EECS 3480 - Energy Conversion Laboratory Course Syllabus
Credits/Contact Hours
1 credit hour & 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of lab contact hours per week.
Textbook
Laboratory Equipment Instruction Sets written by FESTO USA, posted on the course web
site.
Course Information
Laboratory studies of power transformers, synchronous machines, DC machines, single
and three phase induction motors.
Prerequisite EECS 3460 Electrical Energy Conversion
Required lab course
Specific Goals - Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
Students will be able to:
1.Perform transformer connections and measure parameters using a revamped laboratory
with state-of-the-art equipment.
2. Measure synchronous machine operating principles and understand operation.
3. Understand synchronous machine operating principles and characteristics.
4. Understand operating principles of different types of dc motors and applications.
5. Understand operating principles of different types of dc generators and applications.
6. Understand operating principles of different types of induction motors and application
Topics
Students are required to perform one experiment for each lab section and there are
12 experiments in total on the following topics:
1. Power transformer characteristics.
2. DC motor operation and characteristics.
3. DC generator operation and characteristics.
4. Efficiency and losses in DC machines.
5. Synchronous machine operation and characteristics.
6. Three-phase induction motor operation and characteristics.
7. Single-phase induction motor operation and characteristics.