308341 (v.1) Electrical Machines and Drives 604
| 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 |
| 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. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of the unit students will be able to - understand the conversion of energy from electrical to mechanical forms. Have knowledge of the configuration of electrical machines. Understand the effect of winding and magnetic parameters of electrical machines upon operational characteristics. Understand the operation of power converters and conditioners for driving electrical machines. Be familiar with machine equivalent circuits and their use to predict machine performance. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Boldea I and Nasar S A, (1999), Electric Drives, CRC Press. Fitzgerald, Kingsley and Umans, Electric Machinery, (5th ed), McGraw Hill. |
| Unit Texts: | Mohan N, (2001), Electric Drives - An Integrated Approach, Minnesota. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Two Assignments 40%, Final Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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