RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Thandalam, Chennai 602 105

LESSON PLAN
Faculty Name : A.SANGARI Designation: Senior Lecturer Department
: EEE
Subject Name : DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES Code
: EE2355
Year
: III
Semester
: VI
Degree & Branch : B.E. E.E.E.
Section
: A& B
Aim:
To expose the students to the concept of design of various types of electrical machines.
Objectives:
To provide sound knowledge about constructional details and design of various electrical
machines.

1.

i.

To study MMF calculation and thermal rating of various types of electrical

machines.

ii.

To design armature and field systems for dc. machines.

iii.

To design core, yoke, windings and cooling systems of transformers.

iv.

To design stator and rotor of induction machines.

v.

To design stator and rotor of synchronous machines and study their thermal
behaviour.

INTRODUCTION

Major considerations in Electrical Machine Design - Electrical Engineering Materials

Space factor Choice of Specific Electrical and Magnetic loadings Thermal
considerations - Heat flow Temperature rise - Rating of machines Standard
specifications.
2.

DC MACHINES

Output Equations Main Dimensions - Magnetic circuit calculations Carters Coefficient Net length of Iron Real & Apparent flux densities Selection of number of poles Design
of Armature Design of commutator and brushes performance prediction using design
values.
3.

TRANSFORMER

Output Equations Main Dimensions - KVA output for single and three phase transformers
Window space factor Overall dimensions Operating characteristics Regulation No

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load current Temperature rise in Transformers Design of Tank - Methods of cooling of

Transformers.
4.

INDUCTION MOTORS

Output equation of Induction motor Main dimensions Length of air gap- Rules for
selecting rotor slots of squirrel cage machines Design of rotor bars & slots Design of end
rings Design of wound rotor - Magnetic leakage calculations Leakage reactance of
polyphase machines- Magnetizing current - Short circuit current Circle diagram operating characteristics.
5.

SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES

Output equations choice of loadings Design of salient pole machines Short circuit ratio
shape of pole face Armature design Armature parameters Estimation of air gap
length Design of rotor Design of damper winding Determination of full load field mmf
Design of field winding Design of turbo alternators Rotor design.
L = 45 T = 15 Total = 60
Text Book(s):
1.

A.K. Sawhney, A Course in Electrical Machine Design, Dhanpat Rai and Sons, New
Delhi, 984.

2.

S.K. Sen, Principles of Electrical Machine Design with Computer Programmes, Oxford
and IBH Publishing Co.Pvt Ltd., New Delhi, 1987.

Reference Book(s):
1.
A.Shanmugasundaram, G.Gangadharan, R.Palani 'Electrical Machine Design Data
Book', New Age Intenational Pvt. Ltd., Reprint 2007.
2.

Electrical Machine Design', Balbir Singh, Brite Publications, Pune.

UNIT 4 Three phase Induction Motors

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T/R
Date

Period

Unit

Book

Page(s)

No

Topic(s)

9
10
11
12
13
14
15

4
4
4
4
4
4
4

Introduction to the construction of

Induction of Induction machines
EMF Equation of Induction
machines
Single layer and Double layer
windings, conductors per slot

T1

594-599

T1

456-457
259-

T1

Output Equation ; Q = C0D Ln

Choice of B ave and ac (Specific
electric and Magnetic loading )
Design of main dimensions (D and

T1
T1

260,270276
600
601

T1
602

L)and calculation of Air gap length

Tutorial on Main Dimensions

T1

Design of Stator slot and Tph and

current loading
Design of Squirrel cage rotor
Rotor design continued
Checking of Bt and Bc
Design of Slip ring rotor

T
T1
T1
R2
R2
T1
T1
R2

Operating Characteristics
Magnetizing Current calculations
Tutorial on Loss calculations

