Technology of Consumer and Distribution Equipment

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Department of Electrotechnology

Synopsis:

Technology and design of distribution and end user equipments. Technology and design of distribution boards, frame, shielding, cooling. Cable technique, contacting, cable bedding, cable accessories. Selected problems of control system design, the influence of industrial environment. The technology of electric apparatus. Safety and electromagnetic compatibility. The put of new equipments on the market. Standards and laws. Practical examples, excursion.

Requirements:

A student has to obtain a credit before an examination.

There are no another prerequisites or requirements.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Technology of connecting, joins, connectors - materials, influence of environment.

2. Cables & cabling - production, electrical parameters.

3. Requirement on electric equipment, EMC, safety.

4. Testing of EMC immunity, EU standards.

5. Introduction of goods on EU market - Certificate of Conformation, appurtenances.

6. Disturbance, electric filters, EMC of power systems.

7. Distribution boards, technological issues, possible solutions.

8. Power convertors - properties, usage, EMC.

9. Technology of controlling systems in production process.

10. The safety of electrical devices, demands, standards, testing and measurements.

11. Life cycle of electrical systems, introducing in operation.

12. Wasted electrical equipment (WEE), hazardous substances, RoHS directive.

13. The examples of real systems, excursion.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction in laboratory, safety instructions.

2. Power cables, work with catalogues, materials, environment.

3. Properties of cables - measurement.

4. The power cable shielding and terminating - measurement.

5. Excursion - production fo cables

6. EMC standards, testing of equipment

7. Electrical filters, immunity measurement

8.The measurement on selected parts of systems with power converters.

9. Excursion, EMC laboratory.

10. Safety, introducing in operating

11. Technology of power convertors, exhibits, measurement of disturbances

12. Distribution boards - exhibits.

13. Examination

Study Objective:

Graduates are able to choose cables and compare their parameters and install them into industry equipments, they are well-educated in installing power converters and in introducing power equipment on market.

Study materials:

[1] Rittal products catalogue, Rittal 2002

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Heavy-current Engineering - Technological Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Electric Drives- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Electroenergetics- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Heavy-current Engineering - Electrical Engineering Applications- structured studies (compulsory elective course)