ETME 4130 - Applied Electric Power & Machinery

(3) Credit Hours

Principles and application of electric machinery and equipment including generators, motors, switchgear, protective relaying, overloads, and fuses. Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution with emphasis on components and measuring instruments associated with single and three-phase AC and DC electricity. Methods of operation and control of common motors and generators. Application of protective relays, overloads, and fuses for protection of motors, generators, buses, and transformers. Methods of power factor correction. Circuit and single-line diagrams; extensive use of software for simulation. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: ETME 3110 or department head approval. Differential Course Fee will be assessed.