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Electromechanical conversion I

Description

Electric motors and actuators in general are part of our everyday lives, and can be found in both industrial and consumer applications: automobiles, household appliances, computers and even cell phones use electromechanical systems to create force or motion.

This course covers the basic principles involved in the calculation, simulation and design of electromechanical systems such as actuators and electric motors.

The course includes the following modules:

Magnetic circuits
Magnetic materials
Single-phase transformers
Electromechanical conversion
Dynamic systems
Actuators

For each of these modules, the subject matter is presented not only from a mathematical point of view, to enable the modeling of complex systems, but also through examples of practical applications and experimental demonstrations.

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Description

This course covers the basic principles involved in the calculation, simulation and design of electromechanical systems such as actuators and electric motors.

The course includes the following modules:

Magnetic circuits
Magnetic materials
Single-phase transformers
Electromechanical conversion
Dynamic systems
Actuators

Instructor

Yves Perriard

Yves Perriard was born in Lausanne in 1965. He received the M. Sc. in Microengineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Lausanne (EPFL) in 1989 and the Ph D. degree in 1992. Co-founder of Micro-Beam SA, he was CEO of this company involved in high precision electric drive. Senior lecturer from 1998 and professor since 2003, he is currently director of Laboratory of Integrated Actuators. His research interests are in the field of new actuator design and associated electronic devices. In 2009, he is appointed Vice-Director of the Microengineering Institute in Neuchâtel until 2011. In 2013 the Federal Council has named him the the CTI commission in Bern. In 2014 he is appointed guest professor at Zhejiang University in China. In 2017, the lab is granted by the Werner Siemens Foundation of an amount of 12 millions CHF in order to set up a new Center for Artificial Muscules. Since 2018, he is Expert with Innosuisse, the new Swiss Innovation Agency. http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=fr&user=V2onuO8AAAAJ https://actu.epfl.ch/news/a-12-million-franc-donation-to-create-a-center-for/

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Lectures in this MOOC (44)

Magnetic Energy Demonstration MOOC: Electromechanical conversion I

Demonstrates the transformation of energy from electrical to magnetic to thermal and light energy.

Finite Elements MOOC: Electromechanical conversion I

Covers the fundamentals of finite element analysis, including problem definition and boundary conditions.

Classification: Electrodynamic Systems MOOC: Electromechanical conversion I

Explores the classification of electrodynamic systems, discussing benefits, disadvantages, and system structures.

Jumping Ring: Exercise Guide MOOC: Electromechanical conversion I

Covers the calculation of forces in a jumping ring exercise.

Dynamic Systems Theory MOOC: Electromechanical conversion I

Covers the theory of dynamic systems, including equations of motion and single coil system examples.