UNIT 1:
Fundamentals of Electric Drive
Choice of an Electric Motor
Characteristic features of Traction Motor
Systems of railway electrification
Train movement and energy consumption
traction motor control - track equipment and collection gear.
UNIT 2:
Introduction to illumination
Definition and meaning of terms used in illumination
Classification of light sources, incandescent lamps
Sodium vapour lamps, mercury vapour lamps, fluorescent lamps
Design of illumination systems
Factory lighting halls, outdoor lighting schemes
Flood lighting, street lighting
UNIT 3:
Advantages of electric heating
Introduction to heating and welding
Methods of electric heating
Resistance heating, arc furnaces
Electric welding types, resistance welding, arc welding
Power supply for arc welding, radiation welding
UNIT 4:
Introduction to renewable energy sources
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
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
UNIT 5:
Introduction to wind energy
Basic principles of wind energy conversion
site selection considerations
analysis of aerodynamic forces acting on the blade
basic components of a WECS (Wind Energy Conversion System)
performances of wind machines.
