Electrical Drives and Controls
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The official GTU curriculum for Electrical Drives and Controls (subject code 2133402) as prescribed for Manufacturing · Semester 3 divides the course into 5 units, covering 5 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 (2133402)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
Unit 2 Motor Characteristics
- Mechanical characteristics – Speed –Torque characteristics of various types of load and drive motors – Braking of Electrical motors – DC motors – Shunt – Series – Compound – Single phase and three phase induction motors
Unit 3 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
Unit 4 Conventional And Solid State Speed Control Of D.C. Drives
- Speed control of DC series and shunt motors – Armature and field control –Ward- Leonard control system – Using controlled rectifiers and DC choppers – Applications
Unit 5 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
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