Title :
Computer aided instruction of rotating electric machines via animated graphics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Manhattan Coll., Riverdale, NY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A menu-driven interactive graphics software package has been developed for use as an instructional aid for the electric machines course in the electrical engineering curriculum. The main purpose of this tool is to give the students a clearer understanding of the basics of the operation of rotating electric machines. The animation program was developed for displaying live and rotating diagrams depicting different modes of operation of synchronous generators. Different parts are identified with different colors. The interaction of the magnetic poles on the stator and on the rotor, and the relative spatial positions and time variations of the magnetic and electric quantities are demonstrated through moving images. The software features are described
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer animation; educational courses; interactive systems; power engineering computing; synchronous generators; DC generators; animated graphics; computer aided instruction; electrical engineering curriculum; induction motors; magnetic poles; menu-driven interactive graphics software; rotating electric machines; rotor; stator; synchronous generators; Animation; Computer aided instruction; Computer graphics; Education; Electric machines; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Packaging; Software packages; Stators;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
