| CODE | EPC3104 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Electromechanical Drives | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Electric drive system and characteristics: Concept and classification of Electric drive systems (EDS). Differences in mechanical characteristics of electric motors. Mechanical characteristics of loads and load diagrams. Steady-state and steady-state stability of EDS. Dynamics and dynamic stability of EDS. Mechanical transient in EDS. Four-quadrant operation of DC machines: Theoretical background of four-quadrant operation of separately excited dc machine (SEDCM). Starting, stopping, reversing, braking and design of speed control for SEDCM. Single-phase machines and their operational characteristics: Induction, Universal, Repulsion Motors Selection and rating of electric motors: Working and environmental conditions. Torque consideration. Thermal considerations. Thermal transients under continuous duty, intermittent duty and short-time duty. Overload and rating of electric motors under variable loads. Study-unit Aims: To consolidate the theoretical knowledge of electrical machines, introduce the study of dynamics of electrical drives and to develop a system approach in the application of electrical machines in industrial electric drive systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand mechanical characteristics of electric motors and their loads. - Understand and analyse steady-state and dynamic behaviour of electrical drive system. - Explain and analyse dynamic behaviour of separately excited dc machine. - Understand operation of single-phase motors. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Design control for separately excited dc motor to meet dynamic performance specification. - Select suitable type of motor and rating according to application requirements. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Hindmarsh J., Electrical Machines and their Applications. - Bose B.K., Power Electronics and AC Drives, Prentice-Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: EPC2101 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Tutorial and Project | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Cilia (Co-ord.) |
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