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This document outlines an electrical machines course covering various special machines. The course is divided into six modules exploring machines including AC and DC servomotors, stepper motors, AC series motors, hysteresis motors, reluctance motors, switched reluctance motors, permanent magnet DC motors, brushless DC motors, linear motors, linear induction motors, and their applications. Students will gain knowledge of the construction and operating principles of these special electrical machines. Evaluation includes two internal exams and an end semester exam assessing the six modules through short and long answer questions.

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This document outlines an electrical machines course covering various special machines. The course is divided into six modules exploring machines including AC and DC servomotors, stepper motors, AC series motors, hysteresis motors, reluctance motors, switched reluctance motors, permanent magnet DC motors, brushless DC motors, linear motors, linear induction motors, and their applications. Students will gain knowledge of the construction and operating principles of these special electrical machines. Evaluation includes two internal exams and an end semester exam assessing the six modules through short and long answer questions.

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L-T-P - Year of

Course code Course Name


Credits Introduction
EE402 Special Electrical Machines 3-0-0-3 2016
Prerequisite: Nil
Course Objectives
 To get an overview of some of the special machines for control and industrial
applications
Syllabus
AC Servomotors – construction – operation - DC servomotors – Stepper motor – operation –
types-modes of excitation – AC series motor – Universal motor – Hysteresis motor – Reluctance
motor – Switched reluctance motor – Permanent magnet DC motor – Brushless DC motor –
Linear motors – Linear induction motors.
Expected outcome.
 The students will gain knowledge in the construction and principle of operation of certain
special electrical machines having various applications.
Text Book:
E. G. Janardhanan, ‘Special Electrical Machines’ PHI Learning Private Limited.
References:
1. Irving L. Kosow.’Electrical Machinery and Transformers’, Oxford Science Publications.
2. T. J. E. Miller, ‘Brushless PM and Reluctance Motor Drives’.C.Larendon Press, Oxford.
3. Theodore Wildi, ‘Electric Machines, Drives and Power Systems’, Prentice Hall India Ltd.
4. Veinott & Martin,’Fractional & Subfractional hp Electric Motors’.McGraw Hill International Edn.
Course Plan

KTU STUDENTS
Sem.
Module Contents Hours Exam
Marks
AC Servomotors- Construction-principle of operation –
performance characteristics – damped AC servomotors – Drag
cup servomotor – applications.
I 7 15%
DC servomotors – field and armature controlled DC servomotors
– permanent magnet armature controlled – series split field DC
servomotor.
Stepper motors – Basic principle – different types – variable
reluctance- permanent magnet – hybrid type – comparison –
II theory of operation – monofilar and bifilar windings – modes of 7 15%
excitation – drive circuits – static and dynamic characteristics –
applications
FIRST INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Single phase special electrical machines – AC series motor-
construction – principle of working – phasor diagram – universal
III motor 7 15%
Hysteresis motor- constructional details- principle of operation –
torque-slip characteristics – applications.
Reluctance motors – principle of operation – torque equation –
torque slip characteristics-applications. Switched reluctance
IV 7 15%
motors – principle of operation – power converter circuits –
torque equation – different types – comparison – applications.

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SECOND INTERNAL EXAMINATION
Permanent Magnet DC Motors – construction – principle of
working. Brushless dc motor – construction – trapezoidal 7 20%
V
type-sinusoidal type – comparison – applications.

Linear motors – different types – linear reluctance motor –


linear synchronous motors – construction – comparison.
VI 7 20%
Linear induction motors – Expression for linear force –
equivalent circuit – applications.
END SEMESTER EXAM

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN:


Maximum Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3Hourrs.

Part A: 8 compulsory questions.

One question from each module of Modules I - IV; and two each from Module V & VI.

Student has to answer all questions. (8 x5)=40


Part B: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules I & II. Student has to answer any 2 from the 3

KTU STUDENTS
questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if needed.

Part C: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules III & IV. Student has to answer any 2 from the 3
questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if needed.

Part D: 3 questions uniformly covering Modules V & VI. Student has to answer any 2 from the 3
questions: (2 x 10) =20. Each question can have maximum of 4 sub questions (a,b,c,d), if needed.

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