ELK 214E - Electromech.Energy Conversion

Course Objectives

1. To teach the concepts and related laws used in electromechanical energy conversion
2. To teach the operational principles of electromechanical energy conversion devices
3. To teach the analysis methods for electromechanical energy conversion systems.

Course Description

General principles of electromechanical energy conversion: Input-output variables, motor, generator and transformer operations. Energy conservation principle and energy balance equation. Relationships between torque-force and energy stored in magnetic and electric fields. Linear and nonlinear systems. Computation of flux linkage, self and mutual inductances, developed force and torque in nonlinear systems. Generalized and simple electrical machine models. Mathematical and equivalent-circuit models of these machines. Conditions for continuous energy conversion for various machine models