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Electric Drives

Course Code :
EPR 551
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
3.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Electrical Engineering

Instructor information :

Title:Assistant Lecturer
Name: Mohamed Abdallah Mahmoud Shaheen
Office hours:5-Hours

Title:Teaching Assistant
Name: Abeer Tharwat Said Awad
Office hours:-Hours

Area of Study :

Enable the students to identify the main components of modern electric drives systems. Help the students comprehend the relation between the electric motor characteristics and the load characteristics Help the students to analyze different methods that can be used to control the speed of DC and AC motors

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Characteristics of Motors & Loads, Equation of Motion, Four quadrants for drives systems, Speed control of DC motors: armature voltage control - armature resistance control - flux control, Braking of DC motors: plugging – regenerative braking – dynamic braking, Speed control of DC motors using rectifiers and DC choppers, Speed control of induction motors: voltage control - frequency control - V/f control - rotor resistance - slip power recovery, Braking of induction motors, Speed control of special motors.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Define the main components of modern electric systems
2-	Identify the relation between the motor and load characteristics
3-	Explain speed control methods for DC drives
4-	Identify speed control methods for AC drives

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Analyze the performance of DC drives under different operating conditions
2-	Select suitable methods for speed control of DC drives
3-	Assess the performance of speed control methods for AC drive systems
4-	Select suitable methods for speed control of AC drives

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Use computational facilities and techniques, measuring instruments, workshops and laboratory equipment to design experiments, collect, analyze and interpret results.
2-	Apply safe systems at work and observe the appropriate steps to manage risks
3-	Perform experiments related to electric drives under different loading conditions.
4-	Prepare technical reports.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary team.
2-	Work in stressful environment and within constraints.
3-	Communicate effectively.
4-	Effectively manage tasks, time, and resources.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Characteristics of Motors & Loads, Equation of Motion	5
Review of DC motors	5
Classical speed control and braking of DC motors	20
Introduction	5
Speed control of DC motor using power electronic converters	15
Review of AC motors	5
Speed control and braking of AC motors	20

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Interactive lectures
Problem-based learning
Experiential learning
Report writing

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.	Assess What
Assignment	5.00
Final Exam	40.00
Lab Exper.	10.00
Mid- Exam I	15.00
Mid- Exam II	15.00
Participation	5.00
Quizzes	10.00

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

Electric Drives

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Course notes :

No course notes are required

Recommended books :

1) M. H. Rashid. Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices, and Applications, 4th ed. Pearson Education Inc., 2013. 2) Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi, Fundamentals of Electric Drives, Cengage Learning, 2000 3) Syed A. Nasar and Ion Boldea, Electric Drives, 3rd Edition, CRC Press, 2016