VIVEKANANDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN

(Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)

Elayampalayam, Tiruchengode 637 205
Programme B.E. Programme Code 102 Regulation 2014
Department EEE Semester VII
Periods Per Week Credit Maximum Marks
Course Code Course Name
L T P C CA ESE Total
U14EE736 Solid State Drives 3 0 0 3 50 50 100
To understand steady state operation and transient dynamics of a motor load
system.
To study and analyze the operation of the converter/chopper fed dc drive, both
Course
qualitatively and quantitatively.
Objective
To study and understand the operation and performance of AC motor drives.
To analyze and design the current and speed controllers for a closed loop solid state
DC motor drive.
Unit - I DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS Periods 9
Electric drive Equations governing motor load dynamics steady state stability multi quadrant ,Dynamics:
acceleration, deceleration, starting & stopping typical load torque characteristics Selection of motor.
Unit - II CONVERTER / CHOPPER FED DC MOTOR DRIVE Periods 9
Steady state analysis of the single and three phase converter fed separately excited DC motor drivecontinuous and
discontinuous conduction Time ratio and current limit control 4 quadrant operation of converter / chopper fed
drive.
Unit - III INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES Periods 9
Stator voltage controlenergy efficient drivev/f controlconstant air gap fluxfield weakening mode voltage /
current fed inverter closed loop control.

Unit - IV SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVES Periods 9

V/f control and self control of synchronous motor: Margin angle control and power factor control permanent
magnet synchronous motor.
Unit - V DESIGN OF CONTROLLERS FOR DRIVES Periods 9
Transfer function for DC motor / load and converter closed loop control with Current and speed ,feedback
armature voltage control and field weakening mode Design of controllers; current controller and speed
controller- converter selection and characteristics.
Total Periods 45
TEXT BOOK:

1. G.K. Dubey, Fundamentals of Electrical Drives, Narosa Publishing house, 2nd edition,
2008.
R.Krishnan, Electric Motor Drives-Modeling, Analysis, and Control, Pearson Education Publishers,
2.
1st edition, 2003.
B.K.Bose, Modern Power Electronics and AC drives, Pearson Education Publications, 2nd edition
3.
2005.
REFERENCES:
1. P.C.Sen, Thyristor DC Drives John Wiley& Sons Publishers, New York, 2008
T. Wildi, Electrical Machines Drives and Power Systems, Pearson
2. Education Publications, 6th edition, 2004.

3. John Hindmarsh and Alasdain Renfrew, Electrical Machines and Drives System, Elsevier 2012.

The student learns the fundamental concepts of power electronic converter fed DC and AC
Course machines.
Outcome The student can analyze the converter fed motor under different torque/speed conditions.
Identify various converter fed drives for industry applications.