Course detail

Selected problems of power electrical engineering

FEKT-MPA-SPPAcad. year: 2020/2021

Course on electrical machines and apparatuses with a focus on selected advanced topics and acquisition of language skills in practical verbal communication. Lectures include a wide range of technical issues, as well as active forms of student work, which include the elaboration of the assigned work in English and its presentation in the seminar. The topics covered during the semester are designed to broaden students' expertise for their practical future work, while at the same time teaching them terminology for the effective use of English in their everyday working life.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jan Bárta, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering (UVEE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Graduate of the course is able to
- explain the basic principles of electrical machines and apparatuses in English,
- describe the construction of different types of electrical machines and apparatus in English,
- gather information from technical publications written in English,
- present technical topics from electrical machines and apparatuses in English,
- apply the acquired knowledge in technical work.

Prerequisites

Ability to understand spoken and written technical word in English, knowledge of mathematics, English language, electrical engineering at the level corresponding to the bachelor's degree.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, terminology
2. High-speed induction machines
3. High-speed synchronous machines
4. High-torque machines
5. Synchronous reluctance machines
6. Line-start synchronous machines
7. Seminar – presentations of student projects
8. Theory of switching process with practical cases
9. Physical phenomena in electrical switching devices and possibilities of their solution
10. Principles and design of modern low-voltage switching devices
11. Principles and design of modern middle- and high-voltage switching devices and assemblies
12. Protection of electrical circuits
13. Seminar – presentations of student projects

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Enlargement of knowledge in selected topics of electrical machines and apparatus. Improving professional vocabulary, presentation and communication skills in English.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Juha Pyrhonen , Valeria Hrabovcova , R. Scott Semken: Electrical Machine Drives Control : An Introduction, ISBN: 9781119260455 (EN)
P. C. Sen: Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics, ISBN: 9781118078877 (EN)
Thomas A. Lipo: Introduction to AC Machine Design, ISBN: 9781119352167 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-SVE Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lukáš Dostál, Ph.D.
Ing. David Šimek, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Valenta, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Jan Bárta, Ph.D.
Mgr. Petr Kloc, Ph.D.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course