EEAS 240 - Motors and Drives

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-3-4
This course covers proper selection, installation and troubleshooting of various types of motors, (DC motors: series, parallel and compound. AC motors: wound rotor motors, synchronous motors and synchros and stepper motors). Lab activities will include motor alignment, preventative maintenance, and predictive maintenance. Motor drives and solid state motor starters will be examined as well as stepper and serve motor control. Prerequisite: EEAS 101 and EEAS 113 .