Course Outline Engineer 2MM3

Electrical Circuits & Power

2014-2015 Term 2

Instructor: Matiar Howlader

Email: mrhowlader@ece.mcmaster.ca

Teaching Assistants:

Arif Alam (alamau@mcmaster.ca)

Text Book:

S.J. Chapman, Electric Machinery Fundamentals, McGraw Hill, Fifth Edition, 2012.

Reference Book:

Electrical Power and Controls by Timothy L. Skvarenina and William E. Dewitt, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2nd edition, 2004.

Course notes will be placed on the course website

Course Description:

Fundamentals of electromechanical energy conversion. Motors and generators, transformers, single and three-phase power circuits, three-phase induction motor, power measurements.

Prerequisites:

Physics 1E03, and registration in Math 2M06, or Math 2P04 and 2Q04.

Course Load:

2 lectures and one tutorial (two hours) per week, one term

Course Objective:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze, model, and predict the performance of ac power devices and systems including single-phase and balanced three-phase systems, transformers, and ac generators and motors. They will also be able to measure the parameters for these models using standard tests.

Link:

This level I course builds on the concepts of electricity and magnetic fields covered in Physics 1E03. Practical aspects of electric and magnetic power circuits are introduced and applied to the analysis of electric machines.

Assignments/Quizzes/Midterms:

There will be four quizzes (during the tutorials) and two midterms. The dates of quizzes will be announced one week prior to the quiz.

Tutorial quizzes – Out of 4 quizzes, best-3 quizzes will be used.

Course Outline:

1. Fundamentals of Magnetic circuits;

2. Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits, Phasors;

3. Power in AC Circuits;
4. Trasnformers;

5. AC Generators;

6. Active, Reactive and Apparent Power (single phase) Balanced Three-Phase Circuits;

7. Three-phase Induction Motors;

Grading:

Tutorial performance –3%, Quiz – 12%, Midterms – 35%, Final exam – 50%

Lecture Time:

Tuesday :13:30PM – 14:20PM, HSC-1A6
Thursday :12:30PM – 13:20PM, HSC-1A6

Tutorial Time:

T03: Thursday 9:30AM- 11:20AM at BSB/137

T04: Friday 14:30PM – 16:20PM at ABB/271

Office Hours: Instructor

Tuesdays: 12;00PM - 13:00 PM and Thursdays: 13:30 PM - 14:30 PM at ITB-A216, ext. 26647

Office Hours: Teaching Assistants

 
For missed quizzes 1&2, midterm1 and their marking, please contact the TA, Fei Peng.

For missed quizzes 3&4, midterm2 and their marking, please contact the TA, Jianing Lin. 

Please contact the instructor for this type of issues only if the matter is not resolved by the TA.

Accreditation Measurements:

As part of the accreditation process for our undergraduate degrees, the Department is engaging in a “continuous improvement” process, part of which involves the assessment of the development of desirable attributes amongst a student cohort as a whole. This process is independent of the grading of individual students. In this course, indicators related to the development of the following attributes will be measured: Knowledge Base for Engineering, Problem Analysis, Investigation, Design, Individual and Team Work, Communication Skills, Professionalism, Impact of Engineering on Society and the Environment, Ethics and Equity, Life-long Learning and Sustainability.

Senate Policies:

You are expected to exhibit honesty and use ethical behaviour in all aspects of the learning process. Academic credentials you earn are rooted in principles of honesty and academic integrity.

Academic dishonesty is to knowingly act or fail to act in a way that results or could result in unearned academic credit or advantage. This behaviour can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: “Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty”), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various types of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/academicintegrity

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one’s own or for which other credit has been obtained.

2. Improper collaboration in group work.

3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

Students who require academic accommodation must contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to make arrangements with a Program Coordinator. Academic accommodations must be arranged for each term of study. Student Accessibility Services can be contacted by phone 905-525-9140 ext. 28652 or e-mail sas@mcmaster.ca. For further information, consult McMaster University’s Policy for Academic Accommodation of Students with Disabilities - http://www.mcmaster.ca/policy/Students-AcademicStudies/AcademicAccommodation-StudentsWithDisabilities.pdf

*THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE FORMAT OF ANY DEFERRED MIDTERMS OR DEFERRED FINAL EXAMS (I.E. FORMAT MAY BE WRITTEN OR ORAL).