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ELEC ENG 3112 - Electric Drive Systems M

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4120
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: ELEC ENG 1101, ELEC ENG 2105
Incompatible: ELEC ENG 3104, ELEC ENG 4059
Assessment: Exam, Quizzes
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 switch-reluctance). Modulation methods. Theory motor and drive selection and application. System design, implementation and control, and computer interfacing. Electromagnetic interference.

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Units
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Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4120 Mon 09/08/2021 Wed 18/08/2021 Fri 17/09/2021 Fri 29/10/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28555 LEC0 16 2 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: These lectures are pre-recorded and can be viewed any time after they are published in MyUni. Please check MyUni once enrolled for details regarding when individual lectures will be published.
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20664 TU01 16 2 2 Aug - 13 Sep Monday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite
4 Oct - 25 Oct Monday 12pm - 2pm Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite
Note: This class will be delivered both online and face to face. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.