ELECTROMAGNETIC DESIGN OF AC MACHINES
Electromagnetic design concepts and application to AC machines, magnetic circuit concepts, calculation of equivalent circuit parameters of induction, synchronous and permanent magnet machines from geometric data, copper and iron loss calculations, theory and application of finite elements to electromagnetic devices.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( E C E 411 or 511 ) and graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze, derive operating principles, and sketch voltage, current, and air gap field phasors and waveforms for synchronous and asynchronous ac machines. Audience: Graduate 2. Use analytic techniques to dimension and size electric and magnetic components of ac machines (permanent magnets, magnetic steel, windings) Audience: Graduate 3. Model and evaluate the performance of ac machine designs using a finite element analysis tool Audience: Graduate 4. Investigate trade-offs in the design space and propose Pareto optimal designs by using finite element analysis techniques to model ac machines Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze, derive operating principles, and sketch voltage, current, and air gap field phasors and waveforms for synchronous and asynchronous ac machines. Audience: Graduate 2. Use analytic techniques to dimension and size electric and magnetic components of ac machines (permanent magnets, magnetic steel, windings) Audience: Graduate 3. Model and evaluate the performance of ac machine designs using a finite element analysis tool Audience: Graduate 4. Investigate trade-offs in the design space and propose Pareto optimal designs by using finite element analysis techniques to model ac machines Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027