The use of a re-engineered motor and drive simulation tool for electrical engineering education

Author

Levin, A.G. ; Cruise, R.J. ; McCulloch, M.D. ; Landy, C.F. ; Clark, A.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

887

Abstract

A drive simulation tool is re-engineered to allow nonspecialist users to model and analyse complex drive systems. This is achieved by re-designing the simulation environment to embody the problem domain. Towards this end a visual interactive modelling and simulation environment called Visual CASED (Computer Analysis and Simulation of Electrical Drives) has been developed. Visual CASED´s ease of use has been demonstrated through its use as a teaching aid for a Generalised Machines course at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Witwatersrand

Keywords

computer aided instruction; digital simulation; electric drives; electric machine analysis computing; electrical engineering education; Computer Analysis and Simulation of Electrical Drives; Department of Electrical Engineering; Generalised Machines course; Visual CASED; Witwatersrand University; drive simulation tool; drive systems; electrical engineering education; object oriented programming; re-engineered motor; simulation environment; software engineering design; teaching aid; visual interactive modelling; Africa; Analytical models; Control system synthesis; Electrical engineering education; Engineering students; Environmental economics; Induction motors; Object oriented modeling; Packaging machines; Terminology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Africon, 1999 IEEE

Conference_Location

Cape Town

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5546-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.1999.821886

Filename

821886