Design of DC Machines and Transformer
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Design of DC Machines and Transformer Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Design of DC Machines and Transformer (subject code 2160912) as prescribed for EEE · Semester 6 divides the course into 2 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2160912)Unit 1 GENERAL DESIGN ASPECTS
- Specific electric loading and Specific magnetic loading
- Output coefficient
- Output equations for transformers and rotating machines
- Factors affecting size of machines
- Criteria for selection of specific loadings
- Heating and Cooling of Transformers and rotating machines
Unit 2 DESIGN OF THREE PHASE TRANSFORMER
- Types of transformers
- Position of HV and LV windings and its importance
- Relation between core and yoke cross section area and its significance
- Different types of transformer windings
- Different positions of taping
- Window space factor
- Factors affecting window space factor
- Relation between emf per turn and transformer rating
- Stacking factor
- MAIN DIMENSIONS: Design of window dimensions
- yoke dimensions and overall core dimensions
- Numerical examples
- DESIGN OF WINDINGS: Design of HVand LV windings (No. of turns and area of cross section)
- Selection of type of winding
- PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS ESTIMATION: Primary and secondary winding resistance and Leakage reactance calculation
- Calculation of no load current
- losses and temperature rise of transformer
- Design of tank with tubes
- Calculation of dimension of tank
- Variation of output and losses in transformer with linear dimensions
- Basic design aspects of dry transformer and high frequency transformers
- Basic design aspects of welding transformers and instrument transformers