6.685 | Fall 2013 | Graduate

Electric Machines

Course Description

This course teaches the principles and analysis of electromechanical systems. Students will develop analytical techniques for predicting device and system interaction characteristics as well as learn to design major classes of electric machines. Problems used in the course are intended to strengthen understanding of …
This course teaches the principles and analysis of electromechanical systems. Students will develop analytical techniques for predicting device and system interaction characteristics as well as learn to design major classes of electric machines. Problems used in the course are intended to strengthen understanding of the phenomena and interactions in electromechanics, and include examples from current research.
Learning Resource Types
Problem Sets with Solutions
Lecture Notes
Exams with Solutions
Instructor Insights
Concentric circles with a ring of fins in the middle and four small rectangles at cardinal directions.
Axial view of a surface mount motor revealing the basic magnetic morphology of the motor. (Image courtesy of Prof. James L. Kirtley Jr.)