Module Descriptors
ELECTRICAL POWER AND MACHINES
ELEC50261
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Muwafak Al-Tai
Email: M.Al-Tai@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1. 1 x 2 hour exam - 50% which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
2. Coursework (50%) Comprising two laboratory experiments, equally weighted - which will assess Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
2. Coursework (50%) Comprising two laboratory experiments, equally weighted - which will assess Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.
Module Indicative Content
ELECTRICAL POWER:
-General arrangement of power systems, per unit notation, calculation of system voltages, fault calculations, overcurrent protection.
-Power Electronics.
-Brief introduction to power semiconductor devices, basic principles of phase control, basic principles of switched mode inverters.
-Single-phase transformers: core losses, operation and equivalent circuits, transformer tests and parameter evaluation.
-Introduction to three-phase transformers.
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 phasor 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.
-General arrangement of power systems, per unit notation, calculation of system voltages, fault calculations, overcurrent protection.
-Power Electronics.
-Brief introduction to power semiconductor devices, basic principles of phase control, basic principles of switched mode inverters.
-Single-phase transformers: core losses, operation and equivalent circuits, transformer tests and parameter evaluation.
-Introduction to three-phase transformers.
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 phasor 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.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures (24 hours) and labs/tutorials (12 hours) will form the main teaching activities.
Module Resources
Laboratory equipment in power engineering.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00436-4 Electrical Principles or equivalent.
Module Texts
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, Wiley, (1995), ISBN 0-471-30576-6
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, S J Chapman, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, (1987), ISBN 0-582-41372-9
Electrical Technology, E Hughes, 6th Edition, Longman, ISBN 0-582-41372-9
Power Electronics: Converters Applications and Design, Mohan, Undeland and Robbins, Wiley, (1995), ISBN 0-471-30576-6
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, S J Chapman, Second Edition, McGraw Hill, (1987), ISBN 0-582-41372-9
Electrical Technology, E Hughes, 6th Edition, Longman, ISBN 0-582-41372-9