AC Machine Design Fundamentals Induction Motors, PM Motors, Mechanical Design, Thermal Design, and FEA Examples
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Through a building-block teaching approach, you will develop a basic understanding of AC electric machine design. By learning the core concepts of electromagnetic laws for machine design, magnetic circuit calculations, loss mechanisms, analytical design techniques, and other essential topics, you will improve your skills, and ultimately, your work. Recent developments in AC electric machine design also will be covered in this course.
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers involved in the design, specification, and integration of components and systems that require an understanding of AC machine design.
- Electrical and mechanical design engineers
- System engineers and integrators
- Project engineers and program managers
- Technical leaders
Attendees should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related science, or the equivalent amount of industrial experience.
Course Outline
Introduction to AC Machine Design
- Induction, PM, synchronous and switched reluctance
Sizing Laws: the influence of size
Power Sizing Equations
- Electric and magnetic loading
- Shear stress
Winding Types
- Full pitch and fractional windings
- Fractional pitch windings
- Distributed and concentrated windings
- Fractional slot windings
Magnetic Circuits
- Permeance and reluctance
- Multiple circuit paths
- Magnetic circuits with airgaps
Electric and Magnetic Materials
- Permanent magnet types
- Copper and aluminum
- Steel types
- Skin depth
Main Flux Path Calculations Using Magnetic Circuits
- Main magnetic circuit of an induction machine
- Effective gap and Carter''s coefficient
- Effective length
- Reluctance calculations
Leakage Reactance Calculations
- Slot leakage inductance
- Zigzag and differential leakage inductance
- Skew and end turn leakage inductance
Calculation of Machine Losses
- Eddy current and hysteresis losses
- Friction, windage, and copper losses
Testing and Parameter Characterization
Thermal Analysis and Cooling Systems
- Conduction, convection, and radiation
- FEA, CFD, lumped-parameters equivalent-networks
- Fan ventilation, liquid cooling
Manufacturing Topics
- Laminations, cores, windings, frames, assemblies
- Material and manufacturing tolerances
Vibrations and Noise
- Electromagnetic forces; harmonic components
- Mechanism of transmission
- Mitigation measures
Machine Design Examples
"Back of the Envelope" Calculations to Automated Optimal Computer Design
Finite Element Analysis
- Fundamentals
- Examples
Special Topics—How to Design Machines for Self-Sensing
Instructors
Ayman El-Refaie
Ayman M. EL-Refaie received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin– Madison in 2002 and 2005, respectively. Since 2005, he has been with the Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory, General Electric Global Research Center, NY, USA as a Principal Engineer and Project Leader. He is the author of more than 50 journal, and 85 conference publications with several others pending. He holds 45 issued U.S. patents with several others pending. His research interests include electrical machines and drives. Since January 2017 he became the Thomas and Suzanne Werner Endowed Chair in Secure and Sustainable Energy at Marquette University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE
Dan Ionel
Dan M. Ionel, PhD, FIEEE, is currently Chief Engineer for Regal Beloit Corp., and Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. After completing post-doctoral research in the SPEED Laboratory, University of Glasgow, UK, Dr. Ionel worked in industrial R&D for large corporations in the UK and the US, most recently as Chief Scientist for Vestas. His design experience covers a wide range of electric machines and drives for various applications with power ratings between 0.002 hp and 10,000 hp. Dr. Ionel published more than 100 technical papers, including two winners of Best Paper Awards from the IEEE Industry Applications Society Electric Machines Committee, and holds more than 30 patents. An IEEE Fellow, he is the Chair-Elect of the IEEE Power and Energy Society Electric Motor Sub-committee, Chair of the Milwaukee IEEE Power Electronics Chapter, and Editor-in-Chief of the Electric Power Components and Systems Journal.
Thomas Jahns
Thomas M. Jahns is a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Previously with GE Corporate R&D and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Jahns has research interests in electric machines, drive system analysis and control, and power electronic modules.
Daniel Ludois
Dan Ludois received his Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2011 working in WEMPEC with a focus on Modular Multilevel Converters. He then cofounded the startup company C-Motive Technologies to commercialize capacitive coupling techniques for industrial power conversion applications. He returned to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in August 2013 as an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and has been working in WEMPEC since.
Darren Tremelling
Darren Tremelling, Ph.D. is currently a Principal Scientist in ABB Corporate Research.
After completing his doctorate in WEMPEC, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dr. Tremelling has worked in ABB Corporate Research. His research experience covers a range of electric machines for various applications with power ratings between 1 [kW] to 7 [MW].
Bulent Sarlioglu
Bulent Sarlioglu is a Jean van Bladel Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Associate Director, Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium (WEMPEC). Dr. Sarlioglu spent more than ten years at Honeywell International Inc.’s aerospace division, most recently as a staff system engineer, earning Honeywell’s technical achievement award in 2003 and an outstanding engineer award in 2011. Dr. Sarlioglu contributed to multiple programs where high-speed electric machines and drives are used mainly for aerospace and ground vehicle applications. Dr. Sarlioglu is the inventor or co-inventor of 20 US patents and many other international patents. He published more than 200 journal and conference papers with his students. His research areas are motors and drives including high-speed electric machines, novel electric machines, and application of wide bandgap devices to power electronics to increase efficiency and power density. He received the NSF CAREER Award in 2016 and the 4th Grand Nagamori Award from Nagamori Foundation, Japan in 2019. Dr. Sarlioglu became IEEE IAS Distinguished Lecturer in 2018. He was the technical program co-chair for ECCE 2019 and was the general chair for ITEC 2018. He is serving as a special session co-chair for ECCE 2020.
Upcoming dates (1)
Mar. 29 - Apr. 1, 2021
$1,695
AC Machine Design Fundamentals Induction Motors, PM Motors, Mechanical Design, Thermal Design, and FEA Examples
Location: Online
Course #: RA01413-C084
Fee: $1,695
Fee
- $1,695
- Fee covers course materials and instruction. WEMPEC Discount: $200 off for WEMPEC Members. EPD will verify your affiliation.
Credit(s)
- CEU: 2
- PDH: 20
Schedule
Event Dates/Times:
- 3/29/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 3/30/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 3/31/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
- 4/1/2021 08:00AM - 02:30PM
Instructor(s)
Ayman El-Refaie, Dan Ionel, Thomas Jahns, Daniel Ludois, Darren Tremelling, Bulent SarliogluLocation
This is an online course.Cancellation Policy
If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
AC Machine Design Fundamentals
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