UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BEE075

Utilization Of Electrical Energy & Electric Traction

L-T-P3-0-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 3 semesters · 3 branches

B.Tech Electrical Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV) · B.Tech Electrical & Electronics Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV) · B.Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering · Sem 7 (Departmental Elective-IV)

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Pre-requisites: Basic Electrical Engineering, Electrical Machines-I & II

Syllabus

5 units
Unit1

Unit 1

Electric Heating: Advantages and methods of electric heating, Resistance heating, Electric arc heating, Induction heating and Dielectric heating

Unit2

Unit 2

Electric Welding: Electric Arc Welding Electric Resistance Welding Electronic welding controls Electrolyte Process: Principles of electro deposition, Laws of electrolysis, and applications of electrolysis

Unit3

Unit 3

Illumination: Various definitions, Laws of illumination, requirements of good lighting Design of indoor lighting and outdoor lighting systems Refrigeration and Air Conditioning: Refrigeration systems, domestic refrigerator, water cooler Types of air conditioning, Window air conditioner

Unit4

Unit 4

Electric Traction – I: Types of electric traction, Review of existing electric traction systems in India, systems of track electrification Traction mechanics- types of services, speed time curve and its simplification, average and schedule speeds Tractive effort, specific energy consumption, mechanics of train movement, coefficient of adhesion and its influence

Unit5

Unit 5

Electric Traction – II: Salient features of traction drives Series – parallel control of dc traction drives (bridge transition) and energy saving Power Electronic control of dc and ac traction drives Diesel electric traction.

Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Describe the methods of electric heating and their advantages.K2
  2. CO2Explain the types of Electric welding and the principle of Electro-deposition laws of electrolysis and its applicationsK2
  3. CO3Explain the laws of illumination and the principles of refrigeration and air-conditioning.K2
  4. CO4Describe the different types of Electric traction, the system of track electrification and its related mechanicsK2
  5. CO5Describe the salient features of the traction drive and the concept of energy saving using power electronic control of AC and DC drivesK2

Text Books

  1. H. Partab, “Art and Science of Electrical Energy” Dhanpat Rai & Sons.
  2. J.B. Gupta, “Utilization of Electric Power and Electric Traction”, Kataria & Sons publishers, Delhi, IX Edtion, 2004.
  3. C.L. Wadhwa, “Generation, Distribution and Utilization of electrical Energy”, New Age International (P) Limited Publishers, 3rd Edition, 2010.

Reference Books

  1. H. Partab, “ Modern Electric Traction” Dhanpat Rai & Sons.
  2. G.K. Dubey, “Fundamentals of Electric Drives” Narosa Publishing House.

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 14 of the original AKTU PDF.

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