- Electrical engineering for applications in engineering sciences outside electrical engineering (e.g., mechanical engineering, plastics technology, polymer engineering, etc.), including accompanying laboratory courses (3 single blocks on electrical engineering, 2 double blocks on drives)
− Based on measurement technology Systematics of fundamental quantities: charge, current, voltage, energy, power, ohmic resistance − Analysis of direct current networks: calculation methods; electric fields, static magnetic fields
− Capacitor when switching on and off in a direct current circuit (capacitance), charging curve; Electromagnetism: magnetic field around current-carrying conductor, simple conductor loop, coil; effect of static magnetic fields on moving electric charges
− Induction: Lorentz force (3-finger rule), coupling between two current-carrying conductors; rotating conductor loop in magnetic field (introduction to alternating current generator, dynamo principle)
− Time-varying voltages and currents: analysis of alternating current networks; behavior of capacitances and inductances in alternating current circuits, reactive resistances, reactive power, apparent power, power factor cos φ; oscillating circuit; phasor diagram
− Introduction to three-phase current: three-phase generator (synchronous machine); technical three-phase network in the EU and USA; Line designations, L1, L2, L3, N, PE, PEN (color codes); star and delta connection
− Fundamentals of drive technology and the relationships between the requirements of the working machine and the consequences for the requirements of the appropriate electric drive machines; efficiency; operating modes; designs; protection classes; cooling...
− Direct current machine: mode of operation, commutator, compensation, shunt connection, series connection, operating characteristics, speed control; Three-phase asynchronous machine: mode of operation, slip ring and squirrel cage rotors; characteristic curves; speed control, frequency converters
− Load characteristic curves and start-up characteristic curves; circuits for start-up, heavy start-up, soft start-up; other electric drives and their areas of application: three-phase synchronous motor, alternating current motor, stepper motor, servo motors, linear motors
Planning and operation of electric drives: Designs and protection classes; Losses and heating, ventilation and cooling, explosion protection, operating behavior and operating modes, selecting the right machine, motor control, maintenance, etc.
