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EE6801 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

EE6801 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION syllabus-subject-notes-pevious-year-questions-papers-bank

OBJECTIVES:
• To analyze the various concepts behind renewable energy resources.
• To introduce the energy saving concept by different ways of illumination.
• To understand the different methods of electric heating and electric welding.
• To introduce knowledge on Solar Radiation and Solar Energy Collectors
• To introduce concepts of Wind Energy and its utilization

UNIT I ELECTRIC DRIVES AND TRACTION 9
Fundamentals of electric drive - choice of an electric motor - application of motors for particular
services - traction motors - characteristic features of traction motor - systems of railway electrification - electric braking - train movement and energy consumption - traction motor control - track equipment and collection gear.

UNIT II ILLUMINATION 9
Introduction - definition and meaning of terms used in illumination engineering - classification of light sources - incandescent lamps, sodium vapour lamps, mercury vapour lamps, fluorescent lamps –
design of illumination systems - indoor lighting schemes - factory lighting halls - outdoor lighting
schemes - flood lighting - street lighting - energy saving lamps, LED.

UNIT III HEATING AND WELDING 9
Introduction - advantages of electric heating – modes of heat transfer - methods of electric heating -
resistance heating - arc furnaces - induction heating - dielectric heating - electric welding – types -
resistance welding - arc welding - power supply for arc welding - radiation welding.

UNIT IV SOLAR RADIATION AND SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTORS 9
Introduction - solar constant - solar radiation at the Earth’s surface - solar radiation geometry –
estimation of average solar radiation - physical principles of the conversion of solar radiation into heat – flat-plate collectors - transmissivity of cover system - energy balance equation and collector
efficiency - concentrating collector - advantages and disadvantages of concentrating collectors -
performance analysis of a cylindrical - parabolic concentrating collector – Feedin Invertors.

UNIT V WIND ENERGY 9
Introduction - basic principles of wind energy conversion - site selection considerations - basic
components of a WECS (Wind Energy Conversion System) - Classification of WECS - types of wind
Turbines - analysis of aerodynamic forces acting on the blade - performances of wind.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. N.V. Suryanarayana, “Utilisation of Electric Power”, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Age
International Limited,1993.
2. J.B.Gupta, “Utilisation Electric power and Electric Traction”, S.K.Kataria and Sons, 2000.
3. G.D.Rai, “Non-Conventional Energy Sources”, Khanna Publications Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.

REFERENCES:
1. R.K.Rajput, Utilisation of Electric Power, Laxmi publications Private Limited.,2007.
2. H.Partab, Art and Science of Utilisation of Electrical Energy”, Dhanpat Rai and Co., New
Delhi, 2004.
3. C.L.Wadhwa, “Generation, Distribution and Utilisation of Electrical Energy”, New Age
International Pvt.Ltd., 2003.
4. S. Sivanagaraju, M. Balasubba Reddy, D. Srilatha,’ Generation and Utilization of Electrical
Energy’, Pearson Education, 2010.
5. Donals L. Steeby,’ Alternative Energy Sources and Systems’, Cengage Learning, 2012.

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