6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 3023553ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
• Reminder about basic notions of electricity (phasors, active/reactive/complex/apparent powers, Maxwell’s laws, Laplace’s law, magnetic circuits, iron losses, etc.) – 2 hours of theory + 4 hours of exercises
• Three-phase power systems – 4 hours of theory + 4 hours of exercises
• General introduction to electric machines – 2 hours of theory
• Inductances & transformers – 4 hours of theory + 4 hours of exercises
• The DC machine – 4 hours of theory + 4 hours of exercises
• The induction machine – 4 hours of theory + 4 hours of exerciseS
• The synchronous machine - 4 hours of theory + 4 hours of exercises
• Principles of control systems: transfer functions; feedback systems; stability; Nyquist criterium; Root-locus; step response of a linear system; frequency response of a linear system. 3 half day sessions
• Illustration of the previous on mechanical systems, electronic systems, power electronic systems. 2 half day laboratory sessions
• Power electronics: semiconductor devices; rectifiers; PWM DC/AC converters. 2 half day sessions.
• Assistance in the Control System Design practical sessions. 2 half day sessions at the end of the first semester.
• Assistance in the Electrical Drives practical sessions. 3 half day sessions during the second semester.
Book: Power electronics, Mohan
Course notes/Syllabus : How does an induction motor operates, P. Lataire, VUB uitgaven
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Examination by a jury composed of teaching staff members of the programme.
Interview-based examination.
Per team. 3-4 student per team.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Electromechanical Engineering: Standaard traject