Module 5: Motor Control Circuits
This module will introduce you to motor control circuits and the various components of motor control electronics.
Objectives
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- Review and practice measures to prevent electrical shock.
- List and observe special precautions necessary when dealing with motors and controllers.
- Explain the construction and uses of industrial switching components (manually operated switches, mechanically operated switches, solenoids, electromagnetic relays, solid-state relays).
- Understand the design and installation of industrial power supplies (linear voltage regulators, switching voltage regulators, emergency power supplies, and three-phase power supplies).
- Test and analyze the characteristics of AC and DC motors (series motor, compound motor, shunt motor, universal motor, induction motor, synchronous motor, and stepper motor).
- Test and analyze the characteristics of armature current, field current, and load characteristics (series generators, shunt generators, separately excited generators, and generator regulators).
- Recognize and analyze the effects of series field troubles on motor current and R.P.M.
- Recognize and analyze the effects of shunt motors (open field, shorted field).
- Diagnose troubles in field control circuits and armature circuits.
Assignments
- Read the sections in the textbook on Motor Control Circuits and Motor Control Electronics and complete the end of chapter review questions for each section
- Review ELT252 Chapter Review Questions Grading Rubric to understand how you will be graded on the chapter review questions
- Read the Module 5 Lecture Outline on Motor Control Circuits
- Complete the Module 5 Quiz
- Read the Module 5 Practical Exercise and be prepared to complete the assignment in the lab
- Review the Practical Exercise Rubric to understand how you will be graded on the lab exercises
- Read the Constructor 9 Chapters 8 and 9 Exercises in the Lab Textbook and be prepared to complete the assignments in the lab
- Review the ELT252 Wiring Lab Rubric to understand how you will be graded on the lab assignment