Electrical Machines is designed to help students understand the basic concepts of the subject with ease, catering to the needs of electrical, electronics and communications, instrumentation and other undergraduate engineering courses. It deals at length with the application and control of electromagnetic devices, presenting a comprehensive account of the working of transformers, generators and motors. Spread across 11 chapters, the text lays emphasis on the fundamentals, physical concepts and development of circuit models and analysis of transformers and machines, while reiterating theory with numerous solved problems and following them up with exercises for practice.

Jaydeep Chakravorty is Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indus University, Ahmedabad. An established teacher with 13 years’ experience, he was earlier Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology (BUEST), Himachal Pradesh. He has published several research articles and papers in reputed journals and conferences, both within the country and abroad. His areas of academic interest include electrical circuits and networks, power systems, fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms and soft computing techniques.

Preface

1. Electromechanical Energy Conversion
2. DC Generator
3. DC Motor
4. Single-phase Transformer
5. Three-phase Transformer
6. Special Transformers
7. Three-phase Induction Motor
8. Single-phase Induction Motor
9. Synchronous Generator
10. Synchronous Motor
11. Special Machines

Appendix-A: Multiple Choice Questions
Appendix-B: Short Questions and Answers
Appendix-C: MATLAB Codes
Appendix-D: GATE Questions and Solutions
Index