Preface#

Welcome to the reader of the course EE2E11 Electrical Energy Conversion. The reader is written based on the lecture slides and explanation of the instructors given in this course, with more explanation and background information regarding difficult points. You may also find mathematical derivations and problem solutions in Python code in this reader.

This reader is inspired by the previous work done by the deceased professor Dr. J. A. (Braham) Ferreira, who had been giving lectures on this course for many years before 2018. The authors (Dr. Jianning Dong and Prof. dr. Pavol Bauer) of this reader thank Prof. Ferreira for granting his permission to use part of his slides and the images he created in this reader, and sincerely hope this reader can bring peace and comfort to him in heaven.

Please send an email to Dr. Jianning Dong if you have any suggestions or comments regarding this document.

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In this course, the difficulty levels of the corresponding contents are indicated by the symbols as shown in the slide.

Course Schedule#

There are four lecture hours and one lab session scheduled for this course for seven weeks. After completing all the lecture hours, several review and Q&A sessions will be given to answer doubts from students and prepare for the exam.

Course Practical#

There are two practicals scheduled for this course.

  • Module 1: contactless power transfer

  • Module 2: electric drives

It is required to pass both practicals in order for the exam grade to be valid.

For information regarding the practicals, please read Practical Information.