ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVES TETE 3622

Lectures : Room M007/or new E-block lecture Hall

Labs : Venue : E125 –E-Block, Practical : Electronics Lab (Ongwediva campus)
Contact hours: 2 Lectures /week, 1Tutorial or 1Practical every/2weeks
Time: Tuesday 10h30-12h25,14h30-15h25 T:Time to be defined
Lecturer : E.Ruhunga

Recommended textbook
 1 Electrical Machines, Drives and Power systems 7th edition
Author : Theodore Wildi
Reference books
2. Power System Analysis and Desing,4th edition J. Duncan Glover,, Mulukutla Sarma
3. Electric Machines author: Charles A. Gross
4 Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics 2nd Edition by P.C.Sen
5 Electrical Machines and Drives Students Lectures notes Guide by E.Ruhunga
Course content:
1 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL MACHINERY/POWER SYSTEMS
Review of magnetic circuits, principles of rotating machines, rotating magnetic field, production of
rotating fields, synchronous speed, and reversal of rotation.
2 D.C. MACHINES:
Introduction and general arrangement, principle of operation, emf equation, windings, armature reaction,
commutation, characteristic of d.c. motors, characteristics of d.c. generators and parallel operation,
rotating amplifiers, semi-conductor d.c. drives.
3 TRANSFORMERS:
Introduction and general arrangement, principle of operation, emf equation, transformer on no-load
(ideal and real), equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, open circuit and short circuit tests and
characteristics, losses and efficiency, autotransformer, parallel operation, current transformer,
magnetizing current waveforms.

4 AC MACNINES
4.1 A.C. WINDINGS:
Generation of emf., stator and rotor windings, distribution, pitch and winding factors.
4.2 THREE PHASE INDUCTION MACHINE:
introduction and general arrangement, principle of operation, emf equation, equivalent circuit, torque-slip
characteristic, range of slip and working modes, locus of the stator current (circle diagram), starting,
braking and speed control, special cage motors, induction regulators, semi-conductor operation of
induction machines, energy recovery techniques.

Exit Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
o Describe the principle of operation of electrical machinery
o Describe the principle of operation of DC machines such as DC motors, generators, drives etc
o Describe the principle of operation and applications of transformers and AC windings
o Describe the principle of operation and applications of three-phase induction machines

ASSESSMENT
Tests 60% of CA Mark Tests

Test one: Week 5

Test two week 7 and Test 3 Week 10
Practical /Assignment: 30%
Special tests /Quizzes: 10% of the CA Mark
Final Marks: 50% of the CA Mark and 50% Exam