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EE8015 Electric Energy Generation, Utilization AND Conservation

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in the EE8015 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION course. The course covers 5 units: 1) Illumination, which discusses lighting types, calculations, and efficient designs; 2) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, including domestic and commercial systems as well as efficient motors; 3) Heating and Welding, focusing on electric heating and welding techniques; 4) Traction, regarding electric rail systems and components; and 5) Domestic Utilization, concerning household wiring and appliances, power quality, and earthing. The course will consist of 45 instruction periods total.

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EE8015 Electric Energy Generation, Utilization AND Conservation

This document outlines the topics that will be covered in the EE8015 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION course. The course covers 5 units: 1) Illumination, which discusses lighting types, calculations, and efficient designs; 2) Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, including domestic and commercial systems as well as efficient motors; 3) Heating and Welding, focusing on electric heating and welding techniques; 4) Traction, regarding electric rail systems and components; and 5) Domestic Utilization, concerning household wiring and appliances, power quality, and earthing. The course will consist of 45 instruction periods total.

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EE8015 ELECTRIC ENERGY GENERATION, UTILIZATION AND

CONSERVATION

UNIT I ILLUMINATION
9
Importance of lighting – properties of good lighting scheme – laws of illumination –
photometry - types of lamps – lighting calculations – basic design of illumination
schemes for residential, bcommercial, street lighting, factory lighting and flood lighting –
LED lighting and energy efficient
lamps.

UNIT II REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING


Refrigeration-Domestic refrigerator and water coolers - Air-Conditioning-Various types
of air-conditioning system and their applications, smart air conditioning units - Energy
Efficient motors: Standard motor efficiency, need for efficient motors, Motor life cycle,
Direct Savings and payback analysis, efficiency evaluation factor.
9

UNIT III HEATING AND WELDING 9


Role of electric heating for industrial applications – resistance heating – induction heating
– dielectric heating - electric arc furnaces. Brief introduction to electric welding –
welding
generator, welding transformer and the characteristics.

UNIT IV TRACTION 9
Merits of electric traction – requirements of electric traction system – supply systems –
mechanics of train movement – traction motors and control – braking – recent trends in
electric
traction.
UNIT V DOMESTIC UTILIZATION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY 9
Domestic utilization of electrical energy – House wiring. Induction based appliances,
Online and OFF line UPS, Batteries - Power quality aspects – nonlinear and domestic
loads – Earthing – Domestic, Industrial and Substation.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

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