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ELG2336: Electric Circuits and Machines for Mechanical Engineering
 

Course Outline
Textbook: Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering, G. Rizzoni, McGraw Hill
Lecture: Monday 8:30-10:00; Thursday 10:00-:11:30  Room: SMD224

Lab: Tuesday-Session 1 (CBY B302: 8:30-10:00); Session 2 (CBY B302: 13:00-14:30)
Instructor: Riadh Habash (rhabash@site.uottawa.ca); Office hours: Monday 10:00-12:00

TAs: Mahfuz (upal41@gmail.com); Feng Shi: fshi098@uottawa.ca; Rijwal: rchir083@uottawa.ca 

 

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Date

Details

January 9

Lecture: Introduction; Chapter 2: Ohm's law, KVL, KCL

January 10 Introduction to Lab Introductory Session     Introductory 2

January 11

Chapter 2: Read all Examples (2.1-2.14)

January 16

Lecture: Chapter 3 (Read Examples: 3.5) Nodal and mesh analysis

January 17 Lab 1 (Simulation: Multisim) Experiment 1:

Simulation Exercises Using MULTISIM. Part 1

Simulation Exercises Using MULTISIM. Part 2

January 19

DGD on Chapter 2 and 2: Solve Problems: 2.32; 2.52; 2.59; 2.66; 2.75; 3.1; 3.3; 3.4; 3.7

January 23 Chapter 3: Nodal and Mesh Analysis (Read Examples: 3.6; 3.8; 3.10)
January 24 Lab 1 (Simulation: Multisim) Experiment 1
January 26 Quiz 1: Chapter 2 and 3 (Solve: Problems 2.68; 2.69; 3.7; 3.9; 3.11; 3.18; 3.26)
January 30 Lecture: Chapter 4 (Read Examples 4.14;4.16;4.17;4.18;4.20) Chapter 4
January 31 Lab 2 (Hands-on): Experiment 2 (Multisim work should be submitted)
February 2 Lecture: Chapter 5 (Sections:5.1-5.4); Read Example: 5.8: Activity on Charging AC Circuit
February 6 Lecture: Chapter 4 (You may read examples 4.14;4.16;4.17;4.18;4.20) Chapter 4   Tutorial on Chapter 4 (4.54; 4.55; 4.56; 4.57;4.60)
February 7 Lab 2 (Hands-on): Experiment 2 (Multisim work should be submitted)
February 9 Example 7.1; Example 7.2; Example 7.3 Activity on Complex Power     Activity on Power Factor
February 13

Lecture: Chapter 7 (7.1, 7.2)  Chapter 7        Read Examples 7.1-7.11: Activity on Apparent Power  Example 7.5; Example 7.8; Example 7.10

You may read Chapter 4, 5, and 7 (Solve: 4.56; 4.57; 5.22; 7.26; 7.28; 7.31); Ch3, 4, 5, 7

February 14 Lab 3 (Hands-on): Experiment 3
February 16 Midterm 1: Chapters 2; 3; 4; 5; and 7.
February 27 Chapter 7: Transformer (Transformer) (Power Systems)
February 29 Lab 3 (Hands-on): Experiment 3
March 1 Chapter 18 (Principles of Electromagnetics): Read Sections 18.1; 18.2; 18.5; Examples: 18.2; 18.3; 18.4 
March 5 Chapter 19 (19.1-19.3) (Examples 19.1-19.5)    
March 6 Special Lab on Project (Present your Proposal to your TA): 3 marks
March 8 DC Machines: Read Examples 19.1-19.7 Armature reaction; Basic DC motor construction; Fundamental DC motor; The DC motor; Series motor; Shunt motor; Example 19.6; Example 19.7; Example 19.8.
March 12 Example 19.6; Example 19.7; Example 19.8
March 13 Project Progress 2: 3 marks
March 15 Control of DC Machines
March 19 Chapter 19 (19.5-19.6) (Examples 19.10-19.14)   Synchronous Machines Ch17 (old version of the book) Synchronous motors   The AC Generator: Examples 19:10 and 19:11.
March 20 Project Progress 3: 3 marks
March 22 Chapter 19  (19.8):  Induction Machines Ch17; Induction motor slip; Stator field; The wound rotor motor; Torque of induction motor; Induction Machines Ch17    Electric Utility     Ch18
March 26

Review for the Second Midterm

March 27 Project Progress 4: 3 marks
March 29 Midterm 2 (Chapter 18 and 19): Read Examples: 18.2; 18.3; 18.4; Examples 19.6; 19.7; 19.8; 19.10; 10.11; 19.12; 19.13.
April 2 Chapter 20 (20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.5) (No Examples)  Special Motors
April 3 Project Final Demonstration: 3 marks
April 5 Review for the Final Exam
  Experiment 5: Simulation using SIMULINK; (Tutorial: SIMULINK)
  Final Exam
  Lab 4 (Simulation): Experiment 4 (Matlab Tutorial 1; Matlab Tutorial 2)
  Experiment 5: Simulation using SIMULINK; (Tutorial: SIMULINK) (Solution)