Electric Drives and Static Control: Objectives

ELECTRIC DRIVES AND STATIC CONTROL
VI Semester: EEE
Course Code Category Hours / Week Credits Maximum Marks
AEEB23 L T P C CIA SEE Total

Core
2 1 - 3 30 70 100
Contact Classes: 30 Tutorial Classes: 15 Practical Classes: Nil Total Classes: 45
OBJECTIVES:
Students will try to learn:
I. Operate and maintain different types of DC/AC and special electrical machine drives in the industry.
II. The steady state behavior and transient dynamics of the converter/chopper fed DC drive
III. The performance of different industrial drives considering issues such as energy efficiency, power
quality, economic justification, environmental issues and practical liabilities.
IV. Starting, braking, and speed control arrangements for electric motors and their applications.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO 1 Illustrate the speed control of DC motors with single phase and three phase-controlled
rectifiers for verification of speed torque characteristics.
CO 2 Classify the types of electric drives systems based on the nature of loads, control objectives
performance and reliability.
CO 3 Develop the current and speed controllers for a closed loop solid state DC motor drives.
CO 4 Explain the four-quadrant chopper fed dc motor drives for verification of speed torque
characteristics.
CO 5 Describe the working of stator voltage control of induction motor drive for speed control of
the drive.
CO 6 Identify the variable frequency control methods for induction motor and synchronous motor
drive applications.
CO 7 Summarize the slip power recovery schemes for speed control of induction motors through
rotor power in commercial fields.
CO 8 Develop the direct and indirect vector control methods of induction motors for smooth
functioning of the drive.
CO 9 Demonstrate the working of voltage source and current source inverter fed synchronous
motor dive for speed control applications.
CO 10 Select suitable type and specification of motor drive combinations for efficient conversion and
control of electric power.
MODULE- I CONTROL OF DC MOTORS THROUGH PHASE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS

Introduction to thyristor controlled drives: Single phase semi and fully controlled converters connected to
DC separately excited and dc series motors, continuous current operation, output voltage and current
waveforms, speed and torque expressions, speed torque characteristics, problems on converter fed DC
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motors; Three phase semi and fully controlled converters connected to DC separately excited and DC
series motors, output voltage and current waveforms, speed and torque expressions, speed torque
characteristics and problems.
MODULE-II SPEED CONTROL OF DC MOTORS
Introduction to four quadrant operation: Motoring operations, electric braking, plugging, dynamic and
regenerative braking operations; Four quadrant operation of DC motors by dual converters, closed loop
operation of DC motor; Chopper fed DC drives: Single quadrant, two quadrant and four quadrant chopper
fed DC separately excited and series excited motors, continuous current operation output voltage and
current wave forms, speed torque expressions, speed torque characteristics, problems on chopper fed DC
motors and closed loop operation.
SPEED CONTROL OF INDUCTION MOTORS THROUGH VARIABLE
MODULE-III
VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY
Variable voltage characteristics: Control of induction motor by AC voltage controllers, waveforms, speed
torque characteristics.
Variable frequency characteristics: Variable frequency characteristics, variable frequency control of

induction motor by voltage source and current source inverter and cycloconverters, pulse with modulation
control, comparison of voltage source inverter and current source inverter operations, speed torque
characteristics, numerical problems on induction motor drives, closed loop operation of induction motor
drives.
SPEED CONTROL OF INDUCTION MOTORS THROUGH ROTOR
MODULE-IV
RESISTANCE AND VECTOR CONTROL
Static rotor Resistance control: Slip power recovery schemes, static Scherbius drive, static Kramer drive,
their performance and speed torque characteristics, advantages and applications, vector control of induction
motor drives: Principles of vector control, vector control methods, direct methods of vector control, indirect
methods of vector control and problems.
MODULE-V SPEED CONTROL OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS
Separate control and self control of synchronous motors, operation of self controlled synchronous motors by
voltage source inverter and current source inverter cyclo converters. Load commutated CSI fed synchronous
motor, operation, waveforms, speed torque characteristics, applications, advantages and numerical
problems, closed loop control operation of synchronous motor drives (block diagram only), variable
frequency control, cycloconverter, PWM, variable frequency inverter and current source inverter. split
Text Books:
1. PV Rao, “Power Semiconductor Drives”, BS Publications, 1st Edition, 2014.
2. G K Dubey, “Fundamentals of Electric Drives”, Narosa Publications, 2nd Edition, 2001.
3. SB Devan, GR Slemon, A Straughen, “Power semiconductor drives”, Wiley Pvt. Ltd,. 4th Edition, 2001.
4. B K Bose, “Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives”, Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited,
2005
Reference Books:
1. Vedam Subramanyam, “Thyristor Control of Electric Drives”, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, 5th
Edition, 2008.
2. John Hindmarsh, Alasdair Renfew”, Electrical machines and drive systems”, Oxford Butterworth
Heinemann, 3rd Edition.
3. Austin Hughes, “Electrical motors and drives Fundamentals Types and Applications”, Elsevier, 3rd
Edition, 2006.
4. M D Singh, K B Kanchandhani, “Power Electronics”, Tata Mc Graw Hill Publishing Company, 2nd
Edition, 1998.
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5. M H Rashid, “Power Electronics, Circuits, Devices and Applications”, Pearson, 3rd Edition, 2001
6. J. Gnanavadivel, “powersemiconductor drives”, Anuradha, 2nd Edition, 2007
Web References:
1. https://www.electrical4u.com
2. https://www.freevideolectures.com
E-Text Books:
1. https://www.freeengineeringbooks.com
2. https://www.pdfdrive.com/textbook-of-electrical-technology-ac-and-dc-machines-d184089760.html
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Course Code Category Hours / Week Credits Maximum Marks

AEEB23 L T P C CIA SEE Total

MODULE- I CONTROL OF DC MOTORS THROUGH PHASE CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS

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