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Syllabus: ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives (5 ECTS)

This document is a syllabus for the course "ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives" which covers electric motor drives and their control. The course consists of 12 lectures, 6 problem-solving exercises, and 2 assignments to be completed in groups. Students will be assessed based on their assignment work and a final exam. Upon completing the course, students will be able to perform tasks like selecting electric motors for applications, modeling and simulating DC motor drives, and explaining vector control of permanent magnet synchronous motor drives.

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Syllabus: ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives (5 ECTS)

This document is a syllabus for the course "ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives" which covers electric motor drives and their control. The course consists of 12 lectures, 6 problem-solving exercises, and 2 assignments to be completed in groups. Students will be assessed based on their assignment work and a final exam. Upon completing the course, students will be able to perform tasks like selecting electric motors for applications, modeling and simulating DC motor drives, and explaining vector control of permanent magnet synchronous motor drives.

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Syllabus

ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives (5 ECTS)

Marko Hinkkanen
Autumn 2019

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Course Description

Course name: ELEC-E8405 Electric Drives


Credits: 5 ECTS
Periods: I–II
Time: Every Wednesday 11.9.2019–27.11.2019 at 8:15–12:00
Physical location: Auditorium T2 (Konemiehentie 2)
Teacher in charge: Prof. Marko Hinkkanen ([email protected])
Prerequisites: Circuit theory, basics of electrical power engineering, analog
control

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Instructors

I Lectures
I Marko Hinkkanen
I Exercises and assignments
I Eemeli Mölsä
I Seppo Saarakkala
I Reza Hosseinzadeh
I Maksim Sokolov

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Course Format and Preliminary Schedule

Problem- Classroom
Date Lecture solving instruction for
exercise assignments
I 12 lectures (8:15–10:00) 11.9.2019 1, 2
I 6 problem-solving 18.9.2019 3 1
25.9.2019 4 2
exercises (10:15–12:00) 2.10.2019 5 1a
I 4 instruction sessions for 9.10.2019 6 3
16.10.2019 7 1b
assignments (10:15–12:00) Exam week
I Exam 11.12.2019 30.10.2019 8 4
6.11.2019 9 2a
(9:00–12:00) 13.11.2019 10 5
20.11.2019 11 2b
27.11.2019 12 6

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Preliminary Lecture Plan
1. Syllabus, introduction
2. DC motor model
3. Mechanics
4. Losses and heat transfer
5. DC motor dynamics
6. DC-DC conversion, PWM
7. Cascade control of a DC motor drive
8. Elementary AC machines, 3-phase systems
9. Space-vector models
10. Field-oriented control of a PMSM drive
11. Other AC motor and converter types, future trends
12. Guest lecture

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Course Materials
Materials available at MyCourses
I Lecture slides
I Exercise materials
I Assignments
Readings (selected pages)
I Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types, and Applications
by A. Hughes and B. Drury (2013)
(online: http://app.knovel.com.libproxy.aalto.fi/hotlink/toc/id:
kpEMDFTA01/electric-motors-drives/electric-motors-drives)
I Control of Voltage-Source Converters and Variable-Speed Drives
by L. Harnefors, M. Hinkkanen, O. Wallmark, and A. G. Yepes (2015)
(MyCourses)

Additional recommended textbook (not course material): Electric Machines and Drives: A First Course by N. Mohan (2012)
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Grading is Based on Assignments and Exam
I Totally 100 points available
I Assignment 1: Selecting an All-Electric Vehicle Powertrain (10 points)
I Instruction sessions: 2.10. and 16.10.2019 at 10:15–12:00
I Deadline 23.10.2019
I Assignment 2: Modelling and Simulation of a DC Motor Drive (20 points)
I Instruction sessions: 6.11. and 20.11.2018 at 10:15–12:00
I Deadline 27.11.2018
I Exam 11.12.2019 at 9:00-12:00 (70 points)

I Assignments are to be completed in groups of two (or alone)


I You are encouraged to discuss the assignments in general terms with others
I Copying solutions from other groups is not allowed!
I Matlab and Simulink software is needed to complete the assignments

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Grading: Available Points

Available points
Assignment 1 10
Assignment 2 20
Exam 70
Total 100

I At least one question in the exam will be (almost) directly from the exercises
I Assignments will also prepare you for the exam

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Grading: Course Grade

Grade Total points


1 50–59
2 60–69
3 70–79
4 80–89
5 90–100

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Estimated Student Workload

Contact (h) Individual (h) Total (h)


Lectures (à 2 h) 24 24 48
Exercises (à 2 h) 12 12 24
Assignments (2) 8 24 32
Preparing for the exam 24 24
Taking the exam 3 3
Total 44 87 131

I Weekly individual working is necessary for learning!


I Reading assignments
I Reviewing lecture slides and exercises
I Completing assignments

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After the Course You Will Be Able to. . .

1. Select a motor and converter for periodic duty


2. Build the simulation model for a cascade-controlled DC motor drive
3. Tune the control system of the DC motor drive
4. Apply space vectors for modelling and analysis of three-phase systems
5. Draw and explain the block diagram of a vector-controlled PMSM drive system

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