Electric Drives Course Code:3360906

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT

COURSE CURRICULUM
COURSE TITLE: ELECTRICAL DRIVES
(COURSE CODE: 3360906)
Diploma Programme in which this course is offered Semester in which offered

Electrical Engineering Sixth

1. RATIONALE
Today’s industrial and domestic loads demands precise and smooth variable speed control.
The development of compact thyristor power converters has made this possible by smooth
speed control of both AC and DC motors which are employed for several applications such as
DC/AC drives, Vehicles and renewable energy. This course enables to develop the basics of
electric drives and maintain different types of DC/AC drives in industries.
The competency in this area is highly required in diploma pass outs working in most of the
industries since these industries employ large number of motors and drives and their smooth
operation and maintenance requires lot of competent man power. Thus this course is must for
students who want to work in industries.
2. COMPETENCY
The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop required skills
in the students so that they are able to acquire following competency:
 Operate and maintain different types of DC/AC and special electrical machine
drives in the industry.

3. COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

The theory should be taught and practical should be carried out in such a manner that students
are able to acquire different learning outcomes in cognitive, psychomotor and affective
domain to demonstrate following course outcomes.
i. Select a drive for a particular application based on power rating.
ii. Select a drive based on mechanical characteristics for a particular drive application.
iii. Operate and maintain solid state drives for speed control of DC machines.
iv. Operate and maintain solid state drives for speed control 3 phase induction motor.
v. Operate and maintain solid state drives for speed control of 3 phase Synchronous
motor.
vi. Operate and maintain solid state drives for speed control of various special electrical
machines.
4. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME
Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme
(In Hours) (L+T+P) Theory Marks Practical Total Marks
Marks
L T P C ESE PA ESE PA

150
3 0 2 5 70 30 20 30

Legends: L-Lecture; T – Tutorial/Teacher Guided Theory Practice; P - Practical; C – Credit, ESE - End
Semester Examination; PA - Progressive Assessment.

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5. COURSE CONTENT DETAILS

Unit Major Learning Outcomes Topics and Sub-topics

(in cognitive domain)
Unit – I 1a. Explain the working of an 1.1 Electric drive, types, AC v/s DC
electrical drive with the help of drives, choice of electric drives
Basics of a neat block diagram. 1.2 Parts of electrical drive-Source, power
Electrical 1b. Justify the selection criteria for modulator, electric motor and control
Drives electrical drive(s) unit
1.3 Selection of electric drive for
1c. Select electric drives for a applications: agricultural pumps, steel
. given application. mills, paper mills, rolling mills,
spinning mills, cement industries,
chemical industries, refineries,
shipping, power stations and
automobiles
1d. Use heating and cooling curve 1.4 Heating and cooling curve
for finding temperature rise in 1.5 Motor duty class, classification–
a drive. continuous, short time, intermittent
1e. Determine power rating for periodic
different load curves by a. Motor power rating for continuous,
equivalent current, torque and short time and intermittent duty,
power methods. equivalent current, torque and
1f. Select a motor on the basis of power methods for fluctuating and
duty cycles of motors. intermittent loads.

Unit– II 2a. Explain the nature of speed 2.1 Steady state load Torque speed
torque characteristic of various characteristics
Dynamics of types of loads and drive motors
2.2 Multi quadrant operation of drives
Electrical with the help of neat sketch. 2.3 Types of Braking-(a) Plugging, (b)
Drives 2b. Explain the multi quadrant dynamic/rheostat braking and (c)
operation of electrical drive. regenerative braking.
2c. Describe different methods of 2.4 Starters- Typical control circuits for
braking used in any electric shunt and series motors, Three phase
drive. squirrel cage and slip ring induction
motors
2d. Describe the basic concept of 2.5 Close loop control of drives
various control loops used in i. Current limit control
electrical drives. ii. Close loop torque control
iii. Close loop speed control
iv. Close loop speed control of multi
motor drive

Unit– III 3a. Explain conventional speed 3.1 Speed control of DC series and shunt
control technique(s) of DC motors – armature and field control.
DC Drives motors. 3.2 Solid state speed control of single
3b. Explain various solid state phase and 3 phase DC drives with the
. speed controls of single and following:
three phase DC drives. i. Half wave converter
3c. Describe the speed control of ii. Semi converter

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Unit Major Learning Outcomes Topics and Sub-topics

(in cognitive domain)
chopper controlled DC drives. iii. Full converter
iv. Dual converter
3.3 Solid state speed control of separately
excited shunt and series motor drives
3.4 Chopper controlled drives

