Learn the configuration and working principles of AC and DC in rotating electrical machines in this free online course. Have you ever considered what a rotating machine is made of and how it works? This course will help you understand the complex construction of rotating machines as well as their working principles. You will learn about the different types of single- and three-phase AC and DC machines and their sub-types. You will also gain an understanding of synchronous motors and generators, and the use of several generators in large power systems.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201529 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Distinguish between the cross product and the dot product of vectors • Define work, energy and power • Explain and compute torque acting on a loop of wire rotating in a magnetic field • Outline the construction and working of DC machines • Recall the construction and working of AC machines and their main types • Compute the induced voltage and magnetic flux in a rotating wire loop • Distinguish between the squirrel-cage rotor and the wound-type rotor • Compare single-phase motors with three-phase motors • Describe the configuration and operation of synchronous generator motors • List the requirements for the parallel operation of AC generators |
| Course Code | 4209 |
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