Course Number EEng5163

Course Title Electrical Drives

Degree Program B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering
Module Process Control and Automation Module
CP Credits 5 CP
Contact Hours (per week)
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
2332
Course Objectives
At the end of this course students will be able to:
● To understand elements and characteristics, and operation
principles of electric drives
● Understand the desired operating characteristics of various
industrial driven units
● To select drive elements and develop drive system for
common industrial driven units
Course Description
Introduction to Electric drive systems:-Definitions and
elements of electric drive systems, Speed-torque characteristics
of industrial loads, Dynamic behavior of electric drives, Motor
rating selection, heating and load diagram ; Speed torque
characteristics of DC/AC Motors:-Review of DC motor and
representations, Speed torque characteristics of DC motors;
Speed torque characteristics of AC Motors, Combined speedtorque
characteristics of drive and driven system, Torques acting
in a drive system, referring torque and moment of inertia from
one axis to other axis, energy losses in transient; Electric drives
Systems:-DC drive scheme, Power converters for DC motor
drives, Control circuits for power converters. phase controlled
convertor for Dc motor drives, Four quadrant operation, PWM
switching convertor drives, Choppers; AC drives; inverters, AC
voltage controller and Cyclo-converters; Starting and braking ;
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Control System design for Electric drives:- Electric drive
modeling, Open loop and closed loop control in DC and AC
drives; Hierarchy of control loops: torque, speed and position
control loops, Microprocessor based AC /DC drive control
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Electric drive systems: -
▪ Definitions and elements of electric drive systems,
▪ Speed-torque characteristics of industrial loads,
▪ Dynamic behavior of electric drives,
▪ Motor rating selection,
▪ Heating and load diagram;
2. Speed torque characteristics of DC/AC Motors: -
▪ Review of DC motor and representations,
▪ Speed torque characteristics of DC motors;
▪ Speed torque characteristics of AC Motors,
▪ Combined speed- torque characteristics of drive and
driven system,
▪ Torques acting in a drive system,
▪ Referring torque and moment of inertia from one axis
to other axis,
▪ Eenergy losses in transient
3. Electric drives Systems:
• DC drive scheme,
o Power converters for DC motor drives,
o Control circuits for power converters.
o phase controlled convertor for Dc motor drives,
o Four quadrant operation,
o PWM switching convertor drives,
o Choppers;
• AC drives;
o inverters,
o AC voltage controller and Cyclo-converters;
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• Starting and braking
4. Control System design for Electric drives:
• Electric drive modeling,
• Open loop and closed loop control in DC and AC drives;
• Hierarchy of control loops:
o Design of the torque (current) control loop,
o Design of speed control loop
o Design of position control loops,
• Microprocessor based AC /DC drive control
Pre-requisites Power Electronics and its applications [EEng5151]
Semester Year 5, Semester I
Status of Course Optional
Teaching & Learning
Methods
Lecturers, Tutorials and Assignments
Assessment/Evaluation &
Grading System
Refer Article 9 of the “Academic Regulations for Engineering
Programs”
Attendance Requirements A student must attend at least 85 % of the classes
Literature Textbook:
• Vedam Subrahmanyam, “Electric Drives: Concepts and
• Applications”, Tata McGraw-Hill ,2001, New Delhi
• Reference:
• Jacob Feinberg,”Electric Drive “, Mir Publishers, 1978.
• Nisit K.de and Prasanta K.sen,” Electric Drive”, New
delhi,2006.
• R. krishnan,” Electric Motor Drive”, Prentice Hall,2001.
• Peter Moreton,” Industrial Brushless servos”, Newnes,
2000.
• Van Duijsen, P.,” Simulation and Animation of Power
Electronics and Electrical Drives”, PCIM Europe,
December 2001.
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• P. C. Sen,” Principles of Electric Machines and Power
Electronics”, Wiley; 2 Sub edition (December 1996).
Program of Electrical Engineering
University of Bahir Dar, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology
Course Number EEng5161
Course Title Modern Control Systems