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ELEC ENG 3104 - Electric Drive Systems

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
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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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
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24291 LE01 70 57 22 Jul - 9 Sep Monday 9am - 11am Barr Smith South, 3029, Flentje Lecture Theatre
30 Sep - 21 Oct Monday 9am - 11am Barr Smith South, 3029, Flentje Lecture Theatre
Automatic Enrolment Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22122 TU01 15 2 31 Jul - 11 Sep Wednesday 10am - 11am Schulz, 307, Teaching Room
2 Oct - 23 Oct Wednesday 10am - 11am Schulz, 307, Teaching Room
Automatic Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24726 WR01 40 27 23 Jul - 10 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room
1 Oct - 22 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room