INFORMATION SHEET

CLASS TIME: Th & Fri 5:00- 7:30 PM,

CLASS ROOM: EC-

OFFICEHOURS: Th 3:00 -5:00 PM or by special arrangements with Professor Mohammed.

OFFICE:    EC-3983, (305-348-3040) Lab: 305-348-6194; e-mail: mohammed@fiu.edu

COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Professor Osama A. Mohammed

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,

Florida International University

10555 W. Flagler Street, EC-3983,

Miami, Florida 33174 USA

COURSE WEBSITE:  www.aln.fiu.edu/courses

LABORATORY SETUPS: 4 Stations are available in EC-3925 complete with all types of machine drives and controller development environment and Power Electronic Boards

Prerequisites: Introductory Electronics, Electromagnetic Concepts and Introduction to Power and Electric Machines

Text & Notes:

• Ned Mohan, Advanced Electric Drives, MNPERE 2001 Edition (Available in the Bookstore for this Term)
• Ned Mohan, Electric Drives: An Integrative Approach, 2003 Edition, MNPERE (As review reference)
• Lecture Notes and Resources will be given by Professor Mohammed in Class

Course Learning Objectives:

• Modeling the dynamic behavior of ac machines in a-b-c phases.
• Justification for the need for d-q axes representation.
• Dynamic modeling of an induction machine using d-q axes representation.
• Vector control of an induction machine using d-q axes representation.
• Effect of parameter variations in vector control
• Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation.
• Direct Torque Control of Induction Motors.
• Encoder-less control of induction motors.
• Vector control of Permanent Magnet AC (PMAC) motors.
• Switched Reluctance Machines.
• Synchronous Reluctance Machines.

Outcomes 

• Solve appropriate electric motor/drive problems with various control strategies
• Use electric drives in practical applications and develop embedded controllers.
• Use and test motors and their drives in the laboratory

Topics

• Introduction; Mechanical Systems, Review of Electric Circuits, Magnetic Circuits, EM Energy Conversion
• Switch Mode Converters
• DC Motor Drives
• AC Machines and Space Vectors
• Synchronous Machines
• Induction Motors, Steady State
• Induction Motors, Speed Control (Induction Motor drives)
• Control Strategies ( Vector Control, Direct Torque Control
• PWM Inverters

Lab Experiments:

Assignment will be given throughout the term

Grading: