MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry, and Technology

B.	Discipline: Electronic Engineering Technology

C.	Course Number and Title: EMMT2120 AC/DC Drives

D.	Course Coordinator: Jonathan Dewitt

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 2

Lecture: 1 hour

Laboratory: 2 hours

F.	Prerequisites: None

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall, 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title: None

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: None

J.	Course Description: This course covers an overview of DC and AC motors used in motion control and electronic devices and circuits used in DC and AC drives. Fixed output and phased controlled DC supplies needed for DC motor speed control and pulse width modulated (PWM) and variable frequency drive (VFD) inverters that provide AC motor speed control are also covered.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Demonstrate the ability to read motor diagrams and wire them correctly	Labs, midterm exam, final exam Week 1, 2, 3, 5, 11
Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental operation of DC Drive systems.	Labs, midterm exam, final exam, Homework Week 4, 5, 6, 7, 11
Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental operation of Variable frequency Drive systems.	Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Week 7, 8, 9, 11
Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental operation of Servo and Stepper Drive systems.	Labs, midterm exam, final exam. Homework Week 9, 10, 11
Build, test and troubleshoot rectifier circuits in the laboratory.	Labs Week 2, 3, 4, 5, 11

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

DC Permanent magnet motors

DC shunt motors construction, operation and characteristics

DC series motors construction, operation and characteristics

Rectifiers Diodes

Half-wave 1φ Rectifier circuit

Full-wave 1φ Rectifier circuit

Full-wave 3φ Rectifier circuit

Half-wave 3φ Rectifier circuit

Silicone Controlled Rectifiers SCRs

Triggering circuits for SCRs

Unijunction transistors UJT

SCR Half-wave DC voltage control

SCR Full-wave DC voltage control

Basic DC drive unit

AC motor basics

Variable Frequency drive principles VFD

VFD operation

Power transistors

Bipolar junction transistors BJT

Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor MOSFET

Work, Horsepower, Torque

Inertia

Gear reduction

Belts, chains, pulleys, Sprockets

Ball and lead screws

Motor cooling

Closed loop control

Feed back devices

Harmonics

Stepper motors

N.	Course Assignments:

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O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

P.	Grading and Testing Guidelines:

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Q.	Examination Policy:

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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S.	Classroom Expectations:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3