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ELEC ENG 3104 - Electric Drive Systems

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4020
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange:
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: (ELEC ENG 1100 or ELEC ENG 1101) and ELEC ENG 2101
Incompatible: ELEC ENG 3112, ELEC ENG 4059
Assessment: Tests and written exam
Syllabus:

This course introduces power electronics and electric drive systems. It includes the following topics. Characteristics of power electronic devices and their switching performance, power losses and thermal design. Classes of power converters: rectifiers; AC-AC converters; DC-DC converters, inverters. Voltage and current source converters. Hard and soft-switching and resonant circuits. Power supplies (uninterruptible, switched mode). Advanced energy-efficient motor drives: review of motor theory, power electronic control principles, vector and servo drives (stepper, DC, induction, brushless PM and switched-reluctance). Modulation methods. Theory motor and drive selection and application. System design, implementation and control, and computer interfacing. Electromagnetic interference.

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3
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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
23310 LE01 85 4 28 Jul - 15 Sep Tuesday 11am - 12pm  
31 Jul - 11 Sep Friday 12pm - 1pm Scott Theatre, 001, Scott Theatre
18 Sep - 18 Sep Friday 12pm - 1pm The Braggs, G60, Bragg Lecture Theatre
6 Oct - 27 Oct Tuesday 11am - 12pm  
9 Oct - 30 Oct Friday 12pm - 1pm Scott Theatre, 001, Scott Theatre
Note: Online class option available - refer to MyUni.