A3 Motor & Motion College

Fundamentals of Materials for Electric Motors

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About the course

Designers who wish to go beyond plugging datasheet values into simulation programs are invited to take this course to review the performance of conductors, insulation, and magnetic materials in electric machinery. Discussion will emphasize the usefulness and limitations of tabulated properties along with the effect of materials processing on performance.

Aleta WilderAbout the Instructor

Aleta Wilder provides materials characterization of magnetic, dielectric, acoustic, and mechanical properties through Wilder Innovations, LLC and also conducts contract R&D for high power density electric machinery at The University of Texas.

Ms. Wilder has over 30 years of experience in process development and performance improvement based on materials science & engineering. She earned a PhD from Alfred University-SUNY, an MS from Pennsylvania State University, and a BS from The University of Florida.

All courses include take-home reference materials!

All courses include take-home reference materialsTrain a group of your employees for less than it would cost to send them out for training and do so following your own optimum schedule.

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Course Outline

  1. Performance Concepts
    1. Efficiency
    2. Power Density
    3. Response
  2. Coils
    1. Conductive Materials and Geometry
    2. Resistance, Eddy Currents, and Losses
    3. Characterization
    4. Thermal Effects
    5. Frequency Effects
    6. Special Microstructures
    7. Connections
  3. Insulation
    1. Dielectric Materials and Geometry
    2. Fillers
    3. Permittivity Concepts
    4. Polarization, Hysteresis, and Losses
    5. Characterization
    6. Mechanical and Thermal Stresses
    7. Frequency Effects
    8. Partial Discharge & Breakdown
    9. Insulation Systems & Application
  4. Permanent Magnets
    1. Families of Magnetic Materials
    2. Processing of Permanent Magnets
    3. Characterization
  5. Soft Magnetic Materials
    1. Magnetic Alloys and Geometry
    2. Permeability Concepts
    3. Domain Dynamics, Hysteresis, and Losses
    4. Characterization
    5. Mechanical and Thermal Stresses
    6. Frequency Effects
    7. Sintered Powders, Shaping Laminates, and Annealing
  6. Summary


Available Courses

BASIC MOTOR THEORY, OPERATION, AND APPLICATION

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC MOTOR DESIGN

OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS ELECTRIC MOTORS AND MOTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

PERMANENT MAGNET FUNDAMENTALS

PERMANENT MAGNET DC MOTOR DESIGN

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR DESIGN

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS MOTOR CONTROL

THE BASICS OF PRECISION BRUSH AND BRUSHLESS AC AND DC MOTORS

FUNDAMENTALS OF MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS

FUNDAMENTALS OF BRUSHLESS AND INDUCTION MOTOR CONTROL AND DRIVES

BASIC MOTOR/GENERATOR THEORY

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