Anna University

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

Third Semester

 Important Topics

Mechanical Engineering

EE6351 ELECTRICAL DRIVES AND CONTROL

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Types of Electric Drives

Loading conditions and classes of duty

Thermal overloading and Load variation factors

UNIT II DRIVE MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS

Torque characteristics of various types of load and drive motors
DC motors Shunt, series and compound

Three phase induction motor

UNIT III STARTING METHODS

Types of D.C Motor starters

Three phase slip ring induction motors

UNIT IV CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF D.C. DRIVES

Speed control of DC shunt motors

Applications of DC choppers

UNIT V CONVENTIONAL AND SOLID STATE SPEED CONTROL OF A.C. DRIVES

Speed control of three phase induction motor

Applications of AC voltage regulators