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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

COURSE PLAN
Sub. Code
Sub. Name
Staff Name

: PX7202
: Solid State AC Drives
: P.Narasimman

Branch / Year / Sem : M.E.,PE&D/I/II

Batch
: 2014-2016
Academic Year
: 2014-15 (Even)

OBJECTIVES
1. To understand various operating regions of the induction motor drives.
2. To study and analyze the operation of VSI & CSI fed induction motor control.
3. To understand the speed control of induction motor drive from the rotor side.
4. To understand the field oriented control of induction machine.
5. To understand the control of synchronous motor drives.
LEARNING OUTCOME
1. Knowledge about the steady state performance of induction motor and their braking
methods.
2. Understanding the concepts of various schemes of VSI & CSI fed induction motor
drives and their comparison.
3. Knowledge about the Static Scherbius and Kramer drives of induction motor.
4. Awareness about the field oriented control and direct torque control of induction
machines.
5. Knowledge about the Starting, braking, control and excitation schemes of
synchronous motor drives.
REFERENCE BOOKS
R1. Bimal K Bose, Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives, Pearson Education Asia 2002.
R2. Gopal K Dubey, Power Semiconductor controlled Drives, Prentice Hall Inc., New Yersy,1989.
R3. B.L.Theraja & A.K.Theraja,A Textbook of Electrical Technology,Volume II, AC&DC
Machines, S.Chand & Co., New Delhi.

WEB RESOURCES
W1. http://www.electrical4u.com/induction-motor-braking Different Braking Methods
W2. http://www.electrical4u.com/field-oriented-control Field Oriented Control of Induction
machines- Theory
W3.http://ecatalog.weg.net/files/wegnet/WEG-synchronous-motors-technical-article- english.PDF
Brush & Brushless excitation

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UNIT I : UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO INDUCTION MOTORS (9)

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02

03

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05
06
07

Steady state performance

equations

R2

Rotating magnetic field

R3

1248-1253

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1256-1258,
1261-1266,
1271,
1280-1282,
1284,
1300-1304

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Torque production,
Equivalent circuit
Variable voltage, constant
frequency operation
Variable frequency
operation, constant Volt/Hz
operation
Drive operating regions,
variable stator current
operation
Different braking
methods

203-205

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64-65

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R1

65-67

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R1

68-71

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W1

Web

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UNIT II : VSI AND CSI FED INDUCTION MOTOR CONTROL (9)

08
09
10
11
12

AC voltage controller
circuit
Six step inverter voltage
control
Closed loop variable
frequency PWM inverter
with dynamic braking
CSI fed IM variable
frequency drives
Comparison

R2

273-275

Seminar

10

R2

289-291

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12

R2

316-317

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14

R2

335-338

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17

R2

341-342

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18

UNIT III : ROTOR CONTROLLED INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES (9)

13
14

Static rotor resistance

control
Injection of voltage in the
rotor circuit

R2

356-363

BB

21

R2
R3

239-246
1355-1356

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23

15

Static Scherbius drives

R2

365-367

Seminar

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16

Power factor considerations

R2

368-371

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26

17

Modified Kramer drives

R2

384-385

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27

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UNIT IV : FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL (9)

Field oriented control of
induction machines-Theory

W2

19

DC drive analogy

R1

378-380

20

Direct and Indirect methods

R1

382-385
390-400

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31

21

Flux vector estimation

R1

385-390

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33

R1

430
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35

R1

430-431

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22
23

Direct torque control of

Induction Machines
Torque expression with
stator and rotor fluxes

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432-435

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36

UNIT V : SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES (9)

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Wound field cylindrical

rotor motor

R2

390-391

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37

26

Equivalent circuits

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391-394

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R2

394-395

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39

R2

397-399

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R2

406
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41

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29
30
31
32

Performance equations of
operation from a voltage
source
Power factor control and V
curves
Starting and braking
Self control
Load commutated
Synchronous motor drives
Brush and Brushless
excitation

R2

418-422

R1

518-529

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44

W3

Web

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45

CONTENT BEYOND THE SYLLABUS

1. Technology in Indian inverters and AC drives industry.
2. Recent advances in Power Electronics technology for industrial and traction machine drives.

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1. Draw & Explain Voltage /

Frequency control of
induction motor.

1.Explain about closed loop

controlled drive using CSI
and mention its advantages.

2.Explain about various

braking methods of
induction motors.

2.Explain in detail about

rotor resistance control of
induction motor.

3.Explain the operation of

three phase induction
motor fed by a voltage
controller with neat
diagrams. Show the effect
in speed torque
characteristics.
Short Questions
1.Draw the equivalent circuit
of a three phase induction
motor.
2.What is the significance of
variable voltage control of
induction motor?
3.What are the three regions
in the speed torque
characteristics of the
induction motor?

1.Explain the control strategy

of DTC of three phase
induction motor with neat
diagram.
2.Draw the stator and rotor
flux and current vector
diagram of induction motor
and derive the expression
for torque.

3.Explain the operation of

static scherbius drive with
neat diagram.

3.Explain the operation of

load commutated inverter
fed synchronous motor
drive.

1.State the advantages of CSI

fed Machines.

1.List out the advantages of

field oriented control.

2.What are the different types 2.Whar are the methods of

of slip power recovery
flux estimation of
systems?
induction motor?
3.State the advantages of
rotor control schemes.

3.What are the advantages of

Direct Torque Control
(DTC) of induction motor?

4.What are the drawbacks of

AC Voltage controller?

4.Draw the schematic

diagram of modified
Kramer drives.

4.What is meant by brushless

excitation?

5.What is flux weakening

operation of induction
motor?

5.Give any two comparison

between VSI and CSI.

5.What is load commutation?

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