Unit– IV 4a. Explain speed control methods 4.1 Basic principle of 3 phase induction
of a 3 phase induction motor. motor drive.
AC Drives - 4b. Explain the working of various 4.2 Solid state control of 3 phase induction
Three Phase 3 phase induction motor drives motor:
Induction for precise variable speed i. Stator voltage control -3 phase AC
Motor Drive control. voltage controller and soft start.
ii. Stator variable frequency control-
voltage source inverter- PWM drives
and current source inverter drives,
cycloconverter fed IM drive.
iii. Stator voltage and frequency control -
Basics of V/f drive, scalar and vector
or field oriented control of drives, V/f
sensor less flux control drive.
iv. Static rotor resistance control
v. Slip power control – Static Kramer
and Static Scherbius drive.

Unit– V 5a. Explain the principle of two 5.1 Control of synchronous motor -
modes of variable frequency Synchronous mode and Self mode.
AC Drives - control in 3 phase synchronous 5.2 Self-controlled synchronous motor
Three Phase motor. drive employing load commutated
Synchronous 5b. Explain the working of self- thyristor inverter, closed loop control
Motor Drive controlled synchronous motor 5.3 Self-controlled synchronous motor
drive employing load drive employing cycloconverter
commutated thyristor inverter
for high speed and high power
applications.
5c. Describe the working of a
cycloconverter fed
Synchronous motor.

Unit– VI 6a. Describe the working of 6.1 Drive for brushless DC motor
various advance electrical 6.2 Stepper motor drive
Drives for machines drives. 6.3 Drive for switched reluctance motor
Advanced 6b. Explain the working of solar solar powered pump drive
Electrical powered pump drives. 6.4 DC drives with chopper control for
Machines 6c. Explain the working of battery electrical vehicle.
powered electrical vehicles. 6.5 Induction motor drive with voltage
source inverter control for electrical
vehicle.

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6. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE WITH HOURS and MARKS (Theory)

Unit Unit Title Teaching Distribution of Theory Marks

No. Hours R U A Total
Level Level Level Marks
I Basics of Electrical Drives 08 02 04 02 08
II Dynamics of Electrical Drives 08 02 04 04 10
III DC Drives 10 04 04 06 14
IV AC Drives – 3 Phase Induction
10 04 06 08 18
Motor Drives
V AC drives – 3 Phase Synchronous
12 02 04 04 10
Motor Drives
VI Drives for Advance Electrical
08 02 02 06 10
Machines
Total 56 16 24 30 70
Legends: R = Remember; U = Understand; A = Apply and above levels (Bloom’s revised taxonomy)
Note: This specification table shall be treated as a general guideline for students and teachers. The actual
Distribution of marks in the question paper may vary slightly from above table.

7. SUGGESTED PRACTICALS/EXERCISES
The practical should be properly designed and implemented with an attempt to develop
different types of skills (outcomes in psychomotor and affective domain) so that students
are able to acquire the competencies/programme outcomes. Following is the list of practical
exercises for guidance.

Note: Here only outcomes in psychomotor domain are listed as practical. However, if these
practical are completed appropriately, they would also lead to development of certain
outcomes in affective domain which would in turn lead to development of Course Outcomes
related to affective domain. Thus over all development of Programme Outcomes (as given in
a common list at the beginning of curriculum document for this programme) would be
assured.
Faculty should refer to that common list and should ensure that students also acquire
outcomes in affective domain which are required for overall achievement of Programme
Outcomes/Course Outcomes.

Approx.
S. Unit Practical/Exercises
Hours
No. No. (Outcomes in Psychomotor Domain)
Required
1 III Test the performance of DC shunt motors. 2
2 III Test the performance of DC series motors. 2
3 III Control the speed of DC motor using single phase half wave
2
Converter.
4 III Control the speed of DC motor using single phase semi converter.
2
5 III Control the speed of DC motor using single phase full converter.
2
6 III Control the speed of DC motor using single phase dual converter.
2

