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Electrical Engineering

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 410-8602/01
Abbreviation EFMT
Course title Electrical Engineering
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Electrical Power Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Stanislav Kocman, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Schedule and conditions for completion of the course. DC circuits: basic concepts, laws, elements of electrical circuits, methods of circuits solving.
2. Safety in Electrical engineering, effects of electric current on the human body: the parameters, the limits of voltages, basic concepts. Protective measures.
3. Single-phase AC circuits: origin, waveform, characteristic values, circuits with passive elements and their solutions, performance. Power factor compensation.
4. Measuring instruments: classification, basic parameters, marking, measurement of electrical quantities.
5. Three-phase AC circuits: waveforms, phase diagrams, symmetrical load connections, power.
6. Fundamentals of semiconductor technology: physical nature, semiconductor elements, rectifiers, hase-controlled converters, frequency converters, usage.
7. Purpose, function and distribution of electrical devices: fuses and circuit breakers - description, features, performance, power characteristics, electrical arc. RCD- description, features, performance. Contactors, relays - description, features, performance, basic contactor connection in electrical circuit - power and control diagrams/scheme.
8. Basics of logic control: division, contact control, non-contact control.
9. Electrical machines: definitions, distribution. Transformers - the design, the principle of operation, operating conditions, auto-transformers, instrument transformers.
10. Asynchronous motors: classification, structure, principle of operation, starting methods, speed control. Synchronous machines: classification, structure, working principle, application. DC machines: types, working principle, structural arrangement, usage.
11. Electric heat: the generation of heat from electricity, types and descriptions of different electric heating devices.
12. Electric lines of networks: types, requirements, design aspects, principles, protection, selectivity. Types of grids - distribution, labeling system, network diagrams TN-C, TN-S, TT and IT.
13. External factors: sorting, labeling, examples, coverage of electrical equipment - labeling, descriptions of individual steps, the IC classification code. Examples of protection of automatic disconnection of the grids TN-C and TN-S.

Numerical exercises:

DC circuit solutions.
Solution of alternating 1-phase circuits. Term project assignment.
Solution of three-phase circuits. Test
Rectifiers.
Transformers.
Electrical motors.
Test, consultation, award of credit.

Laboratory exercises:

Introduction - Safety training. Measurements on a DC circuit.
Measurement on single-phase AC circuit, reactive power compensation.
Measurements on single-phase rectifiers.
Logical control-belt transport.

Literature

[1] Govindasamy, K.: Electrical Engineering, Theory I, Tamilnadu textbook corporation, 2010
[2] Kocman, S.: Electrical Engineering in Mining, skriptum VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2004, ISBN 80-248-0804-8

Advised literature

[1] Merz, H.: Electric Machines and Drives. 214 p., part 1 to 8, VDE Verlag, Berlin und Offenbach 2002, ISBN 3-8007-2602-5
[2] Boldea, I., Nasar, S. A.: Electric Drives. CRC Press, London, New York, Washington D. S., 1999
[3] Syllabus and study materials of lectures and exercises from the teacher