Modern Electrical Machine and Drive Systems (2018)

Welcome to Modern Electrical Machine and Drive Systems


 Description: This is a special course combining closely the electrical machine theory with advanced control technologies for different types of electrical machines. The understanding of an electrical machine for many engineers is still a simple mathematical model represented in e.g. a dq-reference frame. This course uses several step-by-step Finite Element models to visualize the working principle and evaluate the performance of electrical machines. The link between the electromagnetic behaviour inside a machine to the well-known mathematical model is then made straight forward. This will provide a firm understating of an electrical machine, and get the participants prepared for more advanced topics and applications of electrical machines. A unique machine comparison concept will be introduced, leading to a unified approach to compare easily and illustratively the performance of permanent magnet machines, synchronous reluctance machines and induction machines. New topics on magnetic gear technologies will also be covered.

Based on a good understanding of an electrical machine, advanced control (mainly sensorless control) technologies will be presented and analysed. Various topics like inverter voltage error effects, machine nonlinear behaviour effects will be evaluated and handled. Dedicated lab facilities using dSPACE systems will be provided for the participants to implement, test, and analyze sensorless control technologies. The emphasis on the practical lab exercise of this course will guarantee that the participants will gain solid experience about electrical drives that will benefit their own work.

Prerequisites: It is required that the participants have basic knowledge about electromagnetic theory, dynamic modelling of electrical machines as well as classical control theory. Form of evaluation: Group exercise based evaluation.

Link: http://www.et.aau.dk/phd/phd-courses/



Organizer: Associate Professor Kaiyuan Lu, e-mail: klu@et.aau.dk

Lecturers: Associate Professor Kaiyuan Lu, Associate Professor Peter O. Rasmussen and Assistant Professor Dong Wang

ECTS: 5

Time:  28 May - 1 June 2018

Place: Aalborg University

Zip code: 9220

City: Aalborg Øst

Number of seats: 20

Deadline: 14 May 2018


Important information concerning PhD courses We have over some time experienced problems with no-show for both project and general courses. It has now reached a point where we are forced to take action. Therefore, the Doctoral School has decided to introduce a no-show fee of DKK 5,000 for each course where the student does not show up. Cancellations are accepted no later than 2 weeks before start of the course. Registered illness is of course an acceptable reason for not showing up on those days. Furthermore, all courses open for registration approximately three months before start. This can hopefully also provide new students a chance to register for courses during the year. We look forward to your registrations.