AC Electric Machines and Drives

(EE-861)
 Course Information

Course Title: AC Electrical Machines and Drives Lab (No)

Credit hrs: 3
Prerequisites: Electric Circuit Analysis, Control System
Instructor: Dr. Hassan Abdullah Khalid
e-mail: hakhalid@uspcase.nust.edu.pk Phone: 5339
Text Book: Advanced Electric Drives - Analysis, Control, and Modeling Using MATLAB Simulink
Reference Book(s):
Fundamentals of electrical drives by André Veltman, R W De Doncker, Duco W J Pulle
Advanced Electrical Drives Analysis, Modeling, Control by Rik De Doncker, Duco W.J. Pulle, Andre Veltman
First-course-on-power-electronics-and-drives by NED MOHAN
Assignments: The assignments will be submitted as desired by the
instructor.

Software Tools: MATLAB (Install it in your computer)

Grading Policy:

Quiz : 10 %
Assignment : 10%
Project : 10%
OHT : 30 %
Final : 40%
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NATURE OF DRIVE
SYSTEMS
Course Content
o Significance and Overview of Electric Drives
o Rotational, Magnetic Circuits, Energy Conversion and Space Vector
o DC Machines, Drives and Control Smart Grids Lab:
o Introduction to Induction Machine (IM) Demo on V/Hz control
o IM Equations in Phase Quantities
o Dynamic Model of IM
o T-form in Stationary and rotating reference frame
o Inverse Γ-Form
o Direct Field Oriented Control (FOC) with flux sensor
o Practical current controller implementation
o Current Model (CM) Flux Observer
o Sensor less Control of IM
Applications: EVs
Applications: EV

Motor Types

• BLDC
• ACIM
• PMSM
• PMSRM
• IPMM
Applications: Wind Power
Applications: Wind Power
Other Applications
 Major World Players:
• ABB Ltd Swiss-Swedish multinational
• Siemens AG German
• Yaskawa Electric Co. Japanese
• Danfoss Group Denmark
• Mitsubishi Electrical Co. Ltd Japanese
• Schneider Electric Co. French
• Fuji Electric Co. Ltd Japanese
• Hitachi Ltd Japanese
• Rockwell Automation Inc. American

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AC Drives- Purpose
• The purpose of AC drive is to control the speed of an AC motor
• With no AC Drive, the AC motor will only operate at rated speed
• 2 pole motor @ 60Hz => 3600 rpm (minus slip)
• 4 pole motor @ 60Hz => 1800 rpm (minus slip)
• 8 pole motor @ 60Hz => 900 rpm (minus slip)

• Why would you want to control the speed of an AC motor?

• Process requires it e.g winder/unwinder
• Energy Savings e.g pumps and fans
 Role of an Electric Drive

• Role of Electric Drive: Efficient conversion of power from electrical to mechanical and vice versa
• Role of PPU: Delivers appropriate form of frequency and voltage to the machine (as required by the
load or the prime mover)
AC Drive Control Strategies

L1 L1 L1
L2 L2 L2
L3 L3 L3
Types of Load
Types of Load
Affinity Laws for Centrifugal Pumps
Affinity Laws for Centrifugal Loads
Speed Volume Pressure/Head Horse Power Required

100 100 100 100

90 90 81 73

80 80 64 51

70 70 49 34

60 60 36 22

50 50 25 13

40 40 16 6
$5,970 per year!