Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr, 15h Labo.
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electrical Engineering | 5 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Electromechanical Engineering | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Description of the course:
Based on the fundamental principles of physics, this course explores the conversion mechanisms of electromagnetic energy. Applications studied cover transformers and different types of electrical machines : synchronous, asynchronous and DC.
Table of contents:
Fundamentals laws of electromagnetism, magnetomotive and electromative forces, electric and magnetic circuits, single- and three-phase sinusoidal regimes, rotating fields, hysteresis and eddy current losses. Single- and three-phase transformers (equivalent circuits, characteristics). Synchronous machines (equivalent circuits, torque, operation on a network), asynchronous machines (equivalent circuits, torque, efficiency, circle diagram, startup, speed control), DC machines (characteristics, torque, startup, speed control). Introduction to electronic converters (AC-DC, DC-DC, AC-DC, AC-AC).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course the student will be able to understand electrical energy conversion phenomena, and will possess the necessary tools to analyze them in a quantitative manner using simple circuit-type models.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic physics course
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theory lectures, excercise sessions and laboratory sessions.
The laboratory sessions are mandatory. Non justified absence to any laboratory session will lead to failure (with an "Absent" grade) for the whole class.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Lecture notes available on the course web site.
Assessment methods and criteria
Tests during the laboratory sessions (20% of the final grade) and oral exam (80% of the final grade).
In case of failure during the first exam session, only the oral exam can be taken again during the second exam session; the grades obtained for the laboratory tests are final.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Prof. C. Geuzaine (cgeuzaine@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Online lectures available online (see course web site)
Assessment subjects
Laboratories will not be organized during this quadrimester due to the COVID19
outbreak.
(Special sessions could be organized on demand later this year; please get in touch with us if you are interested.)
Assessment methods
- Tests during laboratory sessions are cancelled; the final grade will thus be 100% determined by the grade obtained for the final exam.
- The final oral exam is replaced by an online written exam, on the eCampus platform.
Contacts
Prof. C. Geuzaine (cgeuzaine@uliege.be)