Electrical Machinery in Mines
Course Name:
Electrical Machinery in Mines (MI261)
Programme:
B.Tech (Mining Engg)
Semester:
Fourth
Category:
Programme Specific Electives (PSE)
Credits (L-T-P):
(3-0-0)3
Content:
Three-phase circuit analysis, magnetic circuits, transformers, transformer losses, tests on transformers, electromechanical energy conversion, direct current motors and generators, induction motors, synchronous motors, control of speed and torque of DC and AC motors, intrinsically safe and flame-proof equipment, design of substations, switchhouses and power centers, power distribution systems in surface and underground mines, legislative and safety aspects.
References:
Morley, L.A., Mine Power Systems, US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9258, 1990.
Gross, C. A., Electric Machines, 1st Edition, CRC Press, 2006.
Kothari, D.P. and Nagrath, I.J., Electric Machines, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2017.
Department:
Mining Engineering
