Single-phase systems

Provide students with a scientific background enabling them to understand the concepts of:

-       single-phase sinusoidal power supply

-       single-phase harmonic pollution;

1-           ELECTRICAL POWER IN SINGLE-PHASE SINUSOIDAL OPERATION

1-1. Sinusoidal alternating quantities                                                        

1-2. Complex impedances                               

1-3. Power in single-phase sinusoidal operation                                      

1-4. Power factor correction

2-           ELECTRICAL POWER IN NON-SINUSOIDAL OPERATION

2-1. Problems caused by distorting loads: harmonic pollution

2-2. Harmonic analysis of periodic signals

2-3. Power in non-sinusoidal operation

       node laws/mesh laws;

-       concept of impedance; generalized Ohm's law;

-       elementary passive dipoles;

Mathematical prerequisites:

-       vector construction;

-       complex notation of a sinusoidal quantity;

-       calculation of an effective value;

-       use of Fourier series expansion.