Subject Guide: LE230

Electrical Machine I

Level: Sophomore
Period: 2nd Semester 2006
Date/Time: Tuesday, 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Instructor: Asst. Prof. Nopporn Leeprechanon, Ph.D.

Office: Laboratory Building, Level 4, Room 412
Consulting hours: T, Th: 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
Ph: 02-5643001-9 x3050
Email: nopporn@engr.tu.ac.th

This is the first core subject for students majoring in electrical engineering to be
eligible for obtaining the professional license from the Engineering Council after graduated,
especially for those who are interested in pursuing the electric power technology career.
Students are encouraged to attend the class in order to gain the broader view of the subject.
Tutorial class conducted by a teaching assistant will be arranged to help students in developing
the problem solving skills for the real world applications. Conducting self-studies and exercises
on the problems stated at the back of each chapter will expedite the students’ improvement on
problem solving skill and engineering sense that is necessary for future electrical power
engineer.

This course aims the students to understand the principle of electromechanical energy
conversion that is necessary for the study of electrical machineries and their applications. The
emphasis is place on the following topics:

a) Introduction to Electromagnetic induction (Week 1 – Week 2)

- Unit used in Electrical Machines
- Fundamental Electricity and Magnetism
- Magnetic circuits
Readings: Ref. [1] – Chapter 1-2

b) Electromechanical Energy Conversion Principle (Week 3 – Week 4)

- Energy Conversion Process
- Energy Field
- Mechanical Force in Electromagnetic System
Readings: Ref. [2] – Chapter 3
 c) DC machines (Week 5 -9)
- Linear Machine
- Principle and structure
- Armature reaction
- DC generator
- DC Motor
- Commutation
- Circuit of DC machine
- Basic application of DC machine control
Readings: Ref. [3] – Chapter 4 (Linear Machine)
Ref. [1] – Chapter 4 (DC Generator)
Ref. [2] – Chapter 5 (DC Motor)

d) Transformer (Week 10 – Week 14)

- Ideal transformer, practical transformer and their equivalent circuits
- Voltage regulation
- Efficiency
- Autotransformer
- Three phase transformers
Readings: Ref. [2] – Chapter 2

GRADING POLICY

Assignment: 20% is to format lecture note of this subject into ‘Power Point’ presentation
written in Thai language. Work shall be submitted in both hard copy (bounded in a neatly
fashion) and electronic format (written on a CDR).
- Deadline for submission is on Monday, February 26, 2005 @ 4.30 PM
- Late submission will not be accepted

Attendance: 10% (Students are allowed to be in absence in maximum of no more than

20% of the required lecture (3 weeks)
Midterm Examination: 20%
Final Examination: 50%

Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without
appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of
another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in
charges of academic misconduct, which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of
results and exclusion from the course.
 GRADING SYSTEM
80-100…A
75-79…B+
70-74…B
65-69…C+
60-64…C
55-59…D+
50-54…D
Below 50…F

READING & REFERENCES

[1] T. Wildi, “Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems”, 5th edition,
Prentice Hall, NJ: 2002.

[2] P.C. Sen, Introduction to Electrical Machines and Power Electronics, 2nd edition, Wiley &
Son, 1997.

[3] S.J. Chapman, “Electric machinery and Power System Fundamentals,”

McGraw-Hill International Editions, 2002.

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based upon open communication, mutual respect, and non-discrimination. Our university does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, disability,
religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin.