Computer aided instruction of rotating electric machines via animated graphics

Author

Fardanesh, B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Manhattan Coll., Riverdale, NY, USA

Volume

7

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

11/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1579

Lastpage

1583

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8950

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/59.207383

Filename

207383