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Introduction to Electric Machines

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the basic principles of operation of rotating electric machines, their classification, and basic efficiency and performance characteristics. Section 14.1.
2. Understand the operation and basic configurations of separately excited, permanentmagnet, shunt and series DC machines. Section 14.2.
3. Analyze DC generators at steady state. Section 14.3.
4. Analyze DC motors under steady-state and dynamic operation. Section 14.4.
5. Understand the operation and basic configuration of AC machines, including the synchronous motor and generator, and the induction machine. Sections 14.5 through 14.8.