ELECTRICAL PLANTS AND ACTUATORS

Antonio PICCOLO ELECTRICAL PLANTS AND ACTUATORS

0612300042
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
EQF6
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
THE PURPOSE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE THEORETICAL AND APPLICATIVE KNOWLEDGE BOTH ON THE DESIGN AND EXECUTION OF POWER PLANTS, AND ON ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRINCIPLES AND ON THE CRITERIA OF SELECTION AND USE OF MACHINES AND ELECTRIC DRIVES IN THE CIVIL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. THE TEACHING APPROACH ALLOWS THE STUDENT TO GRANT THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS AND ELECTROMECHANICAL CONVERSION OF ENERGY FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS CONCERNING THE INDUSTRIAL, AUTOMOTIVE AND RAILWAY TRACTION SECTORS.

THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED WILL RELATE TO:
-TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONVERSION OF ENERGY BY MEANS OF ROTATING AND STATIC MACHINES
-TO THE MAIN DRIVES ARCHITECTURE FOR INDUSTRIAL, AUTOMOTIVE AND RAILWAY APPLICATIONS
-TO THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRIC MACHINES TO THE FUNDAMENTALS OF POWER ELECTRONICS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL MACHINES
-TO THE DESIGN OF LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
-TO THE SIZING OF THE DRIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
-TO THE DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR LOW VOLTAGE

THE MAIN SKILLS (THAT IS THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE) WILL BE:
EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY UNDER STATIONARY OPERATION ANALYSIS OF THE PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUCTION AND DC ELECTRIC DRIVE; ANALYSIS OF A STATIC CONVERTER BASED FOR THE CONVERSION OF DC AND AC QUANTITIES; DESIGN OF A LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN TERMS OF PROTECTION AND SIZING OF THE LINES.
KNOWING HOW TO WORK IN A GROUP AND ORALLY EXPLAIN A TOPIC RELATED TO ELECTRIC DRIVES AND PLANTS.
TO KNOW HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO CONTEXTS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PRESENTED DURING THE COURSE, AND TO DEEPEN THE TOPICS COVERED USING MATERIALS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE PROPOSED.

Prerequisites
FOR THE SUCCESSFUL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND ELECTROTECHNIC KNOWLEDGE HAVE REQUIRED.
Contents
COMPONENTS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS: POWER CABLES. PROTECTION SYSTEMS: CIRCUIT BREAKERS, DIFFERENTIAL RELAYS, FUSES. SWITCHBOARDS (10H). ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOUNDATIONS: PROTECTION SYSTEMS AGAINST DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONTACTS. GROUND SYSTEMS. STANDARD. LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS. DESIGN AND VERIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. (4H)
DIMENSION CRITERIA AND BASIC DESIGN OF LV POWER PLANT BY USING CAD APPLICATIONS. EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS. (1H)
STATIC CONVERSION OF ENERGY: MAIN AC/DC, DC/DC AND DC/AC CONVERTERS (20H). PWM CONTROL TECHNIQUE. EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS CONCERNING THE INDUSTRIAL, AUTOMOTIVE, AND RAILWAY SECTOR (5H).
FROM THE PHYSICS LAWS TO ROTATING MACHINES: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION (3H).
ASYNCRONOUS MOTORS, CONTINUOUS CURRENT MOTORS, BRUSHLESS MOTORS, STEP MOTORS: EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS AND CHARACTERISTICS SPEED-TORQUE. CHOICE AND SIZING CRITERIA (12H).
POWER DRIVE: CONVERTER-MOTOR-CONTROL INTEGRATION. TORQUE AND SPEED CONTROL. RIGENERATING OPERATION. EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS (5H).


Teaching Methods
THERE WILL BE LECTURES IN THE CLASSROOM, LABORATORY ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL VISITS AT COMPANIES WORKING IN ELECTRIC MOBILITY FIELD AND IN THE POWER SYSTEM (PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION) AREA. DURING THE COURSE STUDENTS ARE ORGANIZED INTO WORKING GROUPS TO DEVELOP A PROJECT WHERE IS APPLIED ONE OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED ON A TOPIC OF THE COURSE. THE WORK IS CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A TUTOR COMING FROM A COMPANY TUTOR.
Verification of learning
THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM WITH EVALUATION IN THIRTIES. THE TEST INCLUDES THE DISCUSSION OF A TECHNICAL REPORT OF A PROJECT OF AN POWER PLANT CARRIED OUT DURING THE COURSE ON A TOPIC AGREED IN CLASS. THE VERIFICATION OF THE LEARNING ON THE PART OF THE DRIVES WILL BE THE MAIN SUBJECT OF THE ORAL DISCUSSION. THE PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT IS A NECESSARY CONDITION TO TAKE THE EXAM BUT NOT SUFFICIENT TO PASS IT.
THE ORAL EXAM CONSISTS OF A DISCUSSION OF THE DURATION NOT EXCEEDING ABOUT 40 MINUTES. THE FINAL VOTE TAKES ACCOUNT OF 30% OF THE REALIZED PROJECT.
Texts
L. FELLIN, R. BENATO, IMPIANTI ELETTRICI, UTET SCIENZE TECNICHE, 2011; V. CARRESCIA, FONDAMENTI DI SICUREZZA ELETTRICA, TNE, 2009; G. CONTE, MANUALE DI IMPIANTI ELETTRICI, HOEPLI, 2009; G. CONTE, MACCHINE ELETTRICHE E LABORATORIO, HOEPLI, 2007; A. E. FITZGERALD, C. KINGSLEY, A. KUSKO, MACCHINE ELETTRICHE, EDIZ. FRANCO-ANGELI, MILANO; N. MOHAN, T. M. UNDELAND, W. P. ROBBINS, POWER ELECTRONICS: CONVERTERS, APPLICATIONS, AND DESIGN, HOEPLI; NOTES FROM LECTURES SHARED THROUGH WEB REPOSITORY.
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