Electric Traction And Control
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Electric Traction And Control Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Electric Traction And Control (subject code 3350907) as prescribed for EC · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 27 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 (3350907)Unit 1 Traction Systems and Latest Trends
- 1.1. Present scenario of Indian Railways – High speed traction, Metro
- 1.2. Latest trends in traction- Metro, monorail, Magnetic levitation Vehicle
- 1.3. Steam, diesel, diesel-electric, Battery and electric traction systems
- 1.4. General arrangement of D.C.,A.C.singlephase,3phase hase,Composite systems
- 1.5. Choice of traction system - Diesel- Electric or Electric
Unit 2 Mechanics of Train Movement
- 2.1. Analysis of speed time curves for main line, suburban and urban services
- 2.2. Simplified speed time curves.
- 2.3. Relationship between principal quantities in speed time curves
- 2.4. Requirement of tractive effort
- 2.5. Specific energy consumption and Factors affecting it.
Unit 3 Traction Motors and Their Control
- 3.1. Features of traction motors.
- 3.2. Significance of D.C. series motor as traction motor
- 3.3. A. C. Traction motors-single phase, Three phase, Linear Induction Motor
- 3.4. Comparison between different traction motors
- 3.5. Series-parallel control
- 3.6. Open circuit, Shunt and bridge transition
- 3.7. Pulse Width Modulation control of induction motors
- 3.8. Types of electric braking system. Electrical Traction and Control Course Code: 3350907 GTU/ NITTTR Bhopal/14-15 Gujarat State 3 Unit Major Learning Outcomes (Major outcomes in cognitive domain) Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 4 Electric Locomotives and Auxiliary Equipment
- 4.1. Important features of electric locomotives
- 4.2. Different types of locomotives
- 4.3. Current collecting equipment
- 4.4. Coach wiring and lighting devices
- 4.5. Power conversion and transmission systems
- 4.6. Control and auxiliary equipment.
Unit 5 Feeding and Distribution System.
- 5.1. Distribution systems pertaining to traction (distributions and feeders)
- 5.2. Traction sub-station requirements and selection
- 5.3. Method of feeding the traction sub- station
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