EL E 451 - Electrical Energy Conversion
2001 Catalog Data: ELE 451. ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION. Basic principles of electrical energy conversion; fundamentals of electromechanical devices and applications. DC and AC motors and generators. Transformers and electric power transmission. Prerequisite: EL. E. 331, 341; ENGR 360. (3).
Textbook: Electric Machinery Fundamentals by Stephen J. Chapman, McGraw-Hill, 3rd Ed, 1999.
References: Basic Electric Power Engineering by Olle I. Elgerd, Addison-Wesley, and An Introduction to Electrical Machines and Transformers by George McPherson, John Wiley & Sons
Coordinator: Mr. Damon Wall, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Goals: To acquaint students with the basic concepts, principles, and techniques associated with the generation, transmission, and conversion of electrical energy to and from other forms of energy, particularly mechanical.
Prerequisites by Topic:
1. Electric Circuit Theory
2. Linear Systems
3. Theory of Fields
Topics:
1. Three-phase circuits (3 classes)
2. Introduction to machinery principles
3. Transformers (3 classes)
4. DC machinery fundamentals (3 classes)
5. AC machinery fundamentals (3 classes)
6. Synchronous generators (3 classes)
7. Synchronous motors (3 classes)
8. Induction motors (3 classes)
9. Single-phase and special-purpose motors (3 classes)
Estimated ABET Category Content: Engineering Science: 2 credits or 67%
Engineering Design: 1 credit or 33%