Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Department
EE531 Electric Drive Systems
summer 2015

2007 Course Catalog

3 Credit hours (3 h lectures). Introduction to variable speed drive systems; basic concepts of electric drive systems;
emphasis on system analysis and application. Modeling of dc machines; seprately-excited and permanent magnet dc
machines. Single- and three- phase controlled rectifiers for dc motor drives. Chopper-controlled dc motor drives.Threephase induction motor drives with stator voltage and slip-energy recovery schemes. Variable frequency operation of threephase induction and synchronous motor drives.

Textbooks
1) Krishnan: "Electric Motor Drives: Modeling, Analysis and Control", Prentice Hall of India, 2007
2) G. K. Dubey ,Fundamentals of Electrical Drives , 2nd edition , 2002.

References
Books
3) Crowder : "Electric Drives and Electromechanical Systems", Newnes, 2006.
4) Fitzgerald , Kingsley and Umans :"Electric Machinery", Sixth Edition , McGraw-Hill, 2003.

Instructor
Instructors

Emails:iasmadi@just.edu.jo

Dr. Issam A. Smadi

Prerequisites
Prerequisites by topic
Prerequisites by course

Electric Machines, Power Electronics, Control System,

EE 332, EE435, EE 412

Topics Covered
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Topics
Introduction to Motor Drive Systems
Modelling of DC Machines
Phase-Controlled DC Motor Drives
Chopper-Controlled DC Motor Drives
Three-phase Induction Machines
Phase-Controlled 3-phase Induction Motor Drives
Frequency-Controlled 3-phase Induction Motor Drives
Synchronous Motor Drives

Chepters in Text
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8

Evaluation
Assessment Tool
Homework / Quizzes
First Exam
Second Exam
Final Exam

Expected Due Date

One week after homework problems are assigned
According to the department schedule(TUE 14/07/2015)
According to the department schedule(TUE 4/08/2015)
According to the University final examination schedule

Weight
10%
25 %
25 %
40 %

Objectives and Outcomes1

Objectives
1.

Ability to understand the principles

of electric drive systems. [a,e,j,k]

Outcomes
1.1.

1.2.

1.3.
2.

Ability
to
understand
the
modelling of DC machines. [a,e,k]

2.1.
2.2.
2.3.
2.4.

3. Understand the phase- and choppercontrol of DC motor drives. [a,c,k]

3.1.
3.2.

Explain four-quadrant operation of the dc motor drives.[a,c,k]

Understand the theory, operation and control of the three-phase
controlled-bridge rectifier and chopper-fed controlled dc motor
drives.[a,c,k]

4.

4.1.

Exaplain the steady-sate model and dynamic model of the three-phase

induction motor. [a,c,e,k]
Analysize the operating performace of the induction motor drive with
stator voltage and slip-energy recovery schemes. [a,c,e,k]
Design the scalar and vector controller for three-phase induction
motor drives.[a,c,e,k]

Understand the Phase- and

Frequency-control
of induction
motor drives. [a,c,e,k]

4.2.
4.3.

5. Understand the methods of control of

synchronous motor drives. [a,h,i,j,k]

5.1.
5.2.
5.3.

Explain basic concepts of different electric machine drive

configurations in order to evaluate its suitability for wide range
adjustable-speed
control
of
industrial
and
commercial
applications.[a,e,j,k]
Understand the main components of the electric motor drives; ac and
dc electric machines, power converters, controller, mechanical
loads.[a,e,j,k]
Understand the characteristics of the power semiconductor
devices.[a,e,j, k]
Explain different field excitation methods, equivalent circuits and
electromagnetic torques.[a,e,k]
Define state-space modeling, electromechanical modeling, block
diagrams and transfer functions.[a,e,k].
Analyze the speed-torque characteristics for all motors.[a ,e,k]
Measure the dc motor constants; armature resistance, armature
inductance, and EMF constant.[a,e,k]

Understand the steady-sate model and dynamic model of the threephase synchronous motor. [a,h,i,j,k]
Understand the different speed control methods using inverters or
cycloconverters. [a,h,i,j,k]
Undersatnd the drive system known as a self-controlled synchronous
motor drive. [a,h,i,j,k]

Lower-case letters in brackets refer to the Program outcomes

Contribution of Course to Meeting the Professional Component

The course contributes to build a full understanding to the ac and dc motor drive systems which are used in many
applications. This course cover basic concepts of different electric machine drive configurations in order to evaluate its
suitability for wide range adjustable-speed control of industrial and commercial applications. All the important aspects of
electric motor drives in terms of modeling, analysis and control design based on the advanced controller and high-effeicient
power converters are offered in this course to be up-to-date with the advancement in the adjustable variable-speed drives.

Relationship to Program Outcomes (%)

A
4

C
4

E
4

I
2

J
2

K
4

Relationship to Electrical Engineering Program Objectives

PEO1 PEO2 PEO3 PEO 4 PEO 5

Prepared by:
Last Modified:

Dr. Issam A. Smadi

June 26, 2014