Course code:  wb5201
Course name: Power Drives

DUT credit points:     2
ECTS credit points:   3

Sub faculty of  Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology

Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. Ir. K. van der Werff

Tel.:  015-2785729

Catalog data:
Power Drives,  Characteristics, Transmissions, Dynamic Behavior

Course year: 3/4
Period: 0/0/2/2/0
Hours p/w: 4
Other hours:
Assessment: written examination
Assessm.period(s): 4,6
(see academic calendar)

Prerequisites: wb1106, wb1107, wb1108, Thematic Projects CL, TS, Analyses, Linear Algebra

Follow up: wb5303, wb5304, wb5407

Detailed description of topics:

• Characteristics of driven systems: Production machines, transport equipment, hoist and lifting machines, robots, pumps, etc.

• Characteristics of driving machines: Wind- en water mills, internal combustion engines, turbines, electric motors and hydraulic drives.

• Transmissions: Function and use of transmissions. Clutches and brakes. Gear transmissions. Variable transmissions.

• Examples of complete systems: Hand drilling machine incl. Thermal behavior. Centrifugal pump + asynchronous machine + piping. Boiler feed pump installation. Treatment including: Modeling and simulation.

• Dynamic behavior: Simple Torsion vibration calculations for multiple degrees of freedom systems. Transformation of Torque and Inertia.  Dynamic motor models.

• Examples: Dynamics stone crusher, dynamics asynchronous machine.

Course material: K. van der Werff, Aandrijfsystemen.

References from literature:      

Remarks (specific information about assesment, entry requirements, etc.):

Goals: Overview power drives and components. Ability in selection and design of power drives. Operationalisation of mathematical, physical and mechanical engineering knowledge.

Computer use: Simulation of non stationary behaviour.

Laboratory project(s):

Design content: Experience in selection and design of power drives.

Percentage of design: 100%