EGB241 Electromagnetics and Machines

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

Power engineering is a sub-field of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric power. Electromagnetics involves the study electric fields, magnetic fields, their sources, waves and the behavior these waves. Applications include electrical generators and motors, antennas, printed circuit board layout, data storage, fiber optics and wireless systems.

This unit will introduce you to the foundations of power engineering, including magnetic circuits, electric machines, transformers and 3-phase power. You will also learn about static electric fields, electromagnetic wave propagation and transmission line theory. You will work individually and with peers to solve practical problems and to carry out simple designs.

This unit will draw on your knowledge of Mathematics and EGB120 Foundations in Electrical Engineering, and prepares you for more advanced studies in Microwave and Power Engineering.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Formulate and solve problems pertaining to electric machines, electromagnetic fields, waves and transmission lines at an introductory level.
2. Apply the theory and concepts of electromagnetic waves and fields to design, build and test a DC motor at an introductory level.
3. Retrieve, evaluate, present and use relevant information to illustrate and explain concepts in electromagnetic theory and electric machines, at an introductory level.
4. Perform as a team member to complete a design and buid an engineering project at a developed level.
5. Compose a technical report of an electrical engineering design project including figures, tables, diagrams, at an introductory level.

Content

Learning Approaches

Lectures and supporting videos will provide the basic knowledge required for understanding the content of this unit. This will be supported in tutorials, where the theory described in lectures will be applied to a problem-solving tasks of to understand, integrate and apply mathematical concepts.
In this unit you can expect to experience the following timetabled activities:

• Formal lectures to provide insight into professional engineering and mathematical knowledge, skills and attributes,
• Weekly tutorials, applying the lecture materials of engineering and mathematical concepts to problem solving tasks.
• A series of workshops to provide guidance in the execution of a practical design task.

To complement timetabled activities, you will be provided with video explanations and solved examples. Other
activities include:

• Weekly review questions: you should attempt these your own, ahead of your tutorials, where you will have the opportunity to ask questions and get further clarification,
• Regular quizzes: you are expected to complete a series of online quizzes based on the review questions and tutorial problems to test your knowledge and understanding of the unit content

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Formative feedback will occur through lecturer, tutor and group interaction throughout the semester. Summative feedback will be provided in the form of written comments on the overall quality of the design project

Assessment

Overview

The unit will be assessed based on three items:
1.Group Design Project
2.Quizzes
3.Examination

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Group Design Project

You will be required to design a DC motor in accordance to specifications, requirements and
guidelines that will be provided. You formally report on the design.

This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.

Assessment: Quizzes

You will be required to complete three online quizzes throughout the semester.

The late submission period does not apply and no assignment extensions are available.

Assessment: Examination

You will be assessed on the fundamental concepts of electromagnetic fields and electric machines and your ability to formulate and solve problems.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

Lectures, tutorials and workshops will be delivered in traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there
are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.
Any practical sessions in the laboratory must be done under the supervision of the lecturer or technical staff of the
School. In any laboratory practicals you will be advised of requirements of safe and responsible behaviour and will
be required to wear appropriate protective items.

Standards/Competencies

This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.

Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer

1: Knowledge and Skill Base

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2: Engineering Application Ability

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3: Professional and Personal Attributes

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Course Learning Outcomes

EN01 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

1. Engage stakeholders professionally and communicate the outcomes of your work effectively to expert and non-expert audiences using appropriate modes.
   Relates to: ULO1, Group Design Project
2. Display leadership, creativity, and initiative in both self-directed and collaborative contexts of professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO2, Group Design Project
3. Manage projects to solve complex engineering problems, using appropriate information, engineering methods, and technologies.
   Relates to: ULO3, Quizzes, Examination
4. Demonstrate coherent knowledge and skills of physical, mathematical, statistical, computer, and information sciences that are fundamental to professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO4, Group Design Project
5. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of one engineering discipline, its research directions, and its application in contemporary professional engineering practice.
   Relates to: ULO5, Quizzes, Examination