The aim of the course is to provide a fundamental knowledge of electrical drives and their interaction with power electronic converters, and mechanical loads and to introduce various aspects of control techniques of DC & AC drives in industrial applications.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will understand working and control principles of electric drives and their importance in industrial applications, and be able to select drives for given applications, appreciate customers' requirements.

Introduction. Basic elements of an electrical motor drive: power converter, rotating electrical machine, mechanical load, and a transmission drive. Static and dynamic conditions of a motor drive system. Various types of a mechanical load. Steady state stability of an electrical motor drive. DC motor drives. Open-loop control of separately excited DC motor: starting, braking, transient analysis. Induction motor drives. Open-loop control of induction motors: soft starting techniques, variable-speed operation, scalar control technique, various methods of braking, transient analysis. Field-oriented control of induction motor. Synchronous motor drives. Performance characteristics. Field-oriented control of synchronous motor. Power electronic converters for DC and AC electric motor drives. Thermal analysis of electric motors. Selection of power rating of an electric motor for an industrial system.

Lectures, Exercises.