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12829 (v.2) Electrical Machines and Drives 304


 

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Co Requisite(s):

12835 (v.2) Power Electronics 304 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Synchronous machines. Parallel operation. Load characteristics. D C Drives. Brushless dc machines. Induction motor drives. Control of induction machines, Vector control, PWM - VSI drives, voltage control, VSD applications, Integrated approach to Electric Drives.
 

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Boldea I and Nasar S A, (1999), Electric Drives, CRC Press ISBN: 0-8493-2521-8. Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans, Electric Machinery, 5th ed, McGraw Hill.

Unit Texts:

Mohan N, Electric Drives: An Integrated Approach, MNPERE ISBN 0-9663530-1-3.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 20%. Assignment 2 20%. Final Examination 60%. Failing twice in this unit may lead to termination of your course. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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