Wollega University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Course Title Power Electronics and Electric Drives
Course Code ECEg4222
ECTS 6
Students Workload 32 lecturer, 48 tutorial, 32 lab, 48 home study
Contact Days ( time NN
and room)
Target Group 4th Year power and Control
Year/Semester VI/II
Prerequisites ECEg4221: Electrical Machines
Status of the course Compulsory
The course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of power electronics
and drives, Dynamic behavior of electric drives , Power converters to supply
Course Description electric drives, Electric drives and Control, Motor rating selection,
Characteristics of electric drives for common applications and Laboratory
Exercises are includes.
- The students will be able to understand elements and characteristics,
and operation principles of electric drives.
Course Objectives - The students will have a sound understanding of the desired
operating characteristics of various industrial driven units.
- The students will be able to select drive elements and develop drive
system for common industrial driven units.
Detailed Course Schedule: Contact time, topics and reading materials
Contact Reading
Week Topic/Subtopic/Chapter Remarks
Hour Materials
1. Introduction: Basic elements of electric drives; Torque-speed
characteristics of industrial driven units; Torque-speed
characteristics of electric motors; Power supply for electric
motors; Control of electric drives.
2. Dynamic behavior of electric drives: Torques acting in a drive
system; Referring torque and moment of inertia from one axis
to other axis; Energy losses in transient; Operation of electric
motors in motoring and braking modes; Starting of electric
motors

3. Power converters to supply electric drives: Semiconductor

devices; Single-phase AC-DC converters; Three-phase AC-DC
converters; DC-DC converters; Single-phase and three-phase
DC-AC inverters; AC-AC converters; Control circuits for power
converters.
4. Electric drives and Control: Electric drive system model;
Controller design for DC motors, Induction motors, and Brushless
DC motors; Feedback elements.
 5. Motor rating selection: Heating and motor power rating; Load
diagram; Motor selection for continuous duty, intermittent duty
and short time duty.

6. Characteristics of electric drives for common applications:

Crane and hoist drives; Centrifugal pumps; Steel rolling mills,
cement mills and sugar mills; Electric machine tools and turbo
compressor
Assessment  Continuous assessment……………….. 70%
Methods  Final Examination……………………. 30%.
References [1] Vedam Subrahmanyam: Electric Drives Concepts and applications by,
McGraw-Hill 1996.
[2] Electric Drive by Jacob Feinberg, Mir Publishers, 1978
[3] Industrial Brushless servos by Peter Moreton, Newnes, 2000