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EG2503: ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course provides students with an integrated development of methods for modelling, analysing and designing systems comprising electrical and mechanical components. In doing so it intends to emphasise to the students the similarity in behaviour between electrical and mechanical systems. The course aims to give an introduction to both electrical machines, circuit and systems, transformers, and similar mechanical systems like gearbox, vibrating system and principles of dynamics,  and thus provide the foundation material for several courses at level 3 .

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Majid Aleyaasin

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either EF1008 Principles of Electronics (Passed) or EG1008 Principles of Electronics (Passed)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • EG2559 Electrical and Mechanical Systems (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Introduction to an electrical ? mechanical system, Introduction to phasors and AC circuit theory, Multi-element circuits, Resonance of three element AC circuits, Power factor correction of AC circuits

Basic Electromagnetism, Electrical machines: transformers, basic electro-mechanics, shunt and separately excited DC generators, series and shunt DC motors, stepper motors

Free vibration: Spring-mass-damper system from free body diagram to mathematical representation. Analogue of LCR circuit. Damping coefficient, logarithmic decrement.

Forced vibration: Spring-mass-damper system from free body diagram
to mathematical representation. Analogue of LCR circuit. Frequency response. Dynamic magnifier.

Further Information & Notes

A-level or Advanced Higher physics are alternative pre-requisites

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: One written examination of three hours duration (80%), continuous assessment based on the tutorials (10%), continuous assessment based on the laboratory /design exercises (10%).
Resit: One written examination of three hours duration (100%).

Formative Assessment

Lectures will include PRS multiple choice questions on the material being delivered. Feedback will be given over the course of the lab exercises as to the presentation and content of the submissions.

Feedback

Marked tutorial submissions by allocated study groups will be returned to the students within one week. Students will assess each other's contribution within these groups. The lab exercise submissions will be discussed in small groups. Marked submissions will be returned to the students promptly. The PRS system provides instant feedback on classroom understanding of content.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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