Open House: Design of Motors

Virtual Open House for Design of Electric Motors, Generators, and Drive Systems

Title: Design of Electric Motors, Generators, and Drive Systems
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Time: 12 PM EDT
Duration: 60 minutes
Instructor: James L. Kirtley, Jr. and Steven B. Leeb

Electric actuators are common in daily life, as they’re present in vehicles, appliances, and smart devices. As more motors, generators, and drive systems are electrified it is essential for engineers and product designers to have a thorough knowledge of the physics, circuits, and energy necessary to achieve high-performing electrified machines.

Design of Electric Motors, Generators, and Drive Systems is a five-day on-campus course led by MIT professors James L. Kirtley, Jr. and Steven B. Leeb. In this course, engineers and product designers will dive into the physics of electromagnetic actuators and gain a deep understanding of how they work. Participants will learn to evaluate and design their own electric motors, generators, and drive systems to breathe life into electric machines and motion control applications.

At this virtual open house, you will:

Meet MIT electrical engineering and computer science professors James L. Kirtley, Jr. and Steven B. Leeb
See how the mix of lectures, computer-based lab exercises, and hardware build sessions lead to an in-depth understanding of electric motors and generators
Review the learning outcomes and determine if this course may help you advance in engineering and/or product design
Ask questions during a live Q&A session

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About the Faculty

James L. Kirtley Jr. is a Professor Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at MIT. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning the S.B., S.M., E.E. and Ph.D degrees in 1968, 1968, 1969 and 1971, respectively. In 1974 and 1975 he was with General Electric in Schenectady, New York. In 1993 and 1994 he was Visiting Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 1998 until 2000 he was with SatCon Technology Corporation as Vice and General Manager of the Tech Center.

Steven B. Leeb currently serves as Professor in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering. Prof. Leeb is concerned with the design, analysis, development, and maintenance processes for all kinds of machinery with electrical actuators, sensors, or power electronic drives. He is particularly interested in the study of mechatronics.

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