Computer-Assisted Wind Power Technology (8052)

8052-00

Generator Fundamentals

Fundamentals for Electrical Power Technology

  • Voltage, Current, Ohm’s Law
  • Equivalent Resistance
  • Power in DC Circuits
  • Series and Parallel Circuits

 

Alternating Current

  • The Sine Wave
  • Phase Angle
  • Instantaneous Power 

 

Capacitors in AC Circuits

  • Capacitive Reactance
  • Equivalent Capacitance
  • Capacitive Phase Shift and Reactive Power 

 

Inductors in AC Circuits

  • Inductive Reactance
  • Equivalent Inductance
  • Inductive Phase Shift and Reactive Power 

 

Power, Phasors, and Impedance in AC Circuits

  • Power in AC Circuits
  • Vectors and Phasors in Series AC Circuits
  • Vectors and Phasors in Parallel AC Circuits
  • Impedance 

 

Three-Phase Circuits

  • Balanced Three-Phase Circuits
  • Three-Phase Power Measurement
  • Phase Sequence 

 

Single-Phase Transformers

  • Voltage and Current Ratios
  • Transformer Polarity
  • Transformer Regulation 

 

Special Transformer Connections

  • The Autotransformer
  • Transformers in Parallel
  • Distribution Transformers 

 

Three-Phase Transformers

  • Three-Phase Transformer Connections
  • Voltage and Current Relationships
  • The Open-Delta Connection

 

8052-10

Asynchronous and Doubly-FedGenerators

Introduction

  • Safety Rules and Measurements in Power Electronics

 

Fundamentals for Rotating Machines

  • Prime Mover Operation

 

AC Induction Motors

  • The Three-Phase Squirrel-Cage Induction Motor
  • Eddy-Current Brake and Asynchronous Generator
  • Effect of Voltage on the Characteristics of Induction Motors

 

Power Electronics Fundamentals

  • Familiarization with the Reversible DC Power Supply
  • Power Diode Single-Phase and Two-Phase Rectifiers
  • Power Diode Three-Phase Rectifiers
  • Familiarization with the Chopper/Inverter Control Unit (Chopper Modes)
  • Familiarization with the Chopper/Inverter Control Unit (Inverter Modes)
  • Familiarization with the pa8837-AIGBT Chopper/Inverter
  • Introduction to High-Speed Power Switching
  • The Buck Chopper
  • The Boost Chopper
  • The Buck/Boost Chopper
  • The Four-Quadrant Chopper
  • The Single-Phase Inverter
  • Saturation and Effect of Frequency in Magnetic Circuits

 

Wound-Rotor Doubly Fed Induction Machines

  • Wound-Rotor Induction Motor
  • Wound-Rotor Induction Motor with Short-Circuited Rotor
  • Wound-Rotor Induction Motor with Variable Rotor Resistors
  • Wound Rotor Frequency Conversion Principles
  • Variable Speed Doubly-Fed Induction Generator using Rotor Resistors
  • Variable Speed Doubly-Fed Induction Generator using Rotor Frequency Injection