Advanced Electrical Machines

Course overview

Course learning outcomes

• Describe the properties of different electrical, magnetic, insulating and structural materials and explain the trade-offs in selecting an appropriate one for a particular electrical machine
• Explain the key electric machine design, control and testing principles including: electric/magnetic loading, shear stress, torque per volume, sizing equations, effect of changing number of turns, effect of number of poles, choice of flux densities in teeth and yoke, synchronous and switched reluctance machine control and drives, electric machine testing
• Analyse electrical machines using finite-element analysis which includes geometry development, assigning materials and excitation, defining boundary conditions, solving and post-processing
• For two given electrical machine designs, compare analytical and finite-element results and discuss any differences. Explain the process of experimental validation