EEE3011 : Electric Drives - Undergraduate Study

Offered for Year: 2019/20

Module Leader(s): Dr Andrew Smith

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 drives systems. To show the relationship between the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject.

Outline Of Syllabus

Basic drive configurations and load charateristics. Four quadrant control; Dynamic braking and regeneration; Constant torque and field weakening strategies; Example for high bandwidth torque requirement;

DC drive; motor modelling; state space models; inverter modelling; transfer functions; closed loop response of speed and position control; stability considerations on 2nd order drive model; cascade control structures; converter control limiting; armature current control; practical current control methods; digital speed control; intergrator windup.

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

Teaching Activities

Category	Activity	Number	Length	Student Hours	Comment
Guided Independent Study	Assessment preparation and completion	1	62:00	62:00	Reviewing lecture notes; general reading
Guided Independent Study	Assessment preparation and completion	24	0:30	12:00	Revision for final exam
Guided Independent Study	Assessment preparation and completion	1	2:00	2:00	Final exam
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities	Lecture	24	1:00	24:00	N/A
Total				100:00

Jointly Taught With

Code	Title
EEE8014	Control of Electric Drives

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Lectures provide core material and guidance for further reading.
Topic is supported by case studies.

Assessment Methods

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

Exams

Description	Length	Semester	When Set	Percentage	Comment
Written Examination	120	2	A	100	N/A

Exam Pairings

Module Code	Module Title	Semester	Comment
EEE8014	Control of Electric Drives	2	N/A

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The closed book examination 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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