Mechanical and electrical actuators - 4EU3ME16

Informations générales

  • Number of hours

    • Lectures 26.0
    • Projects -
    • Tutorials 2.0
    • Internship -
    • Laboratory works 32.0

    ECTS

    ECTS 5.0

Goal(s)

In a fisrt time, have general knowledges about:
*electrical machines
*hydraulic machines
*power electronics converters

In a second time, obtain models of such systems so as to design control lows.

Responsible(s)

Pierre LEFRANC

Content(s)

Power electronics:
*basics of switching phenonenon
*power electronics components (active and passive devices)
*power electronics famillies: DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-DC, AC-AC
*dynamic modelling

Hydraulic actuators and systems :
*Structure of a hydraulic circuit and hydraulic control system.
*Hydraulic generations.
*Hydraulic Actuators: motors and hydraulic cylinders (technologies, static and dynamic characteristics).
*Servo and proportionnal valve (technologies, static and dynamic characteristics).

Electrical machines:
*Synchronuous and Induction machines: modelling
*Vector control of synchronuous and induction machines

Prerequisites

Power electronics:
*electrotechnics
*electromagnetism
*solid state physics
*automatic first-year courses

Hydraulic machines:
*Fluid Mechanics and automatic first-year courses.

Electrical machines:
*electrotechnics
*power electronics (PWM rectifier and inverter).
*automatic first-year courses
*state-space modelling

Test

Session 1
Final exam (ET1) : 3 hours supervised written exam
Continuous assessment (CC1) : 3 Lab reports

Session 2
Final exam (ET2) : new assessment (ET2) to replace session 1 assessment (ET1)
Continous assessment (CC1=CC2) : session 1 assessment (CC1) retained, no resit for CC1

Calendar

The course exists in the following branches:

  • Curriculum - Master's Degree in Engineering ASI - Semester 7
see the course schedule for 2026-2027

Additional Information

Course ID : 4EU3ME16
Course language(s): FR

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