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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Electrical Machines and Drives | |||
| Reference | EN4562 | Version | 2 |
| Created | November 2022 | SCQF Level | SCQF 10 |
| Approved | June 2022 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2023 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
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| To provide the student with the ability to analyse the steady-state operation and performance of AC and DC drive systems. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Examine the steady-state characteristics of induction machines. |
| 2 | Execute the 2-axis method to analyse the performance of 3-phase synchronous machines. |
| 3 | Operate power electronic converters to AC and DC drive systems. |
| 4 | Argue the operation of AC drive systems as applied to 3-phase induction motors. |
| 5 | Critique the design and analysis of the induction motor and DC drive characteristics in the laboratory and/or simulation setup. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Induction machines: three-phase induction motor principles, derivation of equivalent circuit, torque-speed performance equations based on the equivalent circuit, determining equivalent circuit parameters, starting arrangements. Single-phase motors; analysis of the steady-state operation of single-phase induction motors, starting arrangements. Synchronous machines. Principles of operation, application, and analysis, motor and generator equivalent circuit and phasor diagrams, power & torque characteristics. AC Motor Drives: Induction motor speed control principles, principles of braking and regeneration operation modes, slip energy recovery, variable-voltage, variable-frequency supplies. DC motor drives; phase controlled rectifiers, application to speed control of dc motors, dc choppers, quadrant operation, braking, and reversing operations. Single and three-phase inverters, voltage and current source inverters, Output voltage control of single-phase inverters, quasi square-wave inverters, sinusoidal PWM control. Single and three-phase AC voltage controllers, thyristor-based static VAR compensators, harmonics, the effects of harmonics, and harmonic mitigation methods. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This is a lecture-based module supplemented by tutorials, laboratory work and student centred learning. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 40 | 40 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 110 | 110 |
| 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: | 40% | Outcomes Assessed: | 5 |
| Description: | Laboratory experiments supplemented with quizzes and submitted research work. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 60% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Closed book examination. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The module has 2 components, to gain an overall pass a minimum D grade must be achieved in each component. The component weighting is as follows: C1 is worth 40% and C2 is worth 60%. | ||||||||
| 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 Power (EN2560) 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., 2014. Electric Machinery. 7th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill. |
| 2 | WILDI, T., 2013. Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems. 6th ed. London: Prentice Hall. |
| 3 | GURU, B. S. and HIZIROGLU, H. R., 2001. Electrical Machinery and Transformers. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 4 | MOORTHI, V.R., 2010. Power Electronics - Devices, Circuits and Industrial Applications Power Electronics. Oxford University Press |
| 5 | MOHAN. N., UNDERLAND, T.M., ROBBINS, W.P., 2003, Power Electronics Converters, Applications, and Design, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| 6 | BOSE, B. K., 2002. Modern power electronics and AC drives. Prentice Hall PTR |