This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

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Readings

The course notes are the main set of readings for this course. Chapter 7 of the course notes is not available on MIT OpenCourseWare. The steel data in Chapter 8 are courtesy of the Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation and are used with permission.

AC = alternate current
DC = direct current

CHAPTERS TOPICS
1 Review of network theory (PDF)
2 AC power flow in linear networks (PDF)
3 Polyphase networks (PDF)
4 Introduction to symmetrical components (PDF)
5 Introduction to load flow (PDF)
6 Magnetic circuit analog to electric circuits (PDF)
7 Power electric motor drives
8 Electromagnetic forces and loss mechanisms (PDF)
9 Synchronous machine and winding models (PDF - 1.2 MB)
10 Analytic design evaluation of induction machines (PDF)
11 DC (commutator) and permanent magnet machines (PDF)
12 Permanent magnet "Brushless DC" motors (PDF - 1.7 MB)