Element of Electrical Design
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Element of Electrical Design Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Element of Electrical Design (subject code 3160918) as prescribed for Electrical Engineering · Semester 6 divides the course into 3 units, covering 23 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 (3160918)Unit 1 GENERAL DESIGN ASPECTS
- Basic principles of magnetic circuits – use of B-H curves in magnetic circuit
- Calculationsof MMF for air gap and teeth
- Real and apparent flux density
- Field Form
- Air gap flux distribution factor (field form factor)
- Magnetizing current calculation
- Leakage Reactance calculation for various types of slots
- Iron loss calculation concepts
- Application of FEM in calculation of force
- potential distribution and magnetic flux density
- Insulating Materials & Classifications
Unit 2 DESIGN OF STARTERS AND FIELD REGULATORS
- Introduction and review of A.C. and D.C. starters
- Schematic diagrams of control circuit and power circuit for starters with contactors and timers
- Design of starters and Field regulators
- DESIGN OF SMALL TRANSFORMERS AND CHOKE COILS: Design of Small single-phase transformers
- Design of variable air gap single phase and three phase choke coil
Unit 3 Armature Windings
- DC windings Simplex & Duplex windings
- Lap & Wave windings
- Basic terms related to armature windings
- Dummy Coils
- Equalizer connections
- Split coils
- AC windings : 08 Subject Code: 3160918