The Electrical Machines Laboratory is an application-oriented educational environment where the conversion of electrical energy into electromechanical energy and the operating principles of electrical machines are experimentally investigated. Basic and advanced experiments are conducted on DC motors, generators, transformers, and three-phase electrical machines in the laboratory. Students have the opportunity to experimentally examine the operating characteristics, behavior under load, efficiency, speed-torque relationships, and energy conversion processes of electrical machines. Furthermore, the laboratory supports research and project work in the fields of energy systems, electrical machines, and electromechanical energy conversion.

Experiments that can be performed

• DC Shunt Motor Characteristics
• DC Separately Excited Motor Experiments
• DC Generator Characteristics
• Velocity-Moment Analysis
• Engine Efficiency Experiments
• Engine Starting Methods
• Transformer Open Circuit Experiment
• Transformer Short Circuit Test
• Voltage Regulation Experiment
• Transformer Efficiency Calculation
• Asynchronous Motor Characteristics
• Three-Phase Power Measurements
• Applications of Electromechanical Energy Conversion

Electrical Machinery Laboratory Equipment List

1. Electrical Machines Training Set

(Yıldırım Electronics Electrical Machines Training Set)

• Modular electrical machines experimental infrastructure
• DC motor and generator experiments
• Asynchronous motor experiments
• Synchronous machine experiments
• Three-phase power system applications
• Voltage, current, power, and speed measurement modules.
• Computer-aided experiment software (LabSoft)
• Safe experimental platform for industrial training purposes.

2. DC Shunt Motor and Generator Experiment Setup

• Experiments with separately excited and shunt motors.
• Analysis of velocity-torque characteristics.
• Engine starting tests
• Generator voltage regulation experiments
• Operating characteristics under load
• Yield calculation applications
• Electromechanical energy conversion experiments

3. Transformer Experiment Setup

• Single-phase transformer characteristics
• Open circuit (no-load) experiments
• Short circuit tests
• Voltage conversion ratio measurements
• Efficiency and regulation calculations
• Operation under load analysis
• Determining equivalent circuit parameters

Units of Measurement and Power

• Digital voltmeters
• Digital ammeters
• Power measurement modules
• Revolutions per minute (RPM) indicators
• Adjustable AC/DC power supplies
• Three-phase protection and fuse system.

Computer-Assisted Education System

• LabSoft experimental software
• Schematic connection screens
• Real-time data monitoring
• Recording the experimental results.
• Simulation support for electrical machinery.

Thanks to this laboratory, students learn the working principles of electrical machines through practical application, experimentally examine energy conversion processes, and gain the ability to perform measurements, analyses, and performance evaluations on electrical machines commonly used in industry. The laboratory infrastructure supports the practical work of the Electrical Machines, Energy Conversion, and Power Systems courses given in undergraduate education.