Electrical Machines

Abstract

This textbook is intended for undergraduate students of Electrical Engineering as their first course in electrical machines. It is also recommended for students preparing a capstone project, where they need to understand, model, supply, control and specify electric machines. At the same time, it can be used as a valuable reference for other engineering disciplines involved with electrical motors and generators. It is also suggested to postgraduates and engineers aspiring to electromechanical energy conversion and having to deal with electrical drives and electrical power generation. Unlike the majority of textbooks on electrical machines, this book does not require an advanced background. An effort was made to provide text approachable to students and engineers, in engineering disciplines other than electrical. The scope of this textbook provides basic knowledge and skills in Electrical Machines that should be acquired by prospective engineers. Basic engineering considerations are used to introduce principles of electromechanical energy conversion in an intuitive manner, easy to recall and repeat. The book prepares the reader to comprehend key electrical and mechanical properties of electrical machines, to analyze their steady state and transient characteristics, to obtain basic notions on conversion losses, efficiency and cooling of electrical machines, to evaluate a safe operating area in a steady state and during transient states, to understand power supply requirements and associated static power converters, to comprehend some basic differences between DC machines, induction machines and synchronous machines, and to foresee some typical applications of electrical motors and generators. Developing knowledge on electrical machines and acquiring requisite skills is best suited for second year engineering students. The book is self-contained and it includes questions, answers, and solutions to problems wherever the learning process requires an overview. Each Chapter is comprised of an appropriate set of exercises, problems and design tasks, arranged for recall and use of relevant knowledge. Wherever it is needed, the book includes extended reminders and explanations of the required skill and prerequisites. The approach and method used in this textbook comes from the sixteen years of author’s experience in teaching Electrical Machines at the University of Belgrade.