Course: Electric drive design

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Course title Electric drive design
Course code KEV/PP
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)
  • Pittermann Martin, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Janda Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Power losses in electric drive components in steady states. 2. Idle losses. Connection of load losses with the position of the working point on the moment characteristics. 3. Courses of load torque. Driving resistance of vehicles. Traction characteristics of vehicles. Transmission gear ratio. 4. Field weakening of the electric drive when maximum torque is required and when minimum losses are required. 5. Electric control drive (principles and means of implementation). 6. Cooling of electric drives. Equations of thermal equilibrium (including transient phenomena and electro-thermal analogy). Auxiliary drives and other consumption on vehicles. 7. Motion equation. Variants of conversions of inertial masses. Acceleration and braking. 8. Losses in electric drive components during transients. 9. Cycle start-drive-power-run-brake. Effect on travel time, losses and drive sizing. Tachograms, braking trajectory for target braking. 10. Cooperation of individual drives (vehicles with multiple traction motors and hybrid vehicles). 11. Design of means for minimizing negative effects on the surrounding infrastructure. 12. Losses and losses in the power supply and in the traction line (with regard to the performance and quality of energy consumption). 13. Means for minimizing losses and means for the reverse flow of energy (recovery, use of storage elements). THE EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON solving sample tasks of designing electric drives, i.e.: a) For a given ASM from the catalog, estimate the parameters of the equivalent circuilt and power losses at various working points. b) For the specified load torque cycle, select ASM from the catalog using the equivalent power/torque/current method and perform verification using loss calculation. c) Conversion of engine parameters to a different operating mode (different ambient temperature, etc.). d) Design of a power and control scheme (logical control realized in a classic way and implemented in a logical automaton). e) Traction drive design (gearbox, motor, traction characteristics converter) from the required working points (speed+thrust/acceleration). f) Traction drive design from the required driving cycle. g) Calculation of losses, losses and load on the traction system from one traction vehicle and from several vehicles (specified train diagram).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 23 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 33 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 6 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 33 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 22 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
use knowledge of electrical drives and power electronics
use knowledge of the theory of electrical machines
Skills
explain the function of basic power semiconductor converters
draw and explain a phasor diagram for an el. machinery
draw and explain a phasor diagram for a part of a power network
explain the function of induction motor and synchronous machines
apply knowledge of theoretical electrical engineering
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to clarify in detail the issue of the design of electric drive cooling
to clarify the issue of the cooperation of individual drives (vehicles with multiple traction motors and hybrid vehicles)
assess losses and losses in the power supply and in the traction line (with regard to the performance and quality of energy consumption)
Skills
estimate parameters of induction motor equvivalent circuilt and losses at various operating points
recalculate engine parameters to a different operating mode (different ambient temperature, etc.)
design a traction drive (gearbox, motor, traction characteristics converter) from the required working points
design a traction drive from the required driving cycle
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Individual study
Practicum
Skills
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Individual study
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Skills
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Competences
Combined exam
Test
Recommended literature
  • Danzer, Jiří. Elektrická trakce I. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-7082-633-9.
  • JANSA. Trakční mechanika a energetika kolejové dopravy.
  • Kule, L., Flajtingr, J. Pohony se střídavými motory a polovodičovými měniči. Skripta ZČU Plzeň, 2002.
  • Kummel, F. Elektrické pohony - úlohy a riešenia. ALFA, Bratislava, 1979.
  • Lanáková, Gabriela; Oslovič, Vladimír. Pevné elektrické trakčné zariadenia. Vydanie prvé. 2006. ISBN 80-8070-507-0.
  • Pavelka, Jiří. Elektrické pohony. Vyd. 1. Praha : Nakladatelství ČVUT, 2007. ISBN 978-80-01-03588-7.
  • Pavelka, Jiří; Hlinovský, Vít; Javůrek, Jiří. Cvičení z elektrických pohonů. 1. vyd, dotisk. Praha : Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2001. ISBN 80-01-01900-4.
  • Pitterman, Martin. Přehled měničů pro elektrické pohony. První vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-261-0598-5.
  • Steimel, Andreas. Electric traction - Motive power and energy supply : Basics and practical experience. München : Oldenbourg Industrieverlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-8356-3132-8.


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