New equipment: Integrated baseline temperature monitoring motor controller

Welcome to EMDLab

Gold for IBTM motor controller at CITREX '23

March 13 2023, our researcher, Syawal Mat Jahak won the gold medal at CITREX exhibition held at UMP Gambang. The Integrated Baseline-Temperature Monitoring (ITBTM) motor controller helps user to provide preliminary healt condition of the motor components by comparing the real-time baseline temperature of the motor with the actual temeprature. Integrated with the motor driver and easy-to-use interface on PC, the product utilization could be expanded to all domain of applications employing electrical machines.

More information on IBTM motor controller here. The equipment now is one of our equipment that is available for research in our lab.

Standards related to electrical machines

There are several standards related to electrical machines that are developed and maintained by various organizations. Some examples of these standards include:

IEC 60034: This is an international standard that covers the general requirements for rotating electrical machines. It covers the design, testing, and performance of machines in the power range from a few watts to several megawatts.
NEMA MG 1: This is a standard developed by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in the United States. It covers the design, testing, and performance of electric motors and generators.
IEEE Std 519: This is a standard developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that covers the harmonic limits for electric power systems. It is intended to prevent the introduction of harmonics into the power system that can cause problems with the operation of electrical equipment.
IEC 60529: This is an international standard that covers the classification of the degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment. It is used to ensure that electrical equipment is adequately protected against various environmental factors such as dust, water, and impact.

These are just a few examples of the many standards that exist for electrical machines. It is important to be familiar with the relevant standards in your specific application in order to ensure that your equipment is designed, tested, and operated safely and efficiently.

New equipment for our motor testing bench

A hysteresis magnetic brake from Magtrol, capable of delivering resistive torque to your prototype motor up to 10N.m. The precision of the torque delivered is certified by the hysteresis test report provided.

For more info: HB-750M-2

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Postgraduates Opportunity:

Master Research Mode (Full time) - Funded by FRGS Grant

More info about the lab and candidature in the slide below

Postgraduate Study - EMDLab.pptx

Introduction to electric machine vibration

A good website with many introductory articles presenting the basics of electrical machine vibration.

Link: EOMYS

Evaluation of a DC Motor Temperature Response Characterization Method Under Different Sampling Interval - Paper presented in IM3F 2021

We have recently participated in IM3F conferences. The video presentation of the paper entitled "Evaluation of a DC Motor Temperature Response Characterization Method Under Different Sampling Interval" is now available on our Youtube channel.

The paper can be retrieved here:

EMDLab Seminar : Development of Instrumentation for Rotating Equipment

Our interns will be presenting technical solutions for instrumentation related to rotating equipment. The solutions developed include:

Temperature monitoring using thermocouple in real-time with IoT capability developed in Matlab-Simulink.
Real-time DC Motor control with custom cycle using Matlab-Simulink.
Real-time angular position monitoring by encoder with interface using Matlab-Simulink.

All are invited to the seminar. The details of the online seminar is as follows:

EMDLab Seminar : Instrumentation for Rotrating Equipment

Friday, September 10 · 11:00am – 12:00pm

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ngu-ecju-qmh

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 347-590-4804‬ PIN: ‪990 533 806‬#

PERISA 2021 (TK054) SMART FLANGE & ELECTRICAL START - UMP.mp4

Electrification of Go Kart Starter - A Universal Kit

The gear train team lead by Dr Daing has developed a universal kit for the electrification of Go-kart starter. Go-kart fleet has always used pull-start mechanism. A quick upgrade is now possible with this solution.

The video is the team participation in a recent exhibition.

Thermal modeling of SynRM machine - Paper presented in ECCE Asia 2021

We have recently participated in ECCE Asia conferences. The video presentation of the paper entitled "A 3D Thermal Model of SynRM with Segmented Rotor Considering Anisotropic Conductivity" is now available on our Youtube channel.

The paper can be retrieved here:

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9479077

10-10-MySTIE-Framework.pdf

10-10 Malaysian Science, Technology, Innovation and Economy (MySTIE) Framework

Direction of MOSTI which we need to be aligned with in order to support the national agenda of being more competitive and innovative.

Our Mehacanical Engineering undergraduates win Silver in CITREX'20

The development of the prototype has the intention to curb the problem of debris on our shoreline and riverbanks. It was designed with 3 main objectives in mind:

To be able to collect the floating debris left on the water
o become an affordable solution
To be easily implemented everywhere by everyone.

Congratulations!

PG PROGRESS REPORT - Jan2021.pptx

EMDLab Wednesday: Thermal Modeling using LPTN

Today's sharing in EMDLab Wednesday by Fatimah on Lumped Parameter Thermal Network (LPTN) modeling for a small DC motor with experimental validation.

xfs-ortu-inv (2021-01-05 at 23:18 GMT-8)

EMDLab Wednesday: KANBAN Principle

Today's sharing in EMDLab Wednesday by Dr. Daing on KANBAN Method.

Keypoints:

Kanban = signboard / paper card
A philosophy (principle): lead to change of behavior/attitude
One of element originated from Toyota production system, by Taichi Ono
KANBAN - Visualization of task - Limit work in progress - Measure and manage flow - Make process policies explicit - Recognize process improvement opportunities
MUDA: To produce only what is needed, when it is needed and in the amount needed. Define waste in all aspect (transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, over processing, defects)
-> Action plan: to implement Kanban in lab management

Announcement

EMDLab Wednesday
Schedule of presentation is as follow.

PPRN Consultation Project completed!

The automated soil investigation probe was developed for Indragiri Enterprise. The project was co-funded by Indragiri Ent. and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia as part of the Public-Private Research Network (PPRN) in 2018.

The summary closing report can be found on our Youtube channel.

link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs42835-020-00493-8

New publication

Torque Ripple Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Different Rotor Topologies for Application with Dimensional Constraint

Rasid, M.A.H., Lanfranchi, V., Ospina, A. et al. Torque Ripple Analysis of Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Different Rotor Topologies for Application with Dimensional Constraint. J. Electr. Eng. Technol. 15, 2167–2177 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-020-00493-8

Read it here: Springer

Author

M. A. H. Rasid received his Ph.D. degree in mechatronics from Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France in 2016. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. He is a researcher belonging to the Energy Sustainability Focus Group. His research focuses on electromechanical systems with multiphysic approach, focusing on thermal and vibro-acoustic behavior.

His teaching areas include electrical engineering, mechatronics and automatics.

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