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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Electrical Machines And Drives 2 | |||
| Reference | EN4560 | Version | 5 |
| Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | March 2004 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
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| To provide the student with the ability to analyse the performance and operation of ac machines and drive systems, and to apply simulation techniques to aid this analysis. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Apply 2-axis analysis to the performance of 3-phase synchronous and induction motors. |
| 2 | Understand and analyse the operation of AC drive systems as applied to 3-phase induction motors. |
| 3 | Utilise simulation tools to analyse the transient performance of AC machines. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Salient pole synchronous machines. Principles of operation, application and analysis. Two-axis analysis. Generalised machine theory. Application to the transient analysis of both synchronous and induction machines. AC drives: induction motor operation on variable-voltage variable frequency supplies, principles of self-commutated, variable-frequency inverter operation, control of output voltage, frequency and harmonics. Principles of braking and regeneration, slip energy recovery, stator voltage control, cycloconverters. Introduction to flux-vector control of ac machines Matlab and Simulink analysis of ac machines and drive systems in steady-state and transient operation. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This is a lecture-based course supplemented with tutorial sessions, laboratory work and student-centred learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 49 | 49 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 101 | 101 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 3 |
| Description: | Laboratory report. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2 |
| Description: | Closed book examination. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components and to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 30% and C2 is worth 70%. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Examination: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | E | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | E | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | E | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | E | E | ||
| E | E | E | E | E | E | F | ||
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
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| Prerequisites for Module | Electrical Machines and Drives 1 (EN3560) or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | FITZGERALD, A.E., KINGSLEY, C. and UMANS, S.D., 2003.6th ed. Electric Machinery. Singapore: McGraw-Hill |
| 2 | MOORTHI, V.R., 2005. Power Electronics. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. |
| 3 | ONG, CHEE-MUN., 1998. Dynamic Simulation of Electric Machinery. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR |