EL E 451 Spring 2004

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Syllabus for EE 451    

Plan For EE 451, Spring 2004:
 

Wk1   Th 1/8 
Introduction
Magnetic Field Intensity, H; magnetic flux intensity, B; permeability; mmf, magnetic circuits
Wk2 Th 1/13  read Chapter 1 prior to class
solution to magnetic circuit problems
units of magnetic circuit problems
B, H curve, permeability, hysteresis, eddy currents
Faraday's law and relation to Maxwell's equations
Th 1/15
Review of homework solution
discussion of eind = -d(phi)/dt
discussion of F = li x B
discussion of eind = (v x B) dot l

the linear DC machine, motor, and generator

Wk3 Tu 1/20 read sections 2.1 - 2.6 prior to class
exact solution to the linear DC machine
introduction to transformers
Th 1/22 read sections 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 prior to class
P, Q, and S.  Leading vs. lagging. Review of homework.  Equivalent circuits for a transformer.  Circuit parameters from measurements.  Voltage Regulation and efficiency.
Wk4 Tu 1/27
transformer equivalent circuits
3-phase voltage and current, Y and delta
Th 1/29
3-phase equivalent sources
3-phase equivalent loads
Wk5 Tu 2/3
3-phase transformers
Th 2/5
Review for Test 1
Wk6 Tu 2/10
Test 1                        Equations for Test 1
Answers to Test 1          Grades to Test 1
Th 2/12
Review Answers to Test 1
Wk7 Tu 2/17    read sections 4.1 - 4.5 prior to class
AC machinery fundamentals:  induced emf on a rotating loop, torque on a rotating loop
Th 2/19
rotating magnetic field -- motors
Wk8 Tu 2/24
fundamentals of three-phase
three-phase motor principles
three-phase transformers
Th 2/26
three-phase transformers
 
Wk9 Tu 3/2
Synchronous generators
Relation between mechanical frequency, electrical frequency and number of poles
Losses in generators
Brushes, brushless, and pilot exciters
Th 3/4
Armature reaction
Equivalent  circuit of a generator
Equivalent circuit parameters from measurements
  Tu 3/9  Spring Break Th 3/11 Spring Break
Wk10 Tu 3/16
Effect of load on generators
 
Th 3/18
Per-unit calculations
Example problems for generators
Wk11 Tu 3/23
Example problems using per-unit calculations
Th 3/25
Class Cancelled due to IEEE SouthEastCon
Class time made up by Take-home Test 2
Wk12 Tu 3/30
Class cancelled due to E2 meeting in Huntsville.
Class time made up by take-home Test 3.
Th 4/1
Example problems for generators
 
Wk13 Tu 4/6
3-phase motors

Distribute take-home Test 2
Change to problem 5

Th 4/8
3-phase motors
 
Wk14 Tu 4/13
Submit solutions to test 2 problems
Test 2 Answers
Test 2 Grades
Th 4/15
Starting 3-phase motors
Wk15 Tu 4/20
Review Motors
Th 4/22
Meet at the university's generation plant on the east side of the football stadium!  (Take the gravel road off of old Taylor road to the generation plant and distribution substation).
Distribute take-home test 3
Wk16 Tu 4/27
Submit solutions to take-home test 3
Test 3 Answers
Test 3 Grades
Th 4/29
Grades prior to final exam
Review for Final Exam
  Final Exam
Final exam grades

Equations provided for final exam

Thursday, May 6     8 AM - 11 AM

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