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EE464 POWER GENERATION AND ECONOMICS (3-1-0) 4
Hydro, thermal and nuclear power plants. Electrical equipments in generating stations. Load forecasting
and sharing. Economic operation of power systems. Economic choice of transformers and electric
motors.
Nagpal, Power Plant Engineering.
M. V. Deshpande, Elements of Power Station Design.
G. P Chalotra, Electrical Engineering Economics.
S. Domkundwar, S. C. Arora, A Course in Power Plant Engineering.
EE466 UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY (3-0-0) 3
Electric Traction: Requirements of an ideal traction system, systems of traction, Requirements of ideal
traction motors, Comparison and Control of traction motors, Mechanics of train movement, Tractive
effort for acceleration ,train resistance, gradient, coefficient of adhesion, Speed time curves, Specific
energy consumption. Electric Heating: Advantages, classification of heating equipments, methods of heat
transfer, Resistance heating, Design of heating element , Induction heating, Eddy current heating,
Dielectric heating.
Electric Welding: Resistance welding, Arc welding. Electrolytic processes: Faraday�s laws of
electrolysis, Calculation of current required and related definitions, Factors governing the character of
deposits, Preparation of work for electroplating, Electro-extraction and refining of copper and
aluminium.
llIumination : Laws of illumination, Lighting calculations, Polar curves, Rousseau�s construction.
Partab , Art and Science of Utilization of Electrical Energy.
E. O. Taylor, Utilization of Electric Energy.
C. L Wadhwa , Generation ,Distribution and Utilization of Electrical Energy.
EE468 ADVANCED ELECTRIC DRIVES (3-1-0) 4
Electric Drives: DC drives, modeling, analysis and simulation. Space phasors, modeling of brushless DC
motor, Modeling of induction motor, Vector control of brushless DC motor. Induction motor drive: V/f
control, vector control of induction motor, DT control of induction motor drives.
W. Leonhard, Electric Drives, Springer Verlag.
B.K. Bose, Power Electronics and AC Drives.
EE470 COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR LARGE SYSTEM ANALYSIS (3-0-0) 3
Solution of linear system of equations, Solution of nonlinear system of equations, Sparsity techniques,
Numerical integration techniques: explicit methods, implicit methods, fixed step methods, variable step
methods, Stability and accuracy-analysis of numerical methods, Numerical calculation of eigenvalues,
EMTP simulation techniques.
Steven C. Chapra, R. P. Canale, Numerical Techniques for Engineers, TMH, 2000.
Mariessa Crow, Computer Techniques for Large Electric Power Systems, CRC Press, 2003.
EE472 INSULATION AND TESTING ENGINEERING (3-1-0) 4
Introduction, Review of test sources and measurement associated with insulation studies. (Depending on
the earlier background a definite time is allocated towards introduction and review).
Insulation types: Solids, Liquids, Gases and Vacuum, Properties and characteristics. Dielectric strength
and permittivity. Methods of measurements. Theories of breakdown. Testing of transformer oil,
Schering bridges for tan-delta measurement, Insulation resistance and other properties. Measurement of
insulation resistance of solids: Bulk and surface. PD measurements. Testing of cables IR, PI, step test, tan
delta, PD. Treeing tracking. Radio interference measurements, RI and RIV. Testing of insulators, Power
transformers, Impulse testing, Test results. Motor and generator testing and health of insulation.
Accelerated ageing tests and life estimation, Models. Testing of surge diverters, bushings, insulators.
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