UNIT – I ILLUMINATION, HEATING AND WELDING
Nature-of radiation –definition – laws photometry – polar curves – lighting calculationsdesign of illumination systems (for residential, industrial, commercial and street lightings)
- types of lamps-energy efficiency lamps. Methods of heating requirement of heating material-design of heating element-furnaces – Welding generator-welding transformer and its characteristics
UNIT - II ELECTRIC TRACTION
Introduction – requirements of an ideal traction system – supply systems – mechanics of train movement – tractive effort – Specific energy consumption – traction motors and control – multiple units – braking methods - current collection systems-recent trends in electric traction.
UNIT - III DRIVES AND THEIR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Introduction – motor selection and related factors – types of loads – characteristics – load equalization – industrial applications – modern methods of speed control of industrial drives. UNIT - IV ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS AND STORAGE OF
ELECTRICITY
Electrolysis – Polarization factor – Preparation of work for electroplating – tanks and other equipment – Method of charging and maintenance – Nickel – iron and Nickel – cadmium batteries – components and materials – capacity rating of batteries – battery chargers. UNIT - V ENERGY CONSERVATION 9
Economics of generation – definitions – load curves – number and size of units – cost of electrical energy – tariff – need for electrical energy conservation-methods – energy efficient equipment – energy management – energy auditing.
Economics of power factor improvement – design for improvement of power factor using power capacitors – power quality – effect on conservation
Lecture : 45, Tutorial : 0, TOTAL : 45
REFERENCE BOOKS
1 E. Openshaw Taylor, “Utilization of Electrical Energy in SI Units” Orient Longman
Private Limited, 2003.
2 B.R. Gupta, “Generation of Electrical Energy”,