IRE25717 Electric Power Distribution and Machines (Autumn 2025)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad
- Course Leader:
- Nand Kishor
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Compulsory course in the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Engineering - Electrical: Electronics and Green Energy
Recommended previous knowledge
- IRE12521 Electrical Circuits (10 ECTS) or IRE10725 Electrical Circuits 1 (5 ECTS) and IRE10825 Electrical Circuits 2 (5 ECTS)
- IRE13021 Engineering Physics with Electrophysics (10 ECTS) or IRE26625 Electrophysics (5 ECTS)
Teaching semester
Class of 2024: 3rd semester (autumn)
Class of 2025: 6th semester (spring)
Content
The following topics will be affected:
- Magnetic circuits
- Transformers
- synchronous machines
- Asynchronous machines
- DC machines
- Three-phase circuit calculations
- newer machines, such as reluctance motors and machines with a permanent magnet
- introduction to schema drawing with CAD
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student has
- basic knowledge of electrical machines, transformers and reactors
- basic knowledge of magnetic circuits.
Skills
The student can
- perform calculations on magnetic circuits
- link, measure and evaluate results from practical laboratory work
- dimensioning single transformers
- perform calculations on symmetric three-phase circuits with electrical machines and transformers
- perform calculations on transformers, electrical machines and reactors in order to use this in circuit analysis.
- use Matlab/Simulink to model electrical machines
General competence
The student has
- knowledge of electromagnetic phenomena and their application in the field of electrical engineering
- knowledge of the use of model description of electromagnetic circuits
- knowledge of schematic drawing and the use of CAD for this
- acquired competence in report writing.
Teaching and learning methods
The course is taught through lectures, group work, excursions and laboratory exercises.
Workload
250-300 hours
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Laboratory assignments with submission of reports (group work)
- Submission of 4 numbers of mandatory assignments (group work- 3-4 students) and their approval. Each assignments will have atleast 4-5 questions to be solved numerically (using calculators and related mathematical equations discussed in class).
The required coursework is assessed asapproved/not approved. Required coursework must be approved before the student can sit for the exam.
Exam
Individual written exam, 5 hours.
Allowed aids: Issued formula sheet. Calculator, with empty memory, which cannot calculate symbolically or communicate wirelessly.
Grading scale: A-F.
Examiners
Internal or external examiners.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
The exam will be held early in the following semester. More information about accounts can be found here.
Course evaluation
Continuous evaluation of the teaching throughout the semester, where the method of evaluation is agreed between the teacher(s) and students. Written final evaluation of the course.
Reading list
The current reading list for 2024 Spring can be found in Leganto
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