Module Descriptors
ELECTRICAL POWER, MACHINES AND DRIVES
ELEC50229
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Debi Roberts
Email: debi.roberts@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - 3hrs (SUG2) weighted at 70%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of CE20032-4 Electrical and Electronic Principles or equivalent
Module Resources
Laboratory equipment in Power Engineering
Module Texts
Electrical and Electronic Technology, E Hughes, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall (2008), ISBN: 9780132060110
Power Electronics: Converters Applications and Design, Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons (2002), ISBN: 978-0471226932
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, S J Chapman, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill, (2004), ISBN: 9780071151559
Power Systems Analysis, J J Grainger and W D Stevenson, McGraw Hill, (1994), ISBN 0-07-061293-5
Power Electronics: Converters Applications and Design, Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons (2002), ISBN: 978-0471226932
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, S J Chapman, Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill, (2004), ISBN: 9780071151559
Power Systems Analysis, J J Grainger and W D Stevenson, McGraw Hill, (1994), ISBN 0-07-061293-5
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures (48 hours) and laboratories/tutorials (24 hours) will form the main teaching activities.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework (30%) Comprising two practical assignments, equally weighted - which will assess Learning Outcomes 3 and 4.
1 x 3 hour final examination (70%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2 and 3.
Module Indicative Content
EELECTRICAL POWER
-General arrangement of power systems, per unit notation, calculation of system voltages, fault calculations.
-Single-phase transformers: core losses, operation and equivalent circuits, transformer tests and parameter evaluation, parallel operation, Introduction to three-phase transformers.
- Transmission lines and cables: Structure and parameters of lines and coaxial cables, calculation of inductance and capacitance, short and medium lines, nominal T and ¿ Equivalent circuits, voltage regulation, voltage distribution of insulator sting, string efficiency, bundle conductors, size of cables.
MACHINES
-DC Machines: principles of operation, emf and torque equations. Power stages. DC motor starter. Speed and load characteristics.
-Three-Phase Synchronous Machines: principles of operation. Torque produced by the motor. Methods of starting a 3-phase motor. Equivalent circuit and phased diagram of generator.
-Three-Phase Induction Machines: principle of operation. Synchronous speed, slip and frequency of rotor current. Equivalent circuit. Power flow diagram. Torque equation.
DRIVES
- Power Electronics: Brief introduction to power semiconductor devices, basic principles of phase control, basic principles of switched mode inverters.
- Single-phase and three-phase AC motor drives.
- DC motor drives.
-General arrangement of power systems, per unit notation, calculation of system voltages, fault calculations.
-Single-phase transformers: core losses, operation and equivalent circuits, transformer tests and parameter evaluation, parallel operation, Introduction to three-phase transformers.
- Transmission lines and cables: Structure and parameters of lines and coaxial cables, calculation of inductance and capacitance, short and medium lines, nominal T and ¿ Equivalent circuits, voltage regulation, voltage distribution of insulator sting, string efficiency, bundle conductors, size of cables.
MACHINES
-DC Machines: principles of operation, emf and torque equations. Power stages. DC motor starter. Speed and load characteristics.
-Three-Phase Synchronous Machines: principles of operation. Torque produced by the motor. Methods of starting a 3-phase motor. Equivalent circuit and phased diagram of generator.
-Three-Phase Induction Machines: principle of operation. Synchronous speed, slip and frequency of rotor current. Equivalent circuit. Power flow diagram. Torque equation.
DRIVES
- Power Electronics: Brief introduction to power semiconductor devices, basic principles of phase control, basic principles of switched mode inverters.
- Single-phase and three-phase AC motor drives.
- DC motor drives.