INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( E C E 355 , 356 , or 377 ), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students, or declared in Power Conversion and Control Capstone Certificate Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the steady-state torque, speed, voltage, current, and power relationships of DC, AC-induction and AC-synchronous (including permanent magnet) electric motors and generators for constant-speed and adjustable-speed operation given equivalent circuit parameters. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the impact of second order effects such as temperature, armature reaction magnetic fields, and magnetic circuit saturation on the predicted steady state performance of electric motors and generators for constant-speed and adjustable speed operation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine the power electronics circuit layout for power conversion circuits that are used to adjust input voltage and/or frequency for adjustable-speed electric motor and generator systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the basic concepts of torque and speed control of DC and AC electric motors including field-oriented control of AC induction and synchronous motors. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Predict the steady state behavior of a motor drive system composed of a machine, drive and basic control. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict the steady-state torque, speed, voltage, current, and power relationships of DC, AC-induction and AC-synchronous (including permanent magnet) electric motors and generators for constant-speed and adjustable-speed operation given equivalent circuit parameters. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the impact of second order effects such as temperature, armature reaction magnetic fields, and magnetic circuit saturation on the predicted steady state performance of electric motors and generators for constant-speed and adjustable speed operation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Determine the power electronics circuit layout for power conversion circuits that are used to adjust input voltage and/or frequency for adjustable-speed electric motor and generator systems. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the basic concepts of torque and speed control of DC and AC electric motors including field-oriented control of AC induction and synchronous motors. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Predict the steady state behavior of a motor drive system composed of a machine, drive and basic control. Audience: Graduate