ECE 4600 - Fundamentals of AC Motor Design

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The course covers structure and principle of operation of AC Induction and Synchronous machines, sizing impacts on machine operation and different winding types. Major topics include: magnetic materials, permeance and reluctance, basics of magnetic circuits, flux path calculations, electromagnetic forces, machine losses and thermal analysis. This course is cross-listed with a graduate course. Credit cannot be received for both ECE 4600 and ECE 5600.
Additional Requirement(s): Major Standing.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 2005