Capstone Certificate: Power Conversion and Control (Online)

ECE 411 – INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS

3 credits.

Basic concepts of electric drive systems. Emphasis on system analysis and application. Topics include: dc machine control, variable frequency operation of induction and synchronous machines, unbalanced operation, scaling laws, adjustable speed drives, adjustable torque drives, coupled circuit modeling of ac machines.

Requisites: (E C E 355, 356, or 377), graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students, or declared in Power Conversion and Control Capstone Certificate

ECE 412 – POWER ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS

3 credits.

Operating characteristics of power semiconductor devices such as Bipolar Junction Transistors, IGBTs, MOSFETs and Thyristors. Fundamentals of power converter circuits including dc/dc converters, phase controlled ac/dc rectifiers and dc/ac inverters. Practical issues in the design and operation of converters.

Requisites: E C E 342, graduate/professional standing, member of Engineering Guest Students, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control

ECE 427 – ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS

3 credits.

The electric power industry, operation of power systems, load flow, fault calculations, economic dispatch, general technical problems of electric power networks.

Requisites: E C E 330, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ECE 504 – ELECTRIC MACHINE & DRIVE SYSTEM LABORATORY

3 credits.

Steady state and dynamic performance of electric machines in combination with power electronic converters. Measurement of electric machine parameters, evaluation of synchronization techniques and inverter drive properties, realization of drive operation via real time embedded control system, implementation and comparative evaluation of advanced machine control techniques.

Requisites: E C E 411, or graduate/professional standing, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control

ECE 511 – THEORY & CONTROL OF SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES

3 credits.

The idealized three phase synchronous machine time domain model including saliency, time invariant form using Park’s transformation, sudden short circuits and other transient conditions, reduced order models, excitation system and turbine/governor control, dynamics of multiple machine systems, transient stability and sub-synchronous resonance.

Requisites: E C E 411 and 427, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ECE 512 – POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY

3 credits.

This laboratory introduces the student to measurement and simulation of important operating characteristics of power electronic circuits and power semiconductor devices. Emphasis is on devices, circuits, gating methods and power quality.

Requisites: E C E 412, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ECE 711 – DYNAMICS & CONTROL OF AC DRIVES

3 credits.

Principles of power converters, two axis models of AC machines and AC drives, simulation of drive systems, analytical modeling of drives, dynamic behavior of induction and synchronous motors and drive systems. Knowledge of Simulink required.

Requisites: E C E 411 and (graduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control)

ECE 712 – SOLID STATE POWER CONVERSION

3 credits.

Advanced power electronics which provides an understanding of switching power converters. Included are DC-to-DC, AC-to-DC, DC-to-AC, and AC-to-AC converters, commutation techniques, converter control, interfacing converters with real sources and loads.

Requisites: E C E 412 and graduate/professional standing

ECE 714 – UTILITY APPLICATION OF POWER ELECTRONICS

3 credits.

Power electronic application to utility systems is a rapidly growing field with major impact on the industry. Covers material on HVDC transmission, energy storage systems, renewable sources, static compensators, and flexible ac transmission systems.

Requisites: E C E 412, 427, and graduate/professional standing

ECE/ME 732 – DYNAMICS OF CONTROLLED SYSTEMS

3 credits.

Emphasis on obtaining equations which define the behavior of physical systems frequently subjected to control; mechanical processing, fluid power, and thermal systems; analytical, experimental, and computer techniques. Knowledge of Automatic Controls [such as M E 446 or E C E 322] is required.

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control. Not open to students with credit for M E 746.

ECE/ME 733 – ADVANCED COMPUTER CONTROL OF MACHINES & PROCESSES

3 credits.

Digital control theory, design methodology, and techniques for controller implementation on digital computers. Advanced single and multi-axis motion generation algorithms. Multiple processor control systems. Multiple objective control systems for machinery guidance and manufacturing processes. Precision control. Knowledge of continuous and discrete time control [such as M E 447 or E C E 332] is required.

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing. Not open to students with credit for M E 747.

ME 446 – INTRODUCTION TO FEEDBACK CONTROL

3 credits.

Overview of linear feedback control analysis and design techniques for mechanical systems. Modeling of linear dynamic mechanical systems (review), derivation of their defining differential equations, and analysis of their response using both transient and frequency response techniques; Analysis and design of feedback control of mechanical systems using classical control transform techniques such as root locus and frequency response; Analysis of system robustness through evaluation of phase and gain margins and the Nyquist stability criterion. Design of feedback controllers for mechanical systems using frequency domain loop-shaping methods. Design domains, including mechanical, thermal, and fluid feedback control systems. Effects of non-ideal system characteristics commonly encountered in mechanical systems, such as compliance, delay, and actuator and sensor saturation. Builds on knowledge of high-level computational programming language such as Matlab or Simulink.

Requisites: (M E 340 or E M A 545) and (MATH 319 or 320), graduate/professional standing, member of Engineering Guest Students, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control. Not open to students with credit for M E 346.

ME 447 – COMPUTER CONTROL OF MACHINES & PROCESSES

3 credits.

Discrete control theory reduced to engineering practice through a comprehensive study of discrete system modeling, system identification and digital controller design. Selected industrial processes and machines utilized as subjects on which computer control is to be implemented. Focus: computer control economics and planning as well as the control theory and programming.

Requisites: M E 340, 346, or 446, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students