Course: Selected Topics in Electrical Machines

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Course title Selected Topics in Electrical Machines
Course code KEV/VPS
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, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šobra Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Course introduction; terminology; entry assumptions/demands on student. 2) Noise and vibrations in electrical machines: quantities, basic relations and equations; natural modes and frequencies; noise and vibration sources, standards. 3) Magnetic forces in electrical machines I: Maxwell Stress Tensor and Lorentz force; magnetostriction; radial, tangential and axial forces; force wavenumber, rotating and pulsating forces. 4) Magnetic forces in electrical machines II: stator and rotor magnetomotive force harmonics; permeance harmonics; air gap flux density spectrum. 5) Magnetic forces in electrical machines III: magnetic force spectrum under standard operation of the machine - effect of winding, slotting, saturation and PWM; magnetic force spectrum of the machine under non-standard operational states. 6) Reduction of noise and vibrations in electric machines: electromagnetic design; drive control; structural design. 7) Calculation and modeling methods of noise and vibrations excited by magnetic forces. 8) Faults in electrical machines and fault detection methods. 9) Experimental analysis of noise and vibrations: noise and vibration measurements; types of analysis; operational deflection shapes. 10) Experimental modal analysis and operational modal analysis. 11) Dimensioning of electric machines structural parts: machine frame; pole fixing; permanent magnet bandage; shaft. 12) Shaft stresses in steady state and transient states: shaft stresses; deflection, torsional and bending oscillations; critical speed and shaft natural frequencies; effect of unbalanced magnetic pull. 13) Lecture conducted by the selected expert from industry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe operational principle and construction of different kinds of electrical machines
to differentiate among different types of winding in electrical machines
to desribe principle of electric drive control using frequency converter
to explain basic relations among electromagnetic field quantities
Skills
to apply fundamentals of electrical machine measurements
to design induction and synchronous machine with both electrical excitation and permanent magnets
to utilize selected software for scientific and technical computing
to utilize selected software for finite element analysis of magnetic field
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the origin of magnetic forces in electrical machines, to describe the force spectrum, effect and impact of machine structural design on the forces
to describe sources of noise and vibrations in electrical machines, methods for their measurement, analysis and reduction
to describe possible faults in electrical machines and fault detection methods
to explain the rules and relations for dimensioning of electrical machines structural parts
to describe shaft stresses and vibrations in electrical machines and related problems
Skills
to analyze magnetic forces in electrical machines
to apply vibrodiagnostic fundamentals on electrical machines
to design correct dimensioning of selected electrical machine structural parts
to calculate shaft stress in electric machine due to different types of loading
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Laboratory work
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Competences
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bartoš, Václav. Teorie elektrických strojů. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-7043-509-7.
  • Beran, Vlastimil. Chvění a hluk. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7043-916-6.
  • Brandt, Anders. Noise and vibration analysis : signal analysis and experimental procedures. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN 978-0-470-74644-8.
  • Gieras, Jacek Franciszek; Lai, Joseph Cho; Wang, Chong. Noise of polyphase electric motors. Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4200-2773-0.
  • 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.
  • Tavner, Peter. Condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines. 1st pub. London : Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2008. ISBN 978-0-86341-739-9.
  • Wiedemann, E.; Kellenberger, W. Konstrukce elektrických strojů. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1973.


Study plans that include the course
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