Electrical Machines

Syllabus Fall 2026

Lesson	Date	Topic	Reading	HW Due	Concept HW	Numbas HW	USCG Questions
1	Wed 09/02	Safety, Magnetism	Ch 2, Ch 3	9/4	None	None	None
2	Fri 09/04	Faraday’s Law, Lenz’s Law	Ch 4
3	Wed 09/09	Reactance, Impedance and Phase Angle	Ch 4, Ch 5	9/11	Ch. 4	Numbas 6	Electrical Concepts 1
4	Fri 09/11	Single Phase Current, Voltage, Impedance	Ch 6
5	Mon 09/14	Apparent, Active and Reactive Power	Ch 7, Ch 8	9/18	Ch. 8	Numbas 8	Electrical Concepts 2
6	Wed 09/16	Power Factor Correction	Power Factor Correction
7	Fri 09/18	Three Phase Power Systems
8	Mon 09/21	Phase Sequence	Ch 9	9/25	Ch. 9	Numbas 9	Power Factor
9	Wed 09/23	Three-phase Systems
10	Fri 09/25	Three Phase Calculations	3-Φ Power Measurement
11	Mon 09/28	Exam 1	Ch 10	10/2	Ch. 10	Numbas 10	Three Phase Power
12	Wed 09/30	Introduction to Transformers	Ch 11
13	Fri 10/02	Principles of Transformers	Transformer Glossary
14	Mon 10/05	Three Phase Transformers	K-factors	10/9	Ch. 11a	Numbas 11a	Transformers
15	Wed 10/07	Three Phase Induction Motors - Principles	Ch 11
16	Fri 10/09	Three Phase Motors - Operation	Motor Glossary
17	Tue 10/13	Thee Phase Motors - Classification	How to Read a Nameplate	10/16	Ch. 11b	Numbas 11b	Induction Motors
18	Wed 10/14	Three Phase Motors - Torque-Speed	Ch 11
19	Fri 10/16	Wound Rotor Induction Motors	NEMA Standards
20	Mon 10/19	Synchronous Motors - Principles	Ch 12	10/23	Ch. 12	None	None
21	Wed 10/21	Synchronous Motors - Classification	Synchronous Motors
22	Fri 10/23	Exam 2
23	Mon 10/26	Operational Problems of Three Phase Motors (1)	Ch 13	10/30	None	Numbas 13	Synchronous Motors
24	Wed 10/28	Operational Problems of Three Phase Motors (2)
25	Fri 10/30	AC Synchronous Generators - Introduction
26	Mon 11/02	AC Synchronous Generators - Classification	Ch 14	11/6	Ch. 14a	None	Synchronous Generators
27	Wed 11/04	AC Synchronous Generators - Parallel Operation	Excitation Systems
28	Fri 11/06	AC Synchronous Generators - Speed Droop	Load Sharing
29	Mon 11/09	AC Synchronous Generators - Controls	Ch 14	11/13	Ch. 14b	Numbas 14	Generator Paralleling
30	Fri 11/13	AC Synchronous Generators - Operations
31	Mon 11/16	Single Phase AC Motors - Split Phase	Ch 16	11/20	Ch. 16	Numbas 16	Single Phase Motors
32	Wed 11/18	Single Phase AC Motors - Shaded Pole	Single Phase Motor Review
33	Fri 11/20	Exam 3
34	Mon 11/23	Overcurrent and Overload Protection	Ch 29	11/27	None	None	None
35	Mon 11/30	Reading Electrical Schematics	Schematic Diagrams	12/4	Ch. 17	Numbas 17	Motor Controls
36	Wed 12/02	Ladder Logic and Motor Control Circuits	Ch 22
37	Fri 12/04	DC Generators - Principles of Operation	Ch 17
38	Mon 12/07	DC Generators - Field Excitation	Ch 18	12/11	Ch. 18	Numbas 18	DC Machines
39	Wed 12/09	DC Motors - Principles of Operation Field Windings	Brush Sparking
40	Fri 12/11	DC Motors - Configurations
41		Final Exam Date TBD