Electric Motor Drives and Control

ELEC 440/6491
Closed
Main contact
Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Assistant Professor
1
Timeline
  • September 15, 2020
    Program start
  • October 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 21, 2020
    Project progress updates
  • December 9, 2020
    Program end
Program
5 projects wanted
Dates set by program
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Program scope

Categories
Skills
simulations research
Learner goals and capabilities

Electric drives are increasingly being used in different industrial, power actuation, and electric utility applications, to control speed, torque or position of electric machines. A suitable variable speed control for a specific application requires proper knowledge and understanding of electric machines and power electronic drives. This course gives the fundamental principles of AC and DC drives. Electric machines are classified. In addition, inverter typologies and control techniques are present.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
60 learners
Project
30 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 3
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Design of electric motor drive with proper controller;

simulation model of the motor drive system;

technical report about the motor drive system.

Project timeline
  • September 15, 2020
    Program start
  • October 3, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 21, 2020
    Project progress updates
  • December 9, 2020
    Program end

Project examples

Requirements

Elements of a motor drive system;

electric motor drive characteristics; operation in one, two, or four quadrants;

fully-controlled rectifier drives; braking of DC motors; control of DC motors using DC/DC converters;

control of poly-phase induction motors; induction motor inverter drives;

control of synchronous motors.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this program:

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