MEENAKSHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN

Subject Name : Special Electrical Machines

Subject Code

: EE2403

Year

: IV

Semester

: VII

Branch

: B.E. E.E.E.

Planned
S. No.

periods

Unit

Book

Topic(s)

No.

/Hrs
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Page(s)

T1

Constructional features
Types Axial and radial air gap
motors
Operating principle Variable
Reluctance and Hybrid Motors
SYNREL Motors
Voltage and Torque Equations

T1

122-136

Phasor diagram

T1

135-137

T1

145-147

7.

Characteristics
Problems

8.

II

Constructional features & Principle of

operation of Variable reluctance motor

T2

71-89

9.

Single and multi stack configurations

T2

71-89

10.

1
0

11.

1
1

12.

1
2

13.

1
3

14.

1
4

15.

1
5

II

T1

118-122
118-122
118-122

T1

II

Constructional features & Principle of

operation of Hybrid motor

T2

71-89

II

Theory of torque predictions

T2

71-89

II

Linear and non-linear analysis

T2

II

Modes of excitations

T2

51-64

II

Characteristics

T2

93-124

II

Drive circuits.

T2

126

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Topic(s)

No.

/Hrs

Page(s)

21416.

1
6

II
Microprocessor control of stepping
motors & Closed loop control

222,
T2

202226,

17.

1
7

18.

1
7

19.

1
8

20.
21.

1
9

22.

2
0

23.

2
1

24.

2
2

25.

2
3

26.
27.

2
4

28.

2
5

29.

2
6

30.

2
7

31.

2
8

32.

2
9

33.

3
0

Problems

II

III

Constructional features & Principle of

operation Rotary and Linear SRMs

R2

1-18

III

Torque production

R2

171-226

III

Steady state performance predictionAnalytical method

R2

27-77

III

Power Converters and their controllers

1711

R2

226,312
-319
355-

III

Methods of Rotor position sensing-

R2

III

Sensorless operation

R2

357-382

III

Closed loop control of SRM -

R2

236-242

III

Characteristics

T1

183-185

III

Problems
T1

34-40

IV

Permanent Magnet materials

Magnetic Characteristics Permeance
coefficient

IV

Types

T1

54-55

IV

Magnetic circuit analysis

T1

58

IV

EMF and Torque equation

T1

63-66

IV

Commutation

T1

70-76

IV

Power controllers

T1

65-66

IV

Motor characteristics and Control

357,

661

T1

68,8084

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Topic(s)

No.

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34.

3
1

35.

3
7

36.

3
8

37.

3
9

38.

4
0

39.

4
1

40.

4
2

41.

4
3

42.

4
4

43.

4
5

Page(s)

IV

Problems

T1

Principle of operation of Ideal PMSM

T1

88-96

EMF & Torque equation

T1

88-96

Armature reaction
MMF & Synchronous Reactance

T1

88-96

Sinewave motor with practical

windings

T1

96-100

Power controllers

T1

Torque speed characteristics

Phasor diagram

Converter Volt-ampere requirements

T1

109-112

T1

103-109

T1

100-103

Problems

Text Book(s):
1. T.J.E. Miller, Brushless Permanent Magnet and Reluctance Motor Drives, Clarendon
Press, Oxford, 1989.
2. T. Kenjo, Stepping Motors and Their Microprocessor Controls, Clarendon Press London,
1984.
Reference Book(s):
1. P.P. Aearnley, Stepping Motors A Guide to Motor Theory and Practice, Peter
Perengrinus, London, 1982.
2. T R.Krishnan, Switched Reluctance Motor Drives Modeling,
Analysis,Design and Application, CRC Press, New York, 2001..

Simulation,

3. T. Kenjo and S. Nagamori, Permanent Magnet and Brushless DC Motors, Clarendon

Press, London, 1988.