Advanced Topics of Electrical Machines

Name of the Curricular Unit: Advanced Topics of Electrical Machines

Lecturer: Sérgio Cruz (smacruz@deec.uc.pt) 

Syllabus:

Permanent Magnetic Synchronous Motors (PMSMs), Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs), Brushless dc motors (BLDCs) and servo motors. Transient regimes of electric machines, including their asymmetrical operation. Behavior of the induction machine under the presence of faults. Modeling and simulation of electric machines for diagnostic and control purposes.

Evaluation method: 

Project of research and synthesis about a given subject - 50%; Final exam - 50%.