Electric Drives

5 credits

Elements of drive systems, speed-torque characteristics of electric motors and industrial loads, solid-state converter. Starting and braking methods of loaded motors. Speed control of electric motors. Solid-state drives. Transient analysis of loaded motors. Special forms of individual- and multimotor drives. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 1.0 in E E 452; and a minimum grade of 1.0 in E E 458.