Electrical and Electronic Drives and Actuators

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Effective Term: 2024/05
Institute / School :Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Unit Title: Electrical and Electronic Drives and Actuators
Unit ID: ENGIN2404
Credit Points: 15.00
Prerequisite(s): (ENCOR1000 or ENCOR1021 or ENGIN1002)
Co-requisite(s): Nil
Exclusion(s): (ENMTX2040)
ASCED: 030101
Other Change:  
Brief description of the Unit

This course provides a broad overview of electrical and electronic drives and allows students to learn about machinery fundamentals and principles, transformers and AC / DC motors and generators. The course also covers the fundamental concepts of power electronics and explains its application in motor control.

Grade Scheme: Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)
Work Experience Indicator:
No work experience
Placement Component:
Supplementary Assessment:Yes
Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment
Course Level:
Level of Unit in CourseAQF Level(s) of Course
5678910
Introductory                                                
Intermediate                                        
Advanced                                                
Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge:
K1.

Explain electric machinery principles in describing operations and characteristics of transformers, motors and generators.

K2.

Describe power electronics application to electronic motor control.

K3.

Explain operations and principles of single phase special purpose motors.

K4.

Differentiate between different machinery and their applicability to execute a specific task

Skills:
S1.

Calculate machine power and performance parameters.

S2.

Draw circuit equivalence for relevant transformers, motors and generators.

S3.

Design and select suitable power electronics control element for motor control.

Application of knowledge and skills:
A1.

Determine a suitable machinery for a particular engineering system operating under certain conditions.

A2.

Design and construct electronic motor controller.

Unit Content:

•Introduction to machinery principles
•Transformers
•Introduction to power electronics
•AC and DC machinery fundamentals
•Synchronous motors and generators
•DC motors and generators
•Single phase and special purpose motors (e.g. stepper motors)

Graduate Attributes:
 Learning Outcomes AssessedAssessment TasksAssessment TypeWeighting
1.

S1-S2, A1-A3

Experimental work and / or projects to verify students ability to apply knowledge and skills acquired in the course

Reports, demonstrations

10 - 30%

2.

K1-K4, S1-S2

Relevant tasks and problems to enforce understanding of the students and help in gradual development of knowledge and skills throughout the course

Assignments, quizzes

10 - 30%

3.

K1-K4

Questions and problems related to the course contents

Mid and / or End of semester examination

40 - 60%

Adopted Reference Style:
Other  (IEEE: Refer to the library website for more information)

Professional Standards / Competencies:
 Standard / Competency