EEE3011 : Electric Drives - Undergraduate Study

Offered for Year: 2020/21

Module Leader(s): Dr Shafiq Odhano

Owning School: Engineering
Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus

Semesters

Semester 2 Credit Value:	10
ECTS Credits:	5.0

Aims

To enhance the students’ understanding of electric drive systems.
To show the relationship between the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject.
To be able to understand the control of a basic electric drive and explain various control concepts.

Outline Of Syllabus

Basic drive configurations and load characteristics. Four quadrant control; Dynamic braking and regeneration; Constant torque and field weakening strategies; Examples for high bandwidth torque requirement;
DC drives: motor modelling; state space models; inverter modelling; transfer functions; closed loop response of speed and position control; stability considerations on second order drive model; cascade control structures; converter control with saturation; armature current control; practical current control methods; digital speed control; integrator windup.
AC drives: Induction motor drives; space vector theory; state space models; phase and reference frame transformations; generic vector control description; torque and flux decoupling control; indirect and direct vector control; stator current control schemes; standard and space vector PWM methods
Case Study: Study of a 24V digitally controlled drive system. Electronics design and control software issues.

Teaching Methods

Please note that module leaders are reviewing the module teaching and assessment methods for Semester 2 modules, in light of the Covid-19 restrictions. There may also be a few further changes to Semester 1 modules. Final information will be available by the end of August 2020 in for Semester 1 modules and the end of October 2020 for Semester 2 modules.

Teaching Activities

Category	Activity	Number	Length	Student Hours	Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities	Lecture	27	0:20	9:00	Non-synchronous recorded lecture material
Guided Independent Study	Assessment preparation and completion	1	10:00	10:00	Revision for online assessment
Structured Guided Learning	Structured research and reading activities	9	2:00	18:00	Reading activity to supplement knowledge of material taught in each week.
Guided Independent Study	Independent study	27	0:20	9:00	Student study time of non-synchronous pre-recorded material
Guided Independent Study	Independent study	1	45:00	45:00	Reviewing lecture notes; general reading
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities	Scheduled on-line contact time	9	1:00	9:00	One online synchronous tutorial per week, reviewing non-synchronous taught material.
Total				100:00

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Non-synchronous lecture material provides core material and guidance for further reading. The basics of electric drives are explained with examples and various topics are supported by case studies.

Students should consult their individual timetable for up-to-date delivery information.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams

Description	Length	Semester	When Set	Percentage	Comment
PC Examination	120	2	A	100	Using Numbas.

Exam Pairings

Module Code	Module Title	Semester	Comment
EEE8154	Control of Electric Drives	2	N/A

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The online assessment provides the opportunity for the students to demonstrate their understanding of the course material. The problem-solving aspects of the assessment enable the student to demonstrate that they are able to apply this understanding and their analysis and synthesis skills to novel situations.

Reading Lists

EEE3011's Reading List

Timetable

Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
EEE3011's Timetable

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