Course: Design elements of electric machines

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Course title Design elements of electric machines
Course code KEV/KPES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pechánek Roman, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Veg Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Design of electrical machines, IP, IM, IC, used materials, machine types, automotive and traction specialties. 2) Electric, magnetic and mechanical forces acting on structural elements of electric machines, (tangential, axial, radial, centrifugal forces, thermal expansion, types of loads) 3) Conventional Electric Rotating Machines - Housing; design, loading forces, parasitic phenomena, materials, properties 4) Stators; design, segments and translations, materials, (pole fixing, axial locking of stator iron packet) 5) Winding; types, slots, materials, insulation, influence of temperature, force action, self-supporting winding 6) Rotors; design, materials, rotor star, rotor pole fixing, rotor iron packet, PM fixing 7) Shafts; design, materials, influence of acting forces, parasitic phenomena 8) Storage of rotating parts of electric machines, (bearings, couplings, bearing shields) 9) Magnetic bearings 10) Cooling conventional electric machines, fans 11) Unconventional electric machines - Axial flow machines, linear motors, SRM, SYNRM, BLDC, 12) Transformers; design, 1f, 3f, winding materials, forces 13) Excursions / Specials

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
know basic types of electric machines
knowledge of the electrical machine
Skills
apply fundamental mathematical operations
knowledge of the electrical machine
learning outcomes
Knowledge
clarify the construction and design details of individual types of electrical machines
determine the appropriate design of the electric machine depending on it application
determine the forces and influences on the electric machine
explain the consequences of thermal, electromagnetic force loads on individual components of an electrical machine
Skills
analyze the design of the electrical machine
justify the suitability of the design of the electrical machine design
perform electromagnetic, thermal load analysis of the electrical machine
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Individual study
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Individual study
Competences
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Deshpande, M. V. Design and testing of electrical machines. New Delhi : PHI Learning, 2013. ISBN 978-81-203-3645-2.
  • Juha Pyrhonen, Tapani Jokinen, Valeria Hrabovcova. Design of Rotating Electrical Machines, 2nd Edition. Wiley, 2013. ISBN 978-1-118-58157-5.
  • Kopylov, Igor Petrovič; Voženílek, Petr. Stavba elektrických strojů. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1988.
  • Wei Tong. Mechanical Design of Electric Motors. Boca Raton, 2014. ISBN 9781420091441.


Study plans that include the course
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