Course detail

Electric Drive Systems

FSI-VAP Acad. year: 2026/2027 Winter semester

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Miloš Hammer, CSc.

Department

Institute of Automation and Computer Science

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-AIŘ-P: Applied Computer Science and Control, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 5 credits, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus


  1. Elements of electronic circuits, modern electronic elements used in electric drives.

  2. Basic semiconductor converters. Distribution. Rectifiers.

  3. Pulse converters. Inverters.

  4. Frequency converters. Microprocessor control systems.

  5.  Definition of electric drive. Advantages and disadvantages. Types of powered work machines.

  6. Kinematics and mechanics of electric drives. Warming and energetics of electric drives.

  7. Control of electric drives, analysis of control systems.

  8. Drives with direct current motors and motors with permanent magnets. Regulated drives.

  9. Drives with asynchronous motors.

  10. Drives with synchronous motors.

  11. Special types of electric drives. Stepper motors.

  12. Drives with linear motors. Mechanical components of electric drives.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Characteristics of electronic components.


2. Design and analysis of a DC power supply.


3. Two-position control.


4. Pulse-wave output controllers (PWM).


5. PID controller with operational amplifiers.


6. Filters and problems of switching inductive loads.


7. Speed ​​control of a DC motor with an encoder (MAXON).


8. PID control of a DC motor.


9. Cascade control and optimization.


10. Controlled drive with an asynchronous motor and a frequency converter.


11. Controlled drive with an asynchronous motor and a frequency converter, block diagram of a position servomechanism, practical verification of vector control.


12.Practical training in a manufacturing company.


13. Excursion to a manufacturing company.