Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives
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The official GTU curriculum for Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives (subject code 2182409) as prescribed for PE · Semester 8 divides the course into 6 units, covering 39 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 (2182409)Unit 1 Introduction
- Electric Drives – Advantage –Parts of Drives- Choice of Drives – State of Art for Special Electrical Machine – Limitation – Application – Electric Drive System – Component used for obtaining signals interlocking and sequencing operation – Protection
Unit 2 Special Electrical Machines
- Brushless DC Machines Construction and working principle
- Equivalent magnetic circuit
- Type of converter and speed control
- Comparison between the axial and radial permanent magnet motors
- PMSM Introduction
- Features of PMSM
- industrial aspects
- Construction and working of PMSM Linear Induction Machines Construction
- control and applications SRM, PMAF Machine
Unit 3 Control of Special Electrical Machines
- Stepper Motor Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control Switched Reluctance Motor: Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control – Sensor less control Servo Motor: Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control
Unit 4 Control of Special Electrical Machines
- PMDC and BLDC Motor Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control PMSM Motor: Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control PMAF Machine: Characteristics – Open Loop and Closed Loop Control – Control Strategies - Power Converter Circuit – Microprocessor
- DSP and Microcontroller based Control
Unit 5 Linear Induction Machine
- Construction – Types – Working –Feature – Thrust Equation – Control – Application Linear Synchronous Machine: Construction – Types – Working –Feature – Thrust Equation – Control – Application DC Linear Motor: Construction – Types – Working –Feature – Thrust Equation – Control – Application Linear Reluctance Motor: Construction – Types – Working –Feature – Thrust Equation – Control – Application
Unit 6 Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipment
- General introduction of Condition monitoring
- Benefits of condition monitoring
- Classifications Rotating Machines: Introduction
- Levels of Condition Monitoring
- operation and failure modes of electrical machines
- Reliability of machines and typical failure rates
- Temperature monitoring
- Miscellaneous Methods: Broken rotor bars detection
- AC motor vibration analysis: A reminder
- Motor current signature analysis (MCSA)
- Partial discharge (PD) analysis
- Infrared thermography
- Transformer: Different types of faults in transformer
- Life management
- Methods of condition monitoring of transformer
- General Aspects of Aging
- Aging in Transformer Insulation
- Partial Discharge
- Dissolved gas analysis Regular and preventive maintenance of motor
- Transformers and coupled elements in Electrical Drives
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