

resistance control, Problems

Time
Allocation
(min)

50

38

Static Scherbius and Kramer method

50

39

Basics of inverters and AC voltage regulator

50

40

VSI fed Induction motor control

50

41

CSI fed Induction motor control

50

42

Supply Voltage control using AC Voltage

Tutorial

44

Summary of all Units, Question paper

discussion

45

CAT III

2,3,4

BB

50

Slip power recovery scheme - concept

43

Teaching
Method

50

37

regulator

Books
Referred

50
50
50
50

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Course delivery plan

Week

1
I II

2
I II

3
I II

4
I II

5
I II

Units
1

6
I II
C
A
T
I

7
I II

8
I II

9
I II

10
I II

11
I II

12
I II

13
I II
C
A
T
2

14
I II

15
I II

Text Book:
1. Vedam Subrahmaniam, Electric drives (concepts and applications),
2. Nagrath.i.j. & Kothari.d.p, Electrical machines, tata mcgraw-hill, 1998

References:
3. Pillai.S.K A first course on Electric drives, Wiley Eastern Limited, 1998

4. M.D.Singh, K.B.Khanchandani, Power Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1998

5. H.Partab, Art and Science and Utilisation of electrical energy, Dhanpat Rai and
Sons, 1994

Prepared by

Approved by

k.Suganthi L/EE
A.Jayalakshmi L/EE
30/06/10

Dr. KR. Santha

HOD / EE
30/06/10

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