Methods for design and analysis of induction and permanent machinery:
· The magnetomotive force concept and its applications in electric machinery
· Fundamental and harmonic winding factors
· A thorough derivation of the equivalent-circuit induction machine model
· Electromagnetic sizing of induction machines using the progressive rotor growth concept
· An introduction to the finite element method applied to electric machinery
· The dq transformation: machine modeling, voltage current constraints, impact of zero sequence
· Magnetic saturation, cross saturation and impact of flux-linkage harmonics
· Transient permanent-magnet machine models utilizing FEM data
· The heat equation
· Newton’s and Fourier's cooling laws
· A model for predicting equivalent thermal conductivity of stator slots using the theory of two-component composite materials
· Air-gap heat transfer
· Lumped-parameter thermal modeling