This course provides knowledge on electric motors, transformers, and inductors. It leads to electrical drives characterized by combining electric motors with the cutting-edge converters and inverters using the latest power semiconductor devices.
Students have a deep understanding of electric motors and drives from both theoretical and practical points of view.
Induction motors, synchronous motors, transformers, inductors, and electric drives.
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Lecture, questionnaires, assignments, presentations and discussions
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Ferromagnetic materials, magnet circuits, inductors, and transformers, followed by similarity and difference in structure and characteristic between inductors and transformers | To understand ferromagnetic materials, magnet circuits, inductors, and transformers, followed by finding out similarity and difference in structure and characteristic between inductors and transformers |
Class 2 | Fundamentals of ac motors and basic induction motor concept | To understand fundamentals of ac machines and basic induction motor concept |
Class 3 | Power-torque and torque-speed characteristics of an induction motor | To understand and calculate power-torque and torque-speed characteristics from an equivalent circuit of an induction motor |
Class 4 | General synchronous motors and permanent-magnet synchronous motors | To understand operating principles of general synchronous motors and permanent-magnet synchronous motors |
Class 5 | Similarity and difference in structure and characteristic between induction motors and synchronous motors | To find out similarity and difference in structure and characteristic between induction motors and synchronous motors |
Class 6 | Electric drives based on induction and synchronous motors | To understand operating principles of electric drives based on induction and synchronous motors |
Class 7 | Practical applications of electric drives, and their application-oriented system designs | To understand practical applications of electric drives, and their application-oriented system designs |
Lecture materials will be provided through OCW/i.
Electric Machinery Fundamentals written by Stephen J. Chapman, Modern Power Electronics and AC Drives by Bimal K. Bose, High Power Converters and AC Drives by Bin Wu.
Final exam (70%), questionnaires (10%), and assignment (20%)
Understanding electromagnetism and electric circuits are necessary.