Introduction to Electric Machines

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This course will present state of the art in electric machines. Fundamental requirements in traction application will be explored. Further, it will review electromagnetic principles and develop an understanding of the fundamental concepts that govern the design and control of an electric machine. It will explore the electromagnetic nature of energy conversion in electric machines and give a brief introduction to losses in electric machines. Topics covered include: Classification of Electric Motors; Role of Electric Motors in Automotive Applications; Traction Motors: Requirements and US DOE targets; Electromagnetic Nature of Energy Conversion; Electromagnetic field concept and their role in motor control and Losses in electric machines.

What you will learn:

  • Explain the operation of electric machines
  • Describe the classification of electric machines
  • Compare electrical systems with magnetic and mechanical systems
  • Explain the fundamental concepts and terminology of electric machines
  • Explain basic concepts in Maxwell's Equations
  • Explain losses in electric machines
  • Summarize requirements of an electric drive for electrical vehicles

Related courses:

Who should attend: Electrical engineer, Microwave engineer, Design engineer, Systems engineer, Product engineer, Lead engineer, Project engineer, Manufacturing engineer

Instructor

Mahesh Krishnamurthy

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Dr. Mahesh Krishnamurthy received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri at Rolla) in 2004 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008. Currently he is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and the director of the Electric Drives and Energy Conversion Lab and Grainger Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Before joining IIT, he worked as a Design Engineer at EF technologies in Arlington, Texas. His research primarily focuses on design, analysis and control of power electronics, electric machines and adjustable speed drives for automotive and renewable energy applications. Dr. Krishnamurthy is a Senior Member of IEEE and is the recipient of the 2006-2007 IEEE VTS- Transportation Electronics Fellowship Award. He is a distinguished lecturer with the IEEE-Vehicular Technology Society. He has co-authored over 60 scientific articles, book chapters and technical reports and has one US patent and three pending. He is the General Chair for the 2014 IEEE-Transportation Electrification Conference and Exposition. In the past, he has served as the Technical Program Chair for the 2011 Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference and 2013 IEEE-Transportation Electrification Conference. Dr. Krishnamurthy has served as the Guest Editor or Associate Editor for several IEEE journals including the Special Section of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology on Sustainable Transportation Systems, Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification and Vehicle Systems and Special Issue of IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics on Transportation Electrification. He is currently serving as the Publication Chair for IEEE's Transportation Electrification Initiative.

Publication Year: 2015

ISBN: 978-1-5090-0505-5


Introduction to Electric Machines
  • Course Provider: Educational Activities
  • Course Number: EDP440
  • Duration (Hours): 1
  • Credits: 0.1 CEU/ 1 PDH