ELK 332 - Electrical Machines II

Course Objectives

I. Provide theoretical and practical knowledge of synchronous and direct-current machines.
II. Provide basic knowledge of applications of these electrical machines in electrical engineering.
III. Gain ability to analyze under different operating conditions.

Course Description

Construction of synchronous machines, excitation fields and their Fourier analysis, two-axis theory of salient-pole machines, reactances, armature reaction in synchronous generators and motors, equivalent circuits, characteristics at no-load and full load condition, phasor diagrams, short-circuit ratio, short-circuit current, synchronization, starting of synchronous motors, active and reactive power regulation, excitation methods, torque equations. Armature reaction, commutation, generator and motor characteristics, speed control and starting methods of DC machines.