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ELEC 333 Electric Machines Units: 4.25
An introduction to the basic principles, operating characteristics, and design of electric machines. Topics to be studied include: three-phase circuits; magnetic circuits; transformers; steady state behaviours of dc generators and motors; rotating magnetic fields; steady state operation of induction machines and synchronous machines; introduction to fractional horsepower machines; speed control of electric motors.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.75, Tut: 0.5)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.75, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: ELEC 221
Corequisites:
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Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 13
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 25
Engineering Design 13
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand magnetic materials and their application in energy transfer devices / equipment, including transformers, DC machines, AC induction machines and as synchronous machines.
- Understand the equivalent circuits for transformers, DC motors, DC generators, AC induction motor and AC synchronous generators and motors.
- Analyze the performance of a power system comprising the transformers, DC generators and AC synchronous generators.
- Evaluate the performance of a driving system comprising DC motors and / or AC synchronous generators.
- Perform the transformer testing and transformer equivalent parameters measurement (PA)
- Use three phase induction motor and determine the inductor motor equivalent parameters by no load and blocked load tests. (PA)