| CODE | EPC4203 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Electrical Transportation Technologies | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit introduces the field of electrical systems in transportation to the engineering student. It provides an overview of the most fundamental topics and allows students to apply their theoretical and practical engineering skills to study, design and analyse transportation electrical systems. The study-unit shall be split up into three parts, the first part, deals with land transportation and its on-board components. The second part focuses on the power systems used in aviation, the generation and distribution of energy, the electrical loads used in aircraft and their control. The last part deals with shipboard power systems, the generation and distribution of energy, the electrical loads and their control. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to: Part A: Land Transportation Introduce Electric Vehicle topologies Describe Energy Storage and Charging for EVs Explain Control of power converters used in land transportation Part B: Power Systems for Aviation Explain typical Buses topologies and applications for traditional and More Electric Aircraft Explain the operation of electrical generators used with jet engines Explain Frequency Wild versus fixed frequency systems Describe Electrical on-board Loads and the motors and actuators used in aircraft Part C: Power Systems for Ships Explain typical Buses topologies for Ship board Power Systems Explain the operation of electrical generators and loads on ships Introduce Shore Power connection concepts Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Describe power generation in aircraft and ships; 2) Describe power distribution and conversion in aircraft and ships and land transportation; 3) Explain the operation of converters used on electrical transportation; 4) Describe electrical loads in electric transportation. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1) Derive the basic equations for the power generation and conversion stages; 2) Derive and quantify the electrical loading on board for different scenarios; 3) Select and implement appropriate power systems architectures for different power topologies; 4) Apply a number of modern tools for the simulation of AC and DC transportation power systems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Supplementary text: [1] I. Moir, A. Seabridge, Aircraft Systems, Mechanical, electrical, and avionics subsystems integration,Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons (2008). [2] M. M. Islam, Shipboard Power Systems Design and Verification Fundamentals, John Wiley and Sons (2018). |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-Units: EPC2102, EPC3103 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study, Practicum & Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph Cilia Alexander Micallef Cyril Spiteri Staines |
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