Electric Drives and Automation Systems Engineering

Programme Summary

Major: 13.04.02 Power Industry and Electrical Engineering

Degree: Master

Course units:

1. Scope of engineering
2. Engineering electric drives and automation systems: General provisions
3. Estimation and selection of software tools for electric drives and automation systems
4. Computer technology used to engineer electric drives and automation systems
5. Elaboration of engineering and software documentation
6. Computer technology used to study optimization of automatic drives in industrial applications
7. Installation, commissioning and operation of electric drives and automation systems

Course contents:

INTRODUCTION

1.SCOPE OF ENGINEERING

1.1. System engineering

1.2. Electrical engineering

1.3. Engineering electric drives and automation systems: General issues

1.4. Business plans to build new and revamp the existing equipment

1.5. International and Russian systems of standards

1.6. Certification and licensing

1.7. Organizational structures of companies engaged in engineering electric drives and automation systems

2. Engineering electric drives and automation systems: General provisions

2.1.Engineering stages and scope of projects

2.2. Statement of work

2.3. Feasibility study

2.4.Selection of electrical equipment using parameters series of rating parameters

2.5. Selection of electrical equipment following the requirements and based on operating conditions

2.6. Ensuring electromagnetic compatibility of electrical equipment

2.7. Ensuring reliability of electric drives and automation systems

3. Estimation and selection of software tools for electric drives and automation systems

3.1. Technical means of automatic drive systems

3.2. Estimation and selection of complete electric drives and their components

3.3. Software tools of automatic drive systems

3.4. Hardware means of automation systems

3.5.Selection of automation tools

3.6. Software tools of automation systems

4. Computer technology used to engineer electric drives and automation systems

4.1. Engineering tools

4.2. Graphics, letters and digits used as designations in diagrams

5. Elaboration of engineering and software documentation

5.1. Electrical drawings and diagrams: General rules

5.2. Drawings of electrical devices

5.3. Structural and functional diagrams

5.4. Principal diagrams

5.5. Wiring diagrams

5.6. General circuit diagram, circuit layout and combined circuit diagram

5.7. Text documents as part of the engineering documentation

5.8. Software documentation

6. Computer technology used to study optimization of automatic drives in industrial applications

6.1. Computer tools used for analysis and optimization

6.2. Combination, analysis and optimization of regulation and control system parameters

7. Installation, commissioning and operation of electric drives and automation systems

7.1. Regulatory provisions for installation, commissioning and operation of electrical equipment

7.2 Specifications and estimates required to do installation

7.3. Conducting electrical installation and commissioning

7.4. Parameter set-up techniques for electrical equipment, parameterization of complete electric drives

7.5. Acceptance tests and service

7.6. Warranty and out-of-warranty service

7.7. Environmental aspects of introduction and revamping of processing facilities

Activities:

1. Teacher-led group activities in a classroom;
2. Extracurricular self-study of the teacher’s assignments and tasks, including the use of educational facilities (obligatory);
3. Office-hours.

Total hours – 216

Total points – 6

Laboratory classes – 30

Midterm assessment –Examination