ELE 3401 - Electric Power and Machines

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course introduces single-phase and three-phase AC power system analysis and the basic principles of electromechanical energy conversion devices. Topics include three-phase circuit analysis; magnetic circuit analysis; theory, construction, and operation of transformers; performance characteristics and analysis of common rotating AC and DC machines and their control. Concurrent laboratory work reinforces theoretical principles.
Prereq: ELE 2001 or ELE 2051 (quarter system prereq: EE 2060)
Note: None
This course meets the following Raider Core CLO Requirement: None

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Compute and measure complex power in single-phase and balanced three-phase circuits
Analyze circuits with single-phase and three-phase transformers
Calculate voltage regulation and efficiency using transformer models
Analyze balanced three-phase circuits
Describe rotating fields in three-phase machines
Analyze three-phase induction motor steady state operation using machine models
Describe the basic construction details of three-phase machines
Analyze three-phase synchronous machine steady state operation using machine models
Analyze Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) and separately excited DC machine models
Determine series field DC machine operating characteristics
Explain the BLDC discrete rotating field concept

Prerequisites by Topic

Engineering notation
KCL and KVL application to DC and AC circuits
Thevenin's and Norton's theorems
Single-phase AC circuit analysis in steady-state
Torque and rotational velocity

Course Topics

Single-phase and three-phase complex power
Single-phase and three-phase transformers
Three-phase synchronous machines
Three-phase induction machines
Variable Frequency Drives
Brushless DC Machines and Power Electronics
Permanent Magnet and field DC machines

Laboratory Topics

Single-phase and three-phase complex power
Single-phase and three-phase transformers
Inductance, Capacitance, and Resistance
Three-phase synchronous machines
Three-phase induction machines
Variable Frequency Drives
Brushless DC Machines and Power Electronics
Permanent Magnet and field DC machines

Coordinator
Dr. Luke Weber

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