| CODE | EPC4105 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Electrical Drives | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Electrical Engineering | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Objective: To understand and design the various components in a complete electronic drive to meet different industrial applications. Syllabus: - Control of Induction Motor Drives - methods of speed control for induction motor drives - v/f control - Slip control - Vector Control - Control of A.C. Brushless Motors - V/f control - Vector Control - Stepper Motors - Switched Reluctance drive - Principle of operation of the SR machine - Speed control of SR motors Study-unit Aims: The aim of the study-unit is to understand and design the various components in a complete electronic drive to meet different industrial applications. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to identify the various types of electrical motors and their methods of control. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to design electrical drive systems and implement high performance control of these systems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: A C Drives - Murphy & Turnbull, Power electronic control of AC motors, Pergamon Press. - Bose B.K., Power electronics and AC Drives, Prentice-Hall. General Drives - Hughes Austin, Electric Motors and Drives, Heinemann Newness. - Wildi T, Electric Machines, Drives and Power Systems, Prentice Hall. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-unit: EPC3104 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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