Spring 2027

Electric Machine & Drive System Laboratory

Laboratory course covering steady-state and dynamic performance of electric machines with power electronic converters, including parameter measurement, inverter drive evaluation, and embedded control implementation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Patrick Flannery3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.72 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use safe laboratory procedures to study high voltage electric machines

  • Use dynamometers, power analyzers and electrical measurements to characterize electric machines

  • Characterize operation of an inverter and its impact on drive performance

  • Determine the operating parameters of a motor-generator dynamometer given input and output constraints

  • Integrate and debug electric drive subsystems to control the torque and/or speed of a motor-generator dynamometer

  • Interpret and apply techniques from recent research papers on electric drive systems

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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E C E 411, or graduate/professional standing, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control

    • ECE 411
    • graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control
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ECE 504

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  • Any of
    • ECE 411
    • graduate/professional standing
    • declared in Capstone Certificate in Power Conversion and Control

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PATRICK FLANNERY is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 200
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 100
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.72 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Steady-state and dynamic performance of electric machines with power electronic converters
  • Electric machine parameter measurement, synchronization techniques, and inverter drive properties
  • Real-time embedded control systems and advanced machine control techniques

Skills

  • Characterize electric machines using dynamometers and electrical measurements
  • Analyze inverter operation and its effect on drive performance
  • Integrate and debug electric drive subsystems for torque and speed control
  • Apply techniques from recent research papers on electric drive systems

Grades

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ECE 504 · Spring 2027

Electric Machine & Drive System Laboratory

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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