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Design of Electric Drives

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 410-4020/01
Abbreviation PEPO
Course title Design of Electric Drives
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Stanislav Kocman, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1.Kinds, basic terms and operating conditions of electrical drive
2.Construction of electrical machines and their designation
3.Basic and operating characteristics of electrical motors
4.Types of load and dimensioning of electrical motor
5.Adjustable speed drives with DC motors
6.Adjustable speed drives with AC motors
7.Energetics of electrical machine and electrical drive, efficiency of adjustable speed drives
8.Mechanical parts of electrical drives
9.Electromagnetic compatibility of adjustable speed drives
10.Fundamentals of drive design in compiliance with EMC rules
11.Logical control of electrical drives
12.Safety and reliability of electrical drives
13.Protection of electrical drives, reserve sources of electrical energy

Exercises:
Introduction, marks and descriptions, special terminology of electrical drives, standards and technical documentation in the area of electrical drives
Simulation models of power electrical distributions with electrical motors in EMTP-ATP software
Examples of motor dimensioning for various types of load
Motor dimensioning by method of equivalent torque. Individual project submission
Test No. 1. Losses in induction motors
Design of induction motor for adjustable speed drive with frequency converter
Reverse influences of adjustable speed drive on the main
Test No. 2. Evaluation, credit

Laboratories:
To acquaint with opration rules of laboratory. Presentation of measuring devices for measurement on electrical drives
Laboratory No.1. Measurement of efficiency of induction motor
Laboratory No.2. Measurement of efficiency on AC adjustable speed drive
Laboratory No.3. Measurement of disturbance of AC adjustable speed drive
Laboratory No.4. and 5. Logical control. Measurement on safety module

Projects:
1. Individual assignment of parameters of drive power distribution. Design of set components and their parameters
2. Compilation of simulation circuit of set circuit and its analysis. Evaluation of set quantities

Literature

Lectures of subject made by the lecturer
Boldea, I., Nasar, S. A.: Electric Drives. CRC Press, London, New York, Washington D. S., 1999

Advised literature

Merz, H.: Electric Machines and Drives. 214 p., part 1 to 8, VDE Verlag, Berlin und Offenbach 2002, ISBN 3-8007-2602-5
Internet links, professional corporate manuals