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431-217 Power 2 | |
Credit Points | 7.1 |
Prerequisites | 431-103 Electrical Engineering 1, 618-181 Mathematics 1R and 618-182 Mathematics 1S, or equivalent |
Semester | 2 |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials and project work |
Subject Description | On completion of this subject students should; be able to analyse a wide variety of electrical power circuits, including single-phase and balanced three-phase ac, single-phase ac/dc rectifiers, and switched-mode dc/dc converters; be able to analyse dc and ac magnetic circuits and performance of single-phase transformers. The content includes; Single-phase & balanced three-phase ac power circuits and network analysis. Electricity supply. Single-phase rectifier circuits - half and full wave - and basic switched-mode power converters, all with R, L, C & E loading. Introduction to power electronics. Photovoltaic cells and arrays. Magnetic circuits, with dc and ac excitation. Single-phase transformer circuit models and analysis. The three-phase rotating magnetic field with introduction to induction machines. |
Assessment | One written examination not exceeding three-hours; practice classes, tests, assignments and project reports, not exceeding 20 pages |
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