Advanced Electrical Machines MasterClass: Examples, Industrial Applications and Troubleshooting
In this all-encompassing 50-hour course, students will learn both theoretical foundations and practical applications, examples and troubleshooting of three basic electrical machine types: DC machines, synchronous machines, and induction machines. The course consists in 33 lessons and 298 topics in duration of 50+ hours.
Course Description
In this all-encompassing 50-hour course, students will learn the ins and outs of three basic electrical machine types: DC machines, synchronous machines, and induction machines.
This course will provide you with both theoretical foundations and practical applications that are essential for mastering electrical machines. Whether you are a student of electrical engineering, a professional working in the area, or someone who is looking to increase your competence in electrical machines, this course will equip you with that knowledge.
The course consists in 33 lessons and 298 topics in duration of 50+ hours.
By the end of this course, you will be able to cover all the principles of operation, design, and performance analysis of DC, Synchronous and Induction Machines through realizing real-world examples, industrial applications, and troubleshooting techniques.
The course is structured in such a way that it is broken up into three major courses, each of which focuses on a different kind of machine:
Part #1: DC Machines
- The following topics are discussed in details:
- Introduction to DC machine principles
- Construction and operating principles.
- Armature reaction, commutation, and armature windings.
- DC generators types, features, and applications
- Performance characteristics and efficiency analysis of DC generators
- DC motors types, features, and applications
- Starting methods of DC motors
- Control methods, including speed control and torque regulation in DC motors
- DC machine testing
- Practical projects and applications on DC machine in MATLAB.
Part #2: Synchronous Machines
- The following topics are discussed in details:
- Principles of synchronous machines
- Synchronous generator types, models, and characteristics
- Manufacturing of alternator windings
- Factors affecting the alternator voltage
- Role of governor control (ALFC) in alternators
- Role of excitation control (AVR) in alternators
- Types of exciters used in alternators
- Synchronous generator testing
- Performance and characteristics of stand alone generator
- Behavior of alternator operating with large power system
- Synchronization process of alternators with grid
- Parallel operation of alternators
- House diagram of alternators
- Synchronous generator ratings
- Learn how to read the nameplate of alternator
- Capability diagram and P-Q chart of alternators
- Complete analysis of salient pole alternators
- Reluctance motors
- Synchronous motors principles, working, model, and analysis
- Synchronous condenser
- Starting of synchronous motors
- Complete design of synchronous machines
- Stator and rotor design with several design problems
- Practical projects on synchronous machines in MATLAB.
Part #3: Induction Machines
- Three phase induction motors overview
- Induction motors construction, types, model, and characteristics.
- Starting methods of induction motors
- Direct online, Start-delta starter, auto-transformer starter, soft starter, Rotor resistance starter
- Speed control of induction motors (Speed drives)
- V- control, F- control , V/F control, rotor resistance control, slip energy recovery control
- Variable frequency drives (VFD)
- Complete study of single phase induction motors
- Realize different methods to start single phase induction motors
- Induction motors testing
- Induction generators (Types, applications, features)
- Practical projects on induction machines in MATLAB.
Course Materials and Resources
- Detailed lecture notes and reference material .
- 900 lecture slides provided for you.
- Interactive quizzes and assignments for each course to reinforce learning.
- High quality video tutorials and demonstrations for simple understanding.
- Practical projects on MATLAB to model machine performance in electric system
- MATLAB Simulink files related to electrical machines provided for you.
Course Summary
- DC Machines
- Synchronous Machines
- Induction machines
Who Is This Course For
- Electrical Engineers,
- Technologists,
- Industrial Technicians,
- Electricians,
- Students.
Requirements
- The basics of electric circuits
After purchasing the course, students can download the following materials:
Part # 1: DC Machines
- DC machines principles (PDF)
- DC Generators (PDF)
- Performance of DC Generators (PDF)
- DC Motors (PDF)
- Speed control of DC motors (PDF)
- Testing of DC machines (PDF)
Part # 2: Synchronous Machines
- Introduction to synchronous machines (PDF)
- Synchronous Generators (PDF)
- Armature winding (PDF)
- Induced EMF equation (PDF)
- Control systems in synchronous generators (PDF)
- Measuring synchronous generator parameters (PDF)
- Synchronous generators operating alone (PDF)
- Synchronous generator with infinite bus (PDF)
- Parallel operation of alternators (PDF)
- Synchronous Generator ratings (PDF)
- Analysis of Salient pole generators (PDF)
- Synchronous motors (PDF)
- Design of synchronous machines – Part #1 (PDF)
- Design of synchronous machines – Part #2 (PDF)
Part # 3: Induction Machines
- Three-phase induction motors overview (PDF)
- Starting of three-phase induction motors (PDF)
- Speed control of three phase induction motors (PDF)
- Single phase induction motors (PDF)
- Induction motor tests (PDF)
- Induction generators (PDF)
Matlab Files (15 Simulations, ZIP)
- blocked_rotor_test_of_induction_motor (ZIP)
- closed_loop_vfd (ZIP)
- dc_test_of_induction_motor (ZIP)
- grid_connected_induction_generator (ZIP)
- induction_motor_simulink (ZIP)
- no_load_test_of_induction_motor (ZIP)
- rotor_resistance_control (ZIP)
- self_excited_induction_generator (ZIP)
- sinusoidal_pwm_three_phase_inverters (ZIP)
- soft_starter_induction_motor (ZIP)
- stator_resistance_control (ZIP)
- three_phase_ac_voltage_controller_closed_loop (ZIP)
- v_control (ZIP)
- v_f_control (ZIP)
- v_f_voltage_source_inverter (ZIP)
Course Content
1. DC Machines
2. Synchronous Machines
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Course Includes
- 33 Lessons
- 298 Topics
- Course Certificate
- Lifetime Access
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