GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Electrical Motors and Drives/EEE434
Course Title: Electrical Motors and Drives
Credits 4 ECTS 7
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Know about the advantages of using electric drives.
Know the principles of speed control DC motors, induction motors and brushless AC motors
Know and analyze the power electronic converter topologies used for speed control of DC motors, induction motors and brushless AC motors.
Can perform modeling and simulation analysis of dc motors.
Can design a simple controller for dc motors.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Basic concepts of electric drives. Definition of a drive system and its components. Motors, power converters, semiconductor devices, gears and control
2. Week  Review of DC motors. Steady state and dynamic analysis of separately excited and PM dc motors.
3. Week  Modeling of dc motors with state variables. Transfer functions. Control through armature and field circuits.
4. Week  Phase Controlled DC Motor Drives: Principles and topologies.
5. Week  Chopper Controlled DC Motor Drives: Principles and topologies.
6. Week  Designing a controller for PM dc motors.
7. Week  Review and speed control principles of induction motors.
8. Week  IM drives (voltage control) principles.
9. Week  IM drives (frequency control) principles.
10. Week  Inverter topologies: 6-step and PWM inverter operation
11. Week  Review and speed control principles of synchronous motors.
12. Week  Brushless DC and PM AC motors and drive principles.
13. Week  Single Phase Induction Motors.
14. Week  Step Motors
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
2
35
 Assignment
3
5
 Application
6
25
 Projects
1
15
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
4
20
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
2
28
 Reading Tasks
12
1
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
1
12
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
5
5
25
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
10
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
20
20
 Other (should be emphasized)
4
4
16
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
175
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.X
2Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.X
3Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.X
4Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.X
5Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questionsX
6Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individuallyX
7Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructionsX
8Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herselfX
9Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice .
10Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions .X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. M. Timur AYDEMİR)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/~aydemirmt)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aydemirmt@gazi.edu.tr)