BANNARI AMMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SATHYAMANGALAM
Department of EEE & EIE
Class
Subject Code
Subject
Prepared By

S8 EEE A & B, S8 EIE

11N016
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
Dr. A. Jagadeesan, P.Karuppusamy, S. Sudhahar

Time:
Lesson. No

75min
Unit 3 -3/5

1.

Content List: squirrel cage and doubly fed induction generators.

2.

Skills Addressed: Reading, Questioning, Drawing Mind map, Summarizing, Discussion, Drawing
diagrams, Expressing orally and in writing.

3.

Objectives:
To understand the operating principle of squirrel cage and doubly fed induction generators.
Lesson Links:

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5.

6.

7.

What is meant by synchronous motor?

Speed of induction generator.

Alpha Breathing : (2 Mins)
The three steps for alpha breathing are
Breathe in
Breathe out
Hold
(Repeat the three steps for 8 times)
Evocation : (5 mins )
By showing videos and pictures
Annexure I
Introduction:( 20-25 mins)
Attached as power point presentation in Annexure II

8.

Brain Activation: (2 mins)

Any one of the following activities like
Right brain activities
Solving puzzles
Brain GYM
Optical Illusions
Perpetual calendar recalling

9.

Survey and Reading by students: (15-18 mins)

Rao.S and Parulekar, Energy Technology Non Conventional, Renewable and
Conventional, KhannaPublishers, New Delhi, 2005
Page No : 228 - 232

10.

Discussion: ( 9 mins)
The students will be asked to discuss the relevant topic among their team/other team/Faculty. The students
those who have not taken part will be noted and kindle them to do.

11.

12.
13.

Mind Map: (5-7 mins)

Annexure III
Summary: (5 mins)
Annexure IV
Gazing/Rote memory: (2 mins)
A long and fixed look at the Mind map by the students before doing the presentation.

14.

Assessment:
Any one of the following activities like
Quiz
Presentation by the students
Match the following
Short answers
Objective questions / MCQ - Annexure V
Group discussion

15.

Learning outcomes
By learning this unit, students will be able to understand the operating principle squirrel cage and doubly fed
induction generators.

Annexure I Evocation

Annexure III Mind Map

Annexure IV Summary
.Applications where high starting torque and constant speed are desired then synchronous
induction motor can be used
2. It has the advantages of both synchronous motor and induction motor. The synchronous
motor gives constant speed whereas induction motors can be started against full load torque
3. Consider a normal slip ring induction motor having three phase winding on the rotor .
4. The motor is connected to the exciter which gives d.c. supply to the rotor through slip
rings. One phase carries full d.c. current while the other two carries half the full d.c. current
as they are connected in parallel.
5. Due to this d.c. excitation, permanent poles (N and S) formed on the rotor.
6. Initially it is run as a slip ring induction motor with the help of starting resistances.
7. When the resistances are cut out the motor runs with a slip. Now the connections are
changed and the exciter is connected in series with the rotor windings which will remain in
the circuit permanently.
8. As the motor is running as induction motor initially high starting torque (up to twice full
load value) can be developed. When the d.c. excitation is provided it is pulled into
synchronism and starts running at constant speed

9. The synchronous induction motor provides constant speed, large starting torque, low
starting current and power factor correction.

Annexure V Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Induction generator requires ------------reactive power for assisting the energy conversion
process.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Leading
Unity
Zero
Lagging

2. The advantages of seperately induction generator are

a.
b.
c.
d.

Needs less number of auxillary equipments

Speed variation of prime move ris less important
Efficiency is high
The reactive power delivery can be ontrolled

(i) a&c (ii) a,b,d (iii) a&b (iv) a&d

3. The seperately excited induction generators are widely used in
a.
b.
c.
d.

Hydro generating station

Wind mills
Tidal power stations
Thermal stations