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KATHMANDU School of Engineering

UNIVERSITY Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering


DETAILED COURSE OF STUDY – EPEG 302

Course Title: Advanced Electrical Machinery Course code: EPEG 302 Credit:3

Objective: To provide a thorough understanding of the design, performance and applications of


important electrical machines.

Program: B.E in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course Instructor: Pramish Shrestha

Lecture Topic contents Lecture


hours
Power Transformer: 10
1  Overall Course Introduction and Internal Evaluation Criteria Basics of DC 1
motor and its Drives
 Transformer and power transformer types 1
2  Transformer and power transformer types 2
3  Construction and applications of power transformers 2
4  Transformer tapings and connections, per unit systems and parallel 2
operation
5  Transformer cooling, specific cooling and output equations of 2
transformer
Three Phase Induction Motor: 8
6  Principle of three phase induction motors, types end its equivalent 2
circuit
7  Three phase induction motor Synchronous speed of, slip, losses, 2
efficiency
8  Three phase induction motor tests, transformation ratio, power and 2
torque, power factor
9  Torque speed characteristics of an induction generator, starting and 2
speed control, Introduction of induction generator
Synchronous Generators: 12
10  Introduction to synchronous generator, construction, power and 2
torque, speed and frequency, EMF equation
11  Vector diagram of an alternator, voltage regulation, equivalent circuit 2
12  Stand alone operation of an alternator, its capability chart, 2
synchronization
13  Parallel operation of an alternator with an infinite bus and power 2
sharing, Field excitation and losses
14  Drooping characteristics.
15  Cooling systems and shut down procedures of an alternator 2
Synchronous Motors: 12
16  Principle of operation of synchronous motors, torque and torque angle 2
characteristics
17  Method of starting of synchronous motors, counter voltage and 2
armature reaction voltage
18  Armature reaction 2
19  Excitation method of synchronous motor and its V curves 2
20  Losses and efficiency of synchronous motor and its power factor 2
improvement
21  Speed control of a synchronous motors, its ratings, hunting and 2
damping
Single phase Induction Motor: 6
22  Cross field and revolving field theory of single phase induction 2
motors, working principles
23  Torque speed characteristics and applications of split phase induction 2
motors
24  Other fractional horsepower motors 2
Total Hours 48
Text Books:

1. I J Nagrath & D P Kothari, Electrical Machines


2. Fitzgerald, Kingsley & Kusko, Electrical Machinery, McGraw Hill Book Company
3. Irving & Kosow, Electrical Machinery & Transformer
4. Charles I. Hubert, Electric Machines, Maxwell McMillan
5. M G Say, Alternating Current Machines. Pitman
6. Clayton and Harcock, Performance and Design of DC Machines
7. Stephen J. Chapman, Electric machinery fundamentals, Mc Graw- Hill
8. A F Puchstein, Lyod & Conrad, Alternating Current Machinery, 3rd Edition
9. H Cotton, Advanced Electrical Technology
10. A S Langsdorf, Theory of Alternating Current Machinery
11. P S Bhimbra, Theory of electric Machine
12. K. Shawany Electrical Machine Design

Evaluation:
The student undertaking this course shall be evaluated as under:

1. Final Evaluation: 50 Marks


A 3 hour exam shall be conducted with 10 marks objective and 40 marks subjective questions

2. Internal Evaluation: 50 Marks


The internal evaluation will be categorized as under:
(i) Internal test : 35 Marks
(ii) Attendance and behavior : 5 Marks
(iii) Assignments/mini-project : 10 Marks

Note: 80% attendance and pass marks in internal is compulsory to appear in the final exam.

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