Course detail

Thermal Effects in Mechatronic Systems

FSI-RQM Acad. year: 2023/2024 Summer semester

The course deals with the basic terms of thermomechanics and heat transfer necessary for description thermal phenomena in machatronic systems. Also discussed is the effect of thermal phenomena on the function of mechatrinic systems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Entry knowledge

Students are expected to have basic knowledge of programming.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Attendance at numerical, laboratory and computer exercises is obligatory. Students are required to submit the required number of reports, as well as the prescribed number of individual projects. ourse-unit credit is awarded on results in exercises (max. 30 points). The exam has an oral and a written part (max. 70 points).
Attendance at practical training is obligatory.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with thermal phenomena in mechatronics. They will learn how to use numerical and experimental methods for description of thermal phenomena in mechatronic systems, especially electrical appliances and drives.
Students will be able to solve thermal phenomena in mechanic systems. They will acquire basic knowledge necessary for measuring of temperature and airflow in mechatronic systems.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-MET-P: Mechatronics, Master's, compulsory

Programme N-IMB-P: Engineering Mechanics and Biomechanics, Master's
specialization BIO: Biomechanics, compulsory-optional

Programme N-IMB-P: Engineering Mechanics and Biomechanics, Master's
specialization IME: Engineering Mechanics, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Introduction to thermal phenomena in mechatronic systems
Basic terms of hydraulic computation
Pressure losses at airflow
Computation of airflow resistances
Methods of ventilation computation
Basic terms of thermal computation
Computation of thermal resistances
Computation of heat transfer coefficient
Methods of thermal computation
Complex modeling of mechatronics systems
Design of cooling of power electronics
Methods of ventilation and temperature measuring
New accesses of thermal phenomena solving in the mechatronic systems

Laboratory exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Summary of computational simulation of thermal phenomena
Computation of hydraulic resistance by airflow change
Computation of hydraulic resistances by friction losses
Computation of axial and radial fun ventilation characteristics
Design of an electric machine ventilation network, solving airflow in the electric machine
Computation of thermal resistances (heat conduction radiation, natural and force convection)
Computation of heat transfer coefficient
Design of an electric machine thermal network, computation of heat rise of individual parts
Measuring of airflow quantity using three independent methods
Experimental measuring of heat pipe properties
Temperature measuring on an experimental device of stator winding (thermocouple, PT100, HFS)
Heat rise measuring of DC machine rotor (contactless measuring of temperature, thermo-camera and laser thermometer)
Cooling drive of a synchronous machine stator