General Engineering Program
General Data
Academic program General Engineering Program :
Type d'EC Classes (LIIAem06EMachElec)
Lectures : 16h00
Tutorials : 4h00
Lab Work : 8h00
Total duration : 43h00
Status :
Period :
SEMESTER 6
Education language :
French
Learning Outcomes
1- Identify the physical principles in place in electrical machines (law of electromagnetism, Laplace force, etc.)
2- Describe the constitution of rotating electrical machines: Direct Current Machines, Synchronous Machine, Induction Machine (mechanical parts, name of electrical windings, specific vocabulary)
3- Determine the technical characteristics and the limits of use of the 3 rotating electrical machines mentioned above (torque-speed characteristics, typical efficiency, operating points, operation as a generator)
4- Design and use the circuit model of the 3 rotating machines mentioned above and know how to use them to calculate the operating points and determine the energy efficiency.
5- Give examples of applications of each family: lifting, energy production, mobility….
Content
Lectures :
- L1 : Introduction to rotating machines: definition of an electromechanical converter, illustration, general description of machines, reminder of electromagnetic laws (Laplace, Lenz-Faraday) demonstration of the creation of an electromotive force and a torque in a simplified structure.
- L2 : The direct current machine: description, particularity of design of the electrical contacts by brush-collectors. Reversibility of the machine. Separate excitation, shunt and series modes: description of the circuit model and plot of torque and speed characteristics as a function of armature voltage and current.
L3 : Rotating field (Ferrarris theorem demonstration)
- L4 : The synchronous machine: description, comparison of a wound rotor machine with permanent magnets. Demonstration of obtaining the circuit model. Description of different models of the synchrone machine: linear, Behn-Eschenburg and Potier. Implementation of synchronous machines: connection to the network.
- L5 : The Induction machine: description, Demonstration of obtaining the circuit model. Plot of the torque-slip and speed torque characteristic.
-L6 : Openness to the use of electric machines in energy production. Conference on the adequacy of primary energy - type of turbine - type of electrical machine

Tutorials :
- Study of direct current and asynchronous motors in railway traction, the case of TGV
- Comparison of linear and Behn-Eschenburg models for the calculation of an operating point of a synchronous alternator.

Practical work:
- Coupled system of a DC motor and a synchronous alternator
- Study of the MAS characteristics
Pre-requisites / co-requisites
Pre-requisites :
- Single phase and three phase systems
Bibliography
Recommended ressources :
Théodore Wildi, & Sybille, G. (2005). Électrotechnique. De Boeck Supérieur.
Chatelain, J. (1989). Machines électriques. PPUR Presses polytechniques.
Assessment(s)
Nature Coefficient Observable objectives
1In two hours, the student will :
- Answer knowledge questions (technical vocabulary to define or physical phenomena to explain)
- Realize 2 or 3 exercices to calculate electrical model parameters or establish operating point for DC or AC machines.
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2- Wire and handle on:
Asynchronous motor coupled with another mechanical electric machine
DC machine coupled to another electrical mechanical system (Synchronous machine or DC generator)
- Conduct experimental surveys by using measuring devices and plot the characteristic curves
- Identify equivalent models
- Check the area of validity of the proposed models
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