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Course Code BGMC2513
Course Title ELECTRICAL MACHINES

This course provides students with knowledge of operating principles, characteristics,

Synopsis analysis and application of DC and AC machines, electric motor performance characteristics
and design methods of speed control

Name (s) of Refer to Master List: Course Lecturers and Tutors

Academic Staff
Semester offered 2
Year offered 2
Credit Value 3
Pre-requisite NIL

Course Learning Outcomes

PO Teaching Assessment
CLO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Method Method
1 Demonstrate the understanding in / Lecture, Laboratory,
the underlying principles associated Tutorial, Test, exam
with various general purpose laboratory
electrical machines. (C3)
2 Analyse various electrical machines / Lecture, Test,
in the applications of motor and Tutorial Assignment,
generator. (C3) exam
3 Investigate the expected / Laboratory Laboratory
performance of direct current and
and asynchronous machines. (C3)
Transferable Skills (if any)
1 Practical skills
2 Analytical and critical thinking skills
3 Problem-solving skills
Distribution of Student Learning Time
Teaching & Learning Activities
Online/Tech.
Independent
Physical Mediated
Course Content Outline CLO Learning (NF2F Total
(F2F) (F2F
Asynchronous) SLT
Synchronous)
L T P O L T P O L T P O
1 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Units of measurements
- SI-English units system
- conversion of units.
- per unit measurement system.

Fundamental of Magnetism
- Magnetic flux/ field intensity
- B-H curve characteristic.
- Faraday’s Law
- Lorentz Force

1 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Fundamental of Magnetism
- Residual Flux
- Hysteresis curve/loss
- Eddy current loss
 1 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Introduction to Machinery Principles
- Types of machines.
- Basic rotor and stator, slot.
- Machine winding, winding Magnetomotive force.
- Linear direct current machine.

1 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
DC Machinery Fundamentals
- Simple rotating direct current machine.
- Induced torque in the rotating loop.
- Commutation process

1 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
DC Machinery Fundamentals
- Armature reaction.
- The internal generated voltage and induced
torque if real direct current machines.
- Power flow and losses in dc machines.

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
DC Generators
- Direct current generator operation, induced
voltage.
- Neutral position, Armature reaction, commutating
poles, machine saturation.
- Equivalent circuits, series, shunt and compound g
enerator.

2 3 0.5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 9.5
DC Motors
- Direct current motor operation, counter-
Electromotive force, power and torque, speed
control.
- Shunt, series and compound motor.
- Motor starting and reversing, dynamic braking, plu
gging.

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
DC Motors
- Mechanical time constant, 4-quardrant motor
operation.

Three phase Alternating Current Induction Motor

- Introduction, principle machine components.
- Operating principle, rotating field.

2 3 0.5 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 9.5
Three phase AC Induction Motor
- Starting characteristic, synchronous speed, rotor
acceleration, slips, equivalent circuits
- Application of induction motor
- Starting and plugging of induction motor, Direct
current braking

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Three phase AC Induction Motor
- Wound and squirrel cage motor.
- Power, torque and speed curves.
 2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Synchronous Generator
- Rotor construction.
- Field excitation, no-load saturation curve.
- Equivalent circuit, synchronous reactance.

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Synchronous Generator
- Per-unit impedance.
- Synchronization of generator, transient model.

Synchronous Motor
- Starting and stopping of synchronous motor.
- Load characteristic, power and torque.

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Synchronous Motor
- Excitation and reactive power.
- Effect of excitation, V-curve
- Synchronous condenser.
- Machine comparison.

2 3 0.5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.5
Stepper Motor and Reluctance Drives
- Basic torque production mechanism for reluctance
effect and permanent magnet machine.
- Relationship between machine and step angle.
- Circuit necessary for current pulse control.
- Commutation sequences and control.

Total 42.0 7.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 97.0

Online/
Independent
Physical Tech.
Continuous Assessment % Learning SLT
(F2F) mediated
(NF2F)
(F2F)
Test 12 0 2 2.0
Laboratory report 20 0 9 9.0
Assignment 8 0 1 1.0
Total 12.0

Online/
Independent
Physical Tech.
Final Assessment % Learning SLT
(F2F) mediated
(NF2F)
(F2F)
Exam 60 2.5 8.5 11.0
Total 11.0

Grand total SLT: 120.0

% SLT for F2F Physical Component: 47.92
% SLT for Online & Independent Learning Component: 52.08
% SLT for All Practical Component: 5.0
% SLT for F2F Physical Practical Component: 5.0
% SLT for F2F Online Practical Component: 0.0
 Please tick (/) if this course is Industrial Training/ Clinical Placement/ Practicum using 50% of Effective
Learning Time (ELT)

Special
Requirement (if any)

1. I. Boldea, Lucian Tutelea, Electric Machines: Two Volume Set, 2nd Edition, Taylor &
Francis Limited (2021).
2. Stephen L. Herman, Electrical Transformers and Rotating Machines, 4th Edition, Cengage
(2017).
3. Theodore Wildi, Electrical machines, drives and power systems, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall
References (2014)
4. E. Fitzgerald, Electric Machinery, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill (2014)
5. Stephen J. Chapman, Electric machinery Fundamentals, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill (2012).

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