PL8005 - ELECTRICAL DEVICES (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

PL8005 - ELECTRICAL DEVICES (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

PL8005	ELECTRICAL DEVICES	LPTC

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OBJECTIVES:

• To develop knowledge and understanding of electrical devices including programmable devices, sensors and actuators.
• To develop understanding of signal conditioning techniques and signal conversion devices.

UNIT I	INTRODUCTION	9

Electrical Device-definition and symbols of electrical devices, operation of basic electrical devices-fuse, switches, circuit breaker, relay, meters- ammeter, voltmeter, energy meter, ohmmeter, generator, and motor.

UNIT II	ELECTRICAL SENSORS AND ACTUATORS	9

Function and operation of electrical sensors used to measure a range of physical properties i.e. Light- photo-diode, phototransistor, temperature -thermistor, thermocouple, force/pressure - strain gauge, load cell, position - optical encoder, linear variable differential transformer, hall effect sensor, speed -. tacho-generator, Doppler effect sensor, flow -. vane controlled potentiometer, sound – microphone, electric linear actuator , electric rotary actuator , linear solenoid actuator .

UNIT III	PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES	9

Function of programmable logic devices (PLDs) -programmable logic array (PLA),programmable array logic (PAL) , field programmable gate array (FPGA), static random access memory (SRAM) ,electrically programmable read only memory (EPROM) ,flash memory , internal architecture and typical system configurations (e.g. input ports, output ports, peripheral devices) for circuits using programmable devices -microprocessor ,microcontroller ,programmable interface controller (PIC) ,programmable logic controller (PLC) .

UNIT IV	SIGNAL CONDITIONING TECHNIQUES AND SIGNAL CONVERSION DEVICES	9

Signal conditioning and interfacing - sensor output signal type i.e. voltage , current , filtering using operational amplifier (op-amp) circuits - low-pass filter , high-pass filter, function and operation of signal conversion devices - analogue to digital conversion , digital to analogue conversion, parallel to serial conversion ,serial to parallel conversion , calculation of baud and bit rate for a serial data signal .

UNIT V	MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRICAL DEVICES	9

Classification of Electrical Engineering Materials, Physical Properties of Materials, Mechanical properties of engineering materials, Chemical Properties of Materials, Selection of material for Engineering Material for engineering application, Low Resistivity or high conductivity of conducting material, High resistivity or low conductivity of conducting material, Factors effecting the resistivity of electrical materials, Materials used for heating elements ,bimetals, piezoelectricity, dielectric materials.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES: Upon completing this course, the students

• Will gain knowledge about various electrical devices.
• Will have knowledge about the materials used in electrical devices.

TEXT BOOK:

1. Mechatronics: Electronic Control Systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, by Bolton, Third Education, Pearson Education India.,2015.

REFERENCES:

1. Handbook of electrical Design Details, Second Edition by Neil Scalter 2003,The McGraw –Hill companies,Inc.,2003.
2. Mechatronics Systems, sensors and actuators, Fundamentals and modelling by Robert H.,2007.
3. Digital Electronics, Principles and integrated circuits by Anil Maini.,2007.
4. Electrical engineering materials and semiconductor devices by J.B Gupta Renu Gupta 2013.