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Electric Machine Design

The document outlines the course details and units of instruction for EE 404 Electric Machine Design, which covers topics such as electrical and magnetic materials, magnetic circuits, thermal circuits, design of DC machines, AC machines including transformers and induction motors, synchronous machines, and computer aided design of electrical machines. Key aspects of machine design covered include output equations, selection of main dimensions, magnetic and electric loadings, number of poles, core and winding designs, and optimization methods. References for further reading on electrical machine design are also provided.

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Electric Machine Design

The document outlines the course details and units of instruction for EE 404 Electric Machine Design, which covers topics such as electrical and magnetic materials, magnetic circuits, thermal circuits, design of DC machines, AC machines including transformers and induction motors, synchronous machines, and computer aided design of electrical machines. Key aspects of machine design covered include output equations, selection of main dimensions, magnetic and electric loadings, number of poles, core and winding designs, and optimization methods. References for further reading on electrical machine design are also provided.

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WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010

EE 404

ELECTRIC MACHINE DESIGN

Instruction 4 Periods per week,


Duration of University Examination 3 Hours
University Examination 75 Marks
Sessional 25 Marks

UNIT-I
Electrical engineering Materials Insulating Materials: Properties of ideal insulating
materials, classification and types of insulating materials -conducting materials- general
properties of copper, aluminum and steel, high resistance alloys, carbon and other
conducting materials, Super conductors -Magnetic materials: Classification of magnetic
materials, soft and hard magnetic materials, sheet steel, Cold rolled steels solid core and
laminated core materials.

UNIT-II
Magnetic Circuit: Basic principles, magnetic circuit calculations, flux density in air gap
and tooth -Carter's coefficient, ampere turns for gap and teeth, real and apparent flux
density, magnetic leakage, armature leakage, leakage flux from salient poles, field
distribution curves, field turns, armature reaction ampere turns.
Thermal Circuit: Type of enclosures ventilation and cooling methods in electrical
machines -losses, temperature rise time curve- rating of electrical machines, calculation
for quantity of cooling medium.

UNIT-III
DC Machine Design: Output equation -main dimensions, choice of specific magnetic
and electric loading, selection of number of poles, choice of armature core length,
Armature diameter, length of air gap, armature design, design of field system.

UNIT-IV
AC Machine Design: Transformer Design -Main dimensions, Output equation, Core
design, cooling system design. Three phase Induction Motor -Output equation, main
dimensions, design of stator and rotor, design of squirrel cage rotor, design of end-rings.

Synchronous machines: Output equation, Main dimensions, short Circuit Ratio (SCR).
Length of air gap, selection of armature slots, design of field system, design of turbo
alternators.
UNIT-V
Computer Aided Design: Introduction, Advantages of Digital computers, Computer
Aided Design -different approaches: Analysis method, Synthesis method, Hybrid method,
Optimization, General procedure for optimization, variable constraints, Computer aided
design of 3-phase induction motor, List of symbols used, General design Procedure.

Suggested Reading:
1. A.K.Sawhney, A Course in Electrical Machines Design, Dhanpat Rai and sons, 1996.
2. R.K.Agarwal, Principles of Electrical Machines Design, S.K.Kataria
& Sons, Nai Sarak, New Delhi-6, Forth edition, 2000.

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