ELECENG 4PN4
Electric Motor Drives
2026
Topics
- Fundamentals of electric motor drives are studied
- Operating principles of different electric motor types and drives
- Speed and position control
- Starting
- Braking are covered
Winter 2025 · C01
Topics
- Introduction to electric motor drives
- Fundamentals of electromagnetism, electro-mechanical energy conversion
- Operating principles of DC motors
- Phase-controlled DC motor drives
- Control of DC motors using DC-DC converter
- Operating principles of induction motors
- Inverter controlled induction motor drives
- Operating principles of synchronous motors
- Modeling of permanent magnet synchronous motors
- Inverter controlled synchronous motor drives
- Operating principles of brushless DC and switched reluctance motor drives
- Control of switched reluctance motor drives
- Application examples for electric motor drives
Readings
- Other
- Lab-at-Home Tools
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Academic calendar ↗
- Campus Store reading list ↗Winter 2026
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Winter 2025
- Lecture notes