Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY CONVERSION | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | AEEE525 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 7 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | � Introduction: Magnetic field intensity and flux density, B-H curves, electromagnetic induction, voltage induced in a conductor, force on a conductor, direction of force, torque and mechanical work, power, power of a motor, efficiency of machines, energy transformation, speed of motor/load, power flow in mechanically coupled systems
� Direct current generators: principle of operation and characteristics, construction of dc generators
� Direct current motors: principle of operation and characteristics
� Induction machines: principle of operation and characteristics, properties, motor under load, slip and slip speed, starting characteristics, estimation of electrical parameters, doubly-fed induction machine, selection and application of induction machines, equivalent circuit
� Synchronous generators: features of stator and rotor, field excitation and exciters, brushless excitation, generator under load, synchronization and parallel operation, efficiency, power and size of electrical machines
� Synchronous Motors: construction, motor under load-calculations, power and torque, torque, losses and efficiency, excitation and reactive power
� Single-phase motors: construction, synchronous speed, torque-speed characteristics, efficiency and power factor, split-phase and capacitor motors, shaded-pole motors, universal motor, stepper motors
� Application of control theory to machine dynamics: electronic control of dc motors: first quadrant speed control, two-quadrant control, four-quadrant control, drive control modes; control of ac motors: synchronous motor drive, starting methods, self-commutated inverters, PWM drives, torque and speed control of Induction motors
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Students are taught the course through lectures (3 hours per week) in classrooms or lectures theatres, by means of traditional tools or using computer demonstration.
Auditory exercises, where examples regarding matter represented at the lectures, are solved and further, questions related to particular open-ended topic issues are compiled by the students and answered, during the lecture or assigned as homework.
Topic notes are compiled by students, during the lecture which serve to cover the main issues under consideration and can also be downloaded from the lecturer’s webpage. Students are also advised to use the subject’s textbook or reference books for further reading and practice in solving related exercises. Tutorial problems are also submitted as homework and these are solved during lectures or privately during lecturer’s office hours. Further literature search is encouraged by assigning students to identify a specific problem related to some issue, gather relevant scientific information about how others have addressed the problem and report this information in written or orally.
Students are assessed continuously and their knowledge is checked through tests with their assessment weight, date and time being set at the beginning of the semester via the course outline.
Students are prepared for final exam, by revision on the matter taught, problem solving and concept testing and are also trained to be able to deal with time constraints and revision timetable.
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |