🔹 Electrical Machines Lab
The Electrical Machines Lab offers practical insights into the performance and characteristics of electrical machines including DC/AC motors, transformers, and alternators. This lab prepares students for real-world electrical systems by exploring load tests, efficiency evaluation, and EMF equations.
🔸 DC & AC Motors
Purpose: Analyze the performance, torque, and speed characteristics of electrical motors.
- Shunt, series, and compound DC motors with load testing benches
- Single-phase and three-phase induction motors
- Torque-speed curves and efficiency measurement
- Star-delta and DOL starter analysis
Applications: Industrial drives, HVAC systems, electric vehicles
🔸 Alternators
Purpose: Study EMF generation, voltage regulation, and characteristics of synchronous machines.
- Salient and non-salient pole alternators
- Open circuit & short circuit tests
- Voltage regulation using EMF and MMF methods
- Synchronization with bus bar simulation
Applications: Power generation, backup systems, grid synchronization
🔸 Transformers
Purpose: Explore efficiency, core losses, and transformation ratio through load tests.
- Single-phase & three-phase transformer test benches
- OC (Open Circuit) and SC (Short Circuit) tests
- Load test for voltage regulation and efficiency
- Polarity test and parallel operation
Applications: Power transmission, distribution systems, instrumentation
🔹 Power Systems Lab
The Power Systems Lab enables students to analyze, simulate, and test components of electrical power transmission and protection systems. Featuring transmission line simulators and relay testing panels, it bridges academic theory with grid-level operations and fault diagnostics.
🔸 Transmission Line Simulators
Purpose: Understand power flow, line parameters, and voltage drop under load conditions.
- Short, medium, and long transmission line models
- Ferranti effect and corona loss simulation
- Line-to-line and line-to-ground fault analysis
- Inductive, capacitive, and resistive load testing
Applications: Grid design, fault studies, stability analysis
🔸 Relay Testing Panels
Purpose: Evaluate protection schemes using various types of protective relays.
- Overcurrent, differential, and distance relays
- Simulation of symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults
- Trip time calibration and relay coordination study
- Microprocessor-based relay interfacing
Applications: Substation automation, fault isolation, grid protection
🔹 Measurement & BEE Kits
The Measurement & BEE Kits Lab is designed to impart practical skills in electrical measurement, instrumentation, and energy efficiency. It includes precise energy meters, wattmeters, multimeters, and advanced CROs to analyze real-time electrical parameters and system behaviors.
🔸 Energy Meters & Wattmeters
Purpose: Measure active, reactive, and apparent power consumption accurately.
- Single-phase and three-phase energy meters
- Dynamometer-type and induction-type wattmeters
- Load testing and calibration setups
- Study of power factor and efficiency calculations
Applications: Power audits, billing systems, efficiency assessment
🔸 Multimeters, CROs & BEE Kits
Purpose: Analyze voltage, current, frequency, and waveform parameters.
- Digital and analog multimeters for circuit diagnostics
- Dual-trace CROs with triggering and sweep control
- BEE energy conservation kits with real-world appliances
- Hands-on experiments on power saving and consumption reduction
Applications: Instrumentation training, waveform analysis, energy audits