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| Unit name |
Electrical Drives |
| Unit code |
EENGM7041 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
M/7
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
|
| Unit director |
Professor. Phil Mellor |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
EENG37000
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Engineering |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit builds on the previous Industrial Electronics courses EENG 27000 and EENG 37000 to investigate in more detail the performance and characteristics of electrical drives and in particular focusing on digital variable speed control of AC induction and permanent magnet machines.
Vector Based Control
Review of the equivalent circuits and defining equations that describe the operation of AC machines. Discussion of the concepts of model order reduction and vector control. Develop mathematical descriptions of flux and torque control methods and their application to brushless AC permanent magnet and induction motors. Comparison with other control techniques.
Realisation in an Industrial Drive System
Review the generation and characteristics of the various PWM techniques used in the voltage and flux control of AC machines. Develop typical torque and speed control structures used in AC drives and discuss their implementation. Illustrate the application of vector control through a case study on a typical industrial drive.
Sensors and Sensor-less Methods
Introduce the need for sensors and the various types. Describe the operation, data processing, advantages and disadvantages of each type. Introduce position sensor-less techniques and discuss the suitability of these techniques
Intended Learning Outcomes
Having completed the unit the student will:
- Apply flux and current vectors to the operation of brushless AC machines;
- Use vector based control to improve dynamic performance beyond other control techniques;
- Recall the mathematical techniques used in the implementation of vector control in brushless AC permanent magnet and induction motor drives.
- Explain the concept of the power electronic drive as an intelligent unit;
- Explain various PWM voltage generation techniques and their impact on drive system performance;
- Describe the methods of implementation of vector control in a typical industrial drive.
- List the various types of position and speed sensor and their relative advantages and disadvantages;
- Explain the concept of position sensor-less control, the key difficulties and the main techniques for its implementation in brushless permanent-magnet drives.
Teaching Information
Lectures
Assessment Information
Exam, 2 hours, 100% (All ILOs)
Reading and References
- Mohan, N. Underland, J.M. and Robbins, W. Power Electronics:Converters, Applications & Design (3rd edition 2003), ISBN:0-471-42908-2.
- Krishnan, R. Electric Motor Drives Modeling, Analysis and Control, ISBN:0-13-0910147, Prentice Hall.
- Bose, B.K. Modern Power electronics and AC Drives, ISBN:0-13-016743-6, Prentice Hall.
- Drury, W. (Editor), The Control Techniques Drives and Control Handbook Institution of Engineering and Technology (Jul 2001), ISBN-10: 0852967934.
- Miller, T.J.E., Brushless Permanent Magnet and Reluctance Motor Drives (Electrical & Electronic Engineering Monographs), ISBN-10: 0198593694, ISBN-13 978-019853690, Clarendon Press.
- Vas, Peter, Sensorless Vector and Direct Torque Control (Monographs in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, ISBN-10 0198564651, ISBN-13 978-0198564652, Oxford University Press.
- Vas, Peter, Vector Control of Alternating Current Machines (Electrical & Electronic Engineering Monographs), ISBN-10 0198593708, ISBN-13 978-0198593706, Clarendon Press.
