SPEED Training Session
- PC-BDC Day 1
- Introduction to Brushless PM motor technology:
- Motor types
- Sinewave versus Squarewave
- Applications
- Introduction to PC-BDC:
- Design cycle
- Input Editors:
- Outline Editor
- Template Editor
- Winding Editor
- Material Editor
- Custom Editor
- Simulation:
- Static
- Dynamic
- Torque/Speed
- Output Design sheet and graphs
- GoFER link with PC-FEA
- Thermal link with MotorCAD
- ActiveX scripting
- Documentation: manuals and tutorials
- Exercise BDC_1
- BDC Theory: Squarewave Drives
- Geometry
- Winding
- Back emf calculation & flux density distribution
- Torque, Kt, Ke
- Torque/Speed characteristics
- Performance calculations/limitations:
- Current densities
- Losses
- Demag
- Thermal
- Mechanical
- Use of X Factors
- Squarewave drives
- Exercise BDC_2
- PC-BDC Day 2
- BDC Theory: Sinewave Drives
- Geometry
- Winding
- Back emf calculation & flux density distribution
- Torque, Kt, Ke
- Torque/Speed characteristics
- Phasor Diagram
- I-psi Loop
- Performance calculations/limitations:
- Current densities
- Losses
- Demag
- Thermal
- Mechanical
- Use of X Factors
- Sinewave drives
- Exercise BDC_3
- PC-FEA GoFERs:
- I-psi loop
- Cogging torque
- Btooth waveform
- Single loadpoint
- Bgap distribution
- Exercise BDC_4
- Thermal Performance Simulaions:
- Fixed Temperature
- °C/W
- ThRcct
- Hot10
- Motor-CAD
- PC-IMD - Day 3
- Introduction:
- Advantages & Disadvantages
- Applications
- Simplified PC-IMD flowchart
- Geometry, Materials & Windings
- Exercise IMD_1
- IMD Theory: 3 Phase Machines
- Basic theory
- Equivalent circuit: T, L, Gamma, Alger
- Phasor diagram
- Performance :
- Torque/speed characteristic
- Speed control
- Resistance and reactance calculation
- Testing
- Parasitic effects :
- Saturation
- Asynchronous and synchronous torques
- Stray load loss
- Thermal analysis
- Switching transients :
- Direct starting
- Wye-Delta starting
- Soft starting and POW switching
- Exercise IMD_2
Please note, that this is a general outline for the SPEED Training Sessions. The pace and overall content which will be covered
is dependent upon the nature, knowledge and competency of the collective attendees.




