Syllabus · Electrical Machines

Lesson	Date	Reading	Topic	Questions	Problems	USCG Questions
1	09/03 Wed	Ch 2, Ch 3	Magnets
2	09/05 Fri	Ch 4, Ch 5	Inductors and Capacitors
3	09/08 Mon	Ch 6	Alternating Current	Q2-5	P1-6	Electrical Concepts 1
4	09/10 Wed	Ch 7	Resonance and Harmonics
5	09/12 Fri	Ch 8	Power Factor
6	09/15 Mon	Handout	Power Factor Correction	Q8	P8	Electrical Concepts 2
7	09/17 Wed	Ch 9	Three-phase power, Wye and Delta Connections
8	09/19 Fri	Handout	Three Phase Calculations	Q9	P9	Power Factor
9	09/22 Mon	Handout	Electrical Distribution
10	09/24 Wed		Exam 1
11	09/26 Fri	Ch 10	Transformers
12	09/29 Mon	Handout	Three Phase Transformers	Q10a	P10	Three Phase Power
13	10/01 Wed		Transformer Equivalent Circuit, Efficiency
14	10/03 Fri	Handout	Transformer Operational Problems
15	10/06 Mon	Ch 11	Induction Motor Construction	Q10b		Transformers
16	10/08 Wed	Handout	Rotating Magnetic Field
17	10/10 Fri		Torque Development, Design Factors
18	10/15 Wed	Handout	Mechanical Load, NEMA Standard Designs
19	10/17 Fri	Handout	Nameplate Information, Wound Rotor Motors
20	10/20 Mon		Exam 2	Q11	P11	Induction Motors
21	10/22 Wed	Ch 22	Motor Control 1
22	10/24 Fri	Handout	Motor Control 2
23	10/27 Mon	Ch 29	Overcurrent and Overload Protection	Q22/29		Motor Control
24	10/29 Wed	Ch 12	Synchronous Motors: Principles
25	10/31 Fri	Handout	Synchronous Motors: Excitation
26	11/03 Mon	Ch 13	Operational Problems of Three Phase Motors	Q12		Synchronous Motors
27	11/05 Wed	Ch 14	AC Synchronous Generators
28	11/07 Fri	Handout	Synchronous Generators: Excitation
29	11/10 Mon		Synchronous Generators: Instrumentation and Control	Q14a	P13-14	Synchronous Generators
30	11/12 Wed	Handout	Synchronous Generators: Paralleling and Load Sharing
31	11/14 Fri		Exam 3
32	11/17 Mon	Ch 16	Single Phase Induction Motors	Q14b		Generator Paralleling
33	11/19 Wed	Ch 17	DC Machines: Construction
34	11/21 Fri	Handout	DC Machines: Commutation
35	11/24 Mon	Ch 18	DC Machines: Field Windings	Q17	P17	Single Phase Motors
36	12/01 Mon		DC Motors: Speed Control	Q18	P18	DC Machines
37	12/03 Wed	Ch 23, Ch 24	Insulation and Insulation Resistance
38	12/05 Fri	Ch 27	Batteries
39	12/08 Mon	Ch 28	Ground, Grounding, Ground Faults	Q23-24	P23-24	Batteries, Insulation Resistance
40	12/10 Wed		Other Motors, Universal, BLDC, Synchro
41	12/12 Fri		Review

1

09/03 Wed

Ch 2, Ch 3

Magnets

2

09/05 Fri

Ch 4, Ch 5

Inductors and Capacitors

3

09/08 Mon

Ch 6

Alternating Current