SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES – TYPES & CONSTRUCTION. EMF EQUATION & METHODS OF HARMONIC REDUCTION.
VOLTAGE REGULATION – SYNCHRONOUS IMPEDANCE METHOD USING O.C. & S.C TEST, M.M.F. METHOD. ZERO
POWER FACTOR TEST – POTIER REACTANCE. TWO REACTION THEORY.
PARALLEL OPERATION OF ALTERNATORS – SYNCHRONISATION METHODS.
STARTING OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS.
V – CURVES, EXCITATION CONTROL. POWER EQUATION & CONTROL OF SYNCRONISING POWER. HAUNTING &
DAMPER WINDING.
INDUCTION MOTOR – CONCEPT OF ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD, STARTING METHODS. TORQUE-SPEED
CHARACTERISTICS. CIRCLE DIAGRAM, SPEED CONTROL. TESTING & PARAMETERS OF EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS.
FRACTIONAL HORSE POWER MACHINES – SINGLE PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR. SINGLE PHASE COMMUTATOR
MOTOR – COMPENSATION. RELUCTANCE MOTOR, PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINES, STEPPER MOTOR.