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      7.9.2022 at 8:15-10:00

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      Lecture 1: Introduction File
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      7.9.2022 at 8:15-10:00
      Reading: Harnefors pp. 9-15

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      Lecture 2: DC Motor Model File
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      7.9.2022 at 10:15-12:00
      Reading: The following pages of the Hughes' book:

      • pp. 19-24: Section 1.5 (Torque and motor volume)
      • pp. 73-93: Sections 3.1 (Introduction); 3.2 (Torque Production); 3.3 (Motional EMF); 3.4.1-3.4.4 (DC Motor – Steady-State Characteristics)
      These pages refer to the 4th edition, but other editions can also be used.

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      Lecture 3: Mechanics File
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      14.9.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading:
      Harnefors pp. 105-108
      Hughes pp. 354-361: Section 11.4 (Load Requirements – Torque-Speed Characteristics)

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      Lecture 4: Losses and Heat Transfer File
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      21.9.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading:

      • Hughes pp. 361-364: Section 11.5 (General Application Considerations)
      • Harnefors pp. 77-80, p. 113

      Note: These pages consider just a simple case. A more general case is considered in lecture slides.

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      Lecture 5: Open-Loop Dynamics of a DC Motor File
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      28.9.2022 at 8:15-10:00
      Reading:
      Harnefors pp. 35-38 and 116-119
      Hughes pp. 95-103, Section 3.5 (Transient behavior --- Current surges), Section 3.6 (Four quadrant operation and regenerative braking)

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      Lecture 6: DC-DC Conversion File
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      5.10.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading:
      Harnefors pp. 81-82, 84-90
      Hughes pp. 39 – 48:

      • Section 2.1 (Introduction)
      • Section 2.1.1 (General arrangement of drive)
      • Section 2.2 (Voltage control -- DC output from DC supply)
      • Section 2.2.1 (Switching control)
      • Section 2.2.2 (Transistor chopper)
      • Section 2.2.3 (Chopper with inductive load – overvoltage protection)

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      Lecture 7: Control of a DC Motor Drive File
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      12.10.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading:

      • Harnefors pp. 120-127
      • Hughes pp. 126-132, Section 4.3 (Control arrangements for DC drives)
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      Lecture 8: Elementary AC Machines, 3-Phase Systems File
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      26.10.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading:

      Harnefors pp. 50-55
      Hughes pp. 141-150

      • 5.1 Introduction
      • 5.2 The rotating magnetic field
      • 5.2.1 Production of rotating magnetic field
      • 5.2.2 Field produced by each phase-winding
      • 5.2.3. Resultant 3-phase field
      • 5.2.4 Direction of rotation
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      Lecture 9: Space-Vector Models File
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      2.11.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading: Harnefors pp. 56-59, 62-67, 135-138

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      Lecture 10: Field-Oriented Control File
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      9.11.2022 at 8:15-10:00

      Reading: Hughes, Chapter 9 (Synchronous and brushless permanent magnet machines and drives):

      • Section 9.1 (Introduction), pp. 281-282
      • Section 9.2 (Synchronous motors), pp. 282-286
      • Section 9.5 (Variable-frequency operation), pp. 292-300
      • Section 9.5.1 (Permanent magnet motor drives), pp. 300-302
      • Section 9.7 (Performance of brushless motors), pp. 305-311

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      Lecture 11: Other AC Motor Types File
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      16.11.2022 at 8:15-10:00

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