ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI
AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS
REGULATIONS – 2017
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
EE8353 Electrical Drives And Controls 

UNIT I INTRODUCTION  

Factors influencing the choice of electrical drives

Selection of power rating for drive motors with regard to thermal overloading and Load variation factors

UNIT II DRIVE MOTOR CHARACTERISTICS  

Speed-Torque characteristics of various types of load and drive motors

DC motors: Shunt, series and compound

single phase and three phase induction motors.

UNIT III STARTING METHODS Types of D.C Motor starters

Typical control circuits for shunt and series motors

Three phase squirrel cage and slip ring induction motors.

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

Speed control of DC series and shunt motors

Armature and field control, Ward-Leonard control system Using controlled rectifiers and DC choppers

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

Speed control of three phase induction motor

Using inverters and AC voltage regulators – applications.