GSE2804

Electrical and electronic drives

N Samaan and R Perera

4 points · 29 hours lectures/tutorials, 10 hours laboratory, 13 hours supported self-study · First semester · Gippsland/Distance · Prerequisite: ENG1301

Objectives The subject will introduce students to electrical and electronic drives and the wider spectrum of their current applications. It includes concepts of power electronics applied to motor controls and switch mode power supplies, UPS systems etc.

Synopsis Selected topics from: DC motors: operation, control. AC machines: three-phase induction motors - operation, torque-slip characteristics, starting and speed control; single-phase induction motors - split-phase motors, universal and synchronous reluctance; stepper motors - construction; operation; control and application. DC and AC servo motors: analysis, transfer function and block diagram. Semi conductor switching devices and drivers and their characteristics. Switch mode power supplies, UPS systems, line commutated converters and inverters.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60% · Class tests/assignment: 20% · Laboratory: 20%

Prescribed texts

Sen P C Principles of electric machines and power electronics Wiley, 1989
Ryff P F Electric machinery 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Bhag S G, Huseyin R H Electric machinery and transformers Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990
Elgard O I Basic electric power engineering Addison-Wesley, 1997
Fitzgerald A E and others Electric machinery 4th edn, McGraw-Hill, 1983
Wildi T Electrical machines, drives and power systems 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1991

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