EEN340

Course Description

This course is intended to introduce students the concepts and techniques of state-of-the-art electrical machinery and energy conversion principles. The main focus is on reviews of circuit principles; Electromechanical energy conversion principles, Magnetic Circuits, Transformers; Single phase transformer, three phase transformer, Distribution transformer. Machine classification, AC machines, DC machines concepts; DC machine fundamentals, voltage/torque induction, commutation, windings, power losses and analysis, inter-poles compensating windings, DC motor starting; AC machine fundamentals, rotating magnetic field, MMF and flux distribution, induced voltage/ torque, power flow and losses; Polyphase synchronous generator, speed, equivalent circuit, phasor diagram, power and torque analysis, efficiencies, transients, operation of synchronous motors; Induction motor, concepts, equivalent circuit, power, torque, speed analysis, motor starting, induction generator; Single phase induction mo

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