600-602
603-605
613-619
620-625
360-362
358-360
632 - 656
632-637
363-364

UNIT 5 - Synchronous Machines

16

17

18
19
20
21

5
5
5
5

22

23

24

Construction of Synchronous
Machines
Output Equation ( difference
between IM and SM in calculation
of Q )
Bave ac and lg discussion
Design of Main dimensions
Main dimension continued
Tutorial on main dimensions

R2

R2
T1
T1
T1

481-483
737-740
750-752
737-752

Design of stator winding and current

T1

727,742-

R2
479-480

density calculations
Calculation of Armature Ampere
Turns (Ata)
Definition of SCR and problems

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473-476

744
T1
T1

763-765
740

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25

26

27

28

29

Tutorial on SM design and related

calculations
Computer aided design
methodology
Formation of OBJ function and
Performance Constraints
General Flow Chart for CAD of
Electrical. Machines
Revision of Induction and
Synchronous Machines

T1
R2
T1
T1
T1

727-744,
573-574
869-870
868
600-740

UNIT 3 - Transformers

30

3
4-5

31

32
33

3
3

34

Introduction to Transformer Design

UNIT TEST I

T1

Eq. circuit parameters

T1

Q=2.22(1- ); Q= 3.33(1- )

331-338
406-407
375-376
377
376

Ai and Aw calculations
r = m /AT ; Q K = Et
Cruciform sections ;a = 0.85 d

T1
T1
T1

Tutorial on Transformer design

Overall dimensions Core Type
Overall dimensions Shell Type

T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1

375-390
398
399
400-403
398-404
377
377-378

381-382

35
36
37
38
39
40
41

3
3
3
3
3
3
3

42

43
44
45

3
3
3

Leakage Reactance of Transformers

Calculation of Regulation
Calculation of Im

T1
T1
T1

406-408
410
419-420

46

Calculation of Io

T1

421-422

47

Tutorial on transformer design

T1

406-422

48

T1

49
50

3
3

Design of Cooling Tubes

Derivation
Problems in Cooling Tubes Design
Tutorial in Cooling Tubes design

T1
T1

429-430
425-430

Construction DC Machines
Output Equation of DC machines
Calculation of Pa for Motors and
Generators

T1
T1
T1

481-489
493

UNIT 2 - D.C. machines.

51
2
52
2
53

Problems on Hw and Ww calculations

Tutorial on Transformer design

Ratio of Iron Loss to Copper Loss
Relation between Gi and Gc
Optimum designs based on Min cost ;
Max ; Min weight/volume

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379-381

425-426

508-512

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56

57

2
3,2

58

59

60

61

62
63
64
65
66
67

2
2
2
2
2
2

68

Problems in Main Dimensions

Choice Bave factors to be
considered
Choice ac factors to be considered
Choice of number of Poles in DC

T1
T1

493-515

T1
T1

495

493

497

machines
UNIT TEST II
Choice of Bave, ac and No. poles
revised
Pattern of Flux paths in 2-pole ,4pole etc.for calc.of length of the path
MMf for air gap + Iron pathinthe
machine
Shunt Field design starting from
Lmt- lenth of mean turn
Shunt field design continued
Tutorial Field design
Cooling Surface Area
Design of Commutator and brushes
Design of Commutator and brushes
Losses and Efficiency calculations
Revision of DC machines

T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1
T1

493-497
483
541
539
540
539-540
544-545
552-568
568-570
575-577
493,515;539
-540

UNIT 1 - Magnetic Circuits and Cooling Of Electrical Machines

Major Considerations in Electrical
69
1
Machines
70
1
Electrical Engineering Materials
71
1
Electrical .Vs Magnetic circuits
72
1
Heat Flow
Thermal rating calculations;
73
1
= m (1-e t/ )
74
1
Cont.,Intt, ratings of machines
75
1
Standard Specification
Cooling of rotating machines,
76
1
hydrogen cooling of turbo
alternators

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1-7

T1
R2
T1
T1

10 34
28
35 - 42

T1
T1
T1

85 - 90

74 - 80

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