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Approx.
S. Unit Practical/Exercises
Hours
No. No. (Outcomes in Psychomotor Domain)
Required
7 III Control the speed of DC motor using three phase half wave
2
converter.
8 III Control the speed of DC motor using three phase semi converter.
2
9 III Control the speed of DC motor using three phase full converter.
2
10 III Control the speed of DC motor using three phase dual converter.
2
11 IV Test the performance of closed loop speed control of 3 phase
2
induction motor using stator voltage control.
12 IV Test the performance of 3 phase induction motor V/f drive 2
13 IV Test the performance of vector control drive 2
14 IV Test the performance of field oriented control drive 2
15 IV Test the performance of 3- Ø induction motor using VSI drive. 2
16 IV Test the performance of cyclo converter fed induction
2
Motor drive.
17 V Test the performance of a self-controlled synchronous motor drive
2
employing load commutated thyristor inverter
18 V Test the performance of a self-controlled synchronous motor drive
2
employing cycloconverter
19 VI Test the performance of stepper motor drive 2
20 VI Test the performance of BLDC motor drive 2
21 VI Test the performance of switched reluctance motor drive 2
22 VI Test the performance of solar powered pump drive 2
Total 44
Note: Perform any of the practical exercises from above list for a minimum of 28 hours depending
upon the availability of resources so that skills matching with the most of the outcomes of every unit
are included.

8. SUGGESTED STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Following is the list of proposed student activities such as:
i. Prepare journals based on practical performed in laboratory.
ii. Assignments on solving numerical problems
iii. Visit websites of suppliers of electric drives and do a comparative study of different
drives provided by different companies.
iv. List various motor controlling parameters and find how they affect the performance of
motor and drives.
v. Find troubleshooting techniques and steps to troubleshoot DC drives.
vi. Simulate various DC motor drives.
vii. Analyze the specifications for various types of AC drives.
viii. Find practical applications of AC drives in home appliances and list various
Parameters of those applications.
ix. Make comparative table for various drives based on its application and maximum
power ratings.
x. Check the performance of at least two different types of drives using simulation
software like MATLAB.

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9. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (if any)

i. Show video/animation film to demonstrate the working principles, constructional
features, testing and maintenance of different types of DC motor drives.
ii. Arrange expert lectures by engineers working in electric drive companies.
iii. Arrange a visit to nearby manufacturer of electrical drives.
iv. Use flash/animations to explain the working of different control devices.
v. Give mini projects to students.

10. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

A) Books
S.
Title of Book Author Publication
No.
1. Fundamentals of Dubey, Gopal K. Narosa Publishing House, New
Electrical Drives Delhi ,2nd Edition
2. Power Electronics Bimbhra, P.S. Khanna Publishers, New Delhi
5th Edition
3. Power Electronics Singh M.D., Tata McGraw-Hill Education
Khanchandani K.B. New Delhi

4. Variable Speed Drives Barnes, Malcolm Newnes, Elsevier ,2003

and Power Electronics
5. Power Electronics: Muhammad, Rashid H. Pearson, New Delhi, 2003,3rd
Circuits, Devices and Edition or latest
Applications

B) Major Equipment/ Instrument with Broad Specifications

1. Digital Multimeter: 4 ½ digit hand held 9 V batteries operated, DC Voltage: 0 to
0.001 mV – 1000 V, AC Voltage: 0 to 0.01 mV – 1000 V, AC
Current: 0 to 100 nA – 10 A, DC Current: 0 to 100 nA – 10 A,
2. Digital Tachometer: Hand held, battery operated, 5 digit display contact type, 60 to
50000 r.p.m.,
3. Four channel Digital Bandwidth :200MHz, Power supply:230V ± 10% tolerance,50
Oscilloscope: Hz AC supply
4. Various Trainer i. 3 phase induction motor for V/f control
boards for DC and ii. Microcontroller based Slip ring induction motor speed
AC Drives: control using Static Kramer Drive
iii. DC shunt motor speed control using 3 phase fully controlled
converter
5. Any one simulation Scilab/Matlab and Simulink toolbox, CASPOC
software (Open
source software
preferred) :

C) Software/Learning Websites
i. http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/video.php?subjectId=108108077
ii. http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a575-speed-controler-for-dc-motor

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iii. http://www.engineeringtv.com/video/Texas-Instruments-Brushless-
DChttp://www.scribd.com/doc/6883802/AdjustableSpeedDrivesTutorial
iv. SEQUEL (open source)
v. PSIM
vi. ORCAD

11. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Faculty Members from Polytechnics

 Prof. H I Joshi, Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Government Polytechnic,
Ahmedabad
 Prof. C T Patel, Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, RC Technical Institute,
Ahmedabad
 Prof. R D Panchal, Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, RC Technical Institute,
Ahmedabad

Coordinator and Faculty Members from NITTTR Bhopal

 Dr. (Mrs.) C.S. Rajeshwari, Professor and Head, Department of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering,
 Dr. Joshua Earnest, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,

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