GEG3513

Electrical machines

(ENG)

W R Perera

5 points + 26 lecture hours, 26 laboratory hours and 13 tutorial hours + First semester + Gippsland + Prerequisite: GEG2513

Synopsis: Transformers: modelling for two and three windings, polyphase, Scott and Le Blanc connections, voltage regulation, parallel operation and load sharing, harmonics, sequence networks. Induction machine: analysis of machine performance based on equivalent circuits and circle diagram. Speed control, starting and protection. Synchronous machine: two-axis models, torque and power characteristics, performance diagrams, transient behaviour, stability under dynamic and steady state conditions.

Assessment: Examination: 80% + Assignments: 10% + Laboratory: 10%