Teaching Field Oriented Control using Animation

Teaching the principles of control of electrical machines is a tedious job. Especially the required knowledge that has to be transmitted to the student is large, before a complete overview of the whole topic can be made. Also a solid background in both electrical machine dynamic behavior as well as in control theory is required for the student, before entering a course on Field Oriented Control [FOC] of electrical machines. However once the students have enough background information and if the new teaching material contains enough methods to practice the underlying theoretical contents, it is possible to teach students the basic concepts and practical implementation of FOC.