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The course is designed to help mechanical engineering students understand electrical generation, transmission, distribution and usage. It examines how mechanical engineers can understand and handle electrical engineering problems. The course aims to teach students about electro-mechanical machines, electrical drives, instrumentation and measurements for industrial applications.

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MEF268 Contents SYLLABUS

The course is designed to help mechanical engineering students understand electrical generation, transmission, distribution and usage. It examines how mechanical engineers can understand and handle electrical engineering problems. The course aims to teach students about electro-mechanical machines, electrical drives, instrumentation and measurements for industrial applications.

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MEF268: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Rationale
The course is designed to help students understand the concepts of electrical generation,
transmission, distribution and usage, electrical drives, electrical instrumentation and
measurements in relation to industrial applications. The course examines how Mechanical
Engineers can understand and handle electrical engineering problems which they come across
within their operational areas.

Objectives
Appreciate the relevance of course to Mechanical Engineers.
Gain thorough knowledge on the science behind the constructional features of electro-mechanical
machines.
Able to specify the most suited machines for given applications.
Explain various parameters that affect (and how they affect) different output variables of electro-
mechanical machines.
Practically test the serviceability of electro-mechanical machines and evaluate their efficiency.
Provide a comprehensive comparison of group and individual electric drives, the mounting for
different drives and motor enclosures for drives.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able appreciate different components and types of an
electrical system and usage in the industrial environment. Theoretically will be able to analytically
think to plan, install, operate, maintain service and repair electrical industrial drives such as
electrical motors, switch gears etc.

The course contents are outlined as follows:

Chapter 1: instrumentation and measurement


Concepts of electrical measurements and types of transducers; Electrical measuring instruments
especially those used in power systems and industries
Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Energy conversion
Constructional features and principles of operation of DC machines; induction machines
construction features and principles of operation; Synchronous machines construction and
principles of operation
Chapter 3: Induction machines
Construction and production of torque (3-phase rotating flux); slip and its effect on rotor emf rotor
impedance, rotor current and frequency, and torque; the torque- slip characteristics; induction
motor losses and efficiency; induction motor starters e.g. direct-on-line, star-delta,
autotransformer, resistance, electronic starters; the forward and reverse connection; single phase
induction motors.
Chapter 4: The Synchronous Machines
Construction and operation of synchronous machines; advantages of synchronous machines over
induction machines; starting techniques of synchronous machines; excitation characteristics of
synchronous machines; the V-characteristics

Recommended Reference Books

1. J. Shepherd, A. H. Morton and L. F. Spence, "Higher Electrical Engineering", 1985

2. Bhag S. Guru and Huseyin R. Hiziroglu, "Electric Machinery and Transformers", 3rd edition
2001

3. Stephen J. Chapman, "Electric Machinery Fundamentals", 2nd edition

4. Alan Symonds, "Electrical Power Equipment and Measurements: with heavy current electrical
applications", 2nd edition

5. Stefan F. Jurek, "Electrical Machines for Engineers and Technicians"

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