EEEB283 Semester 1, 2015/2016

EEEB283 Group Assignment

Lecturers: Dr. Nadia Tan Mei Lin, Dr. Aishah Md Isa, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Izham, Mr. Syed Zainal Abidin
CP course lectures: Dr Nadia Tan Mei Lin, Mr. Mohd. Azrin, Mr. Syed Zainal Abidin

Instructions
1. Identify your group members as assigned, select a leader and organize your group to solve the
assigned problem.
2. Each group is required to produce a neatly written report based on the problem assigned.
a. The report should not be more than 10 pages, excluding any appendix and the cover page.
b. Produce your report using a word-processor with Times New Roman font at 12 points and
1.5 line spacing.
c. The main parts of the report should include an abstract, table of contents, literature review
and analysis, the solution to the numerical problem, discussions and conclusions as well as
a bibliography or references at the end of the report. The group should also provide a
suitable title for the report.
d. The following resources are highly recommended for your research. Please ask the librarian
if you need help accessing the links.
i. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/Xplore
ii. http://www.sciencedirect.com/
iii. http://www.scopus.com
iv. http://www.msonline.gov.my
e. Your report should summarize your findings in your own words and not cut-and-paste from
other researchers work.
f. Minutes of meeting should be kept. Record all task distribution in the minutes. Attach all
minutes of meeting with the report.
3. Your lecturer will grade your report according to the rubrics for Environmental Context and
Sustainability (PO7) and Writing Skills (PO9).

Marks Allocation
This group assignment will contribute 20% to your final grade for this course.
Evaluation
Percentage% Course Outcome Assessed
Numerical Problem
10
CO2 PO1
Review on Sustainable Engineering
55
CO4 PO7
Report Writing
35
CO5 PO9

Deadlines
1. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Final Report Due: 1st of September 2015
2. Conversion Programme Final Report Due: 6th of September 2015

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Rubrics for Environmental Context and Sustainability (PO7)
Environmental context and sustainability (PO7 )
PO7: Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of professional engineering solutions in environmental contexts and
the need for sustainable development
Scale
1
2
3
4
5
Criteria
Poor
Acceptable
Excellent
Impacts of engineering
No awareness
Sound
Complete
solutions on the
No appreciation
Understanding of
Understanding of
environment aspects (e.g.
environmental
environmental
environmental aspects.
emissions to air, release to
concerns or
aspects. Mostly
Effective in addressing
water, waste management,
ineffectively address of
effective in
of environmental issues
contamination of land, impact environmental aspects
addressing
leading to a better
on communities, use of raw
with little or no effect
environmental
result.
materials and natural
of the end results.
issues.
resources.)
Impacts of engineering
No awareness
Participation
Valuing
solutions on sustainable
Not aware of the
Able to participate in
Able to commit in
development
importance of
discussion of
discussion of
sustainable
sustainable
sustainable
development.
development in
development and able
relation to the
to provide alternative
engineering solution
measures in issues
regarding sustainability
concerns.

Rubrics for Writing Skills (PO9)

Writing Skills (PO9 Psychomotor Level 1,2,3,4 & 5)
PO9: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities

Scale
Criteria
A. Appearance
and formatting
B. Language

C. Content &
data
presentation:
e.g. figures,
graphs, tables,
etc.

1
Poor
Limited
Sections out of order,
sloppy formatting.
Limited usage
Frequent grammar
and/or spelling errors,
writing style is rough
and immature.
Unorganized
Figures, graphs, tables
contain errors or are
poorly constructed,
have
missing titles, captions
or numbers, units
missing or incorrect,
etc.

3
Acceptable
Demonstrate usage
Sections in order, formatting is
rough but readable.
Demonstrate usage
Occasional grammar/spelling
errors, generally readable with
some rough spots in writing
style.

Fairly organized
Most data, figures, graphs,
tables are presented, some still
missing important or
required features.

5
Excellent
Mastery of tools
All sections in order, wellformatted, very readable.

Mastery usage
Grammatically correct and
very well-written

Well organized
All data, figures, graphs,
tables are correctly drawn,
are numbered and contain
titles/captions.

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Problem Description
Task 1: Literature Survey (55%)
The transport sector is the second largest emitter of carbon dioxide gasses in Malaysia [Source: Second
National Communication]. The emissions from the transport sector can be reduced via electrification of
the mass transportation system and private own vehicles. Malaysias National Land and Public Transport
Masterplan (2012) delivers the transport transformation strategies in order to achieve the vision of
making public transport the rakyats choice for mobility by year 2030.
Presently there are several modes of public mass transportation in Malaysia such as the light-rail transit
(LRT), monorail and Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). Under the National Land and Public Transport Master
Plan, the LRT lines will be extended and Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will be developed to
increase mobility, connectivity, and sustainability. Many other mega cities in countries such as Japan,
Germany, France and China also employ rail public mass transportation.
Table 1: Different Type of Rail Transport in Various Cities in the World

1
2
3
4

Locations
Tokyo, Japan & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Shanghai, China & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Paris, France & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Amsterdam, The Netherlands & Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia

Types of Rail Transport

Nozomi, Shinkansen (bullet train) and KTM
Maglev and KTM
Metro Paris & LRT
High-speed train, Thalys & MRT

Table 1 shows the different types of rail transport that are available in Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris,
Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. As a group of Electrical Engineers, you are required to conduct a
literature survey to compare the different types of trains based locations 1/2/3/4 assigned to you. The
review should be carried out referring to the guidelines below:
i.

System Functionality: Describe and compare the railway electrification power system, drive-train
topologies and electric motors employed.
[20%]

ii.

Sustainability:
rail transports.

iii.

Impact on environment and the society: Discuss the environmental impact of the rail
transportation using carbon footprint concept (among others) to justify your discussion. Examine
also the impact on the society living in the two cities.
[25%]

Discuss the efficiency and sustainability of the electric motors employed in the
[10%]

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Task 2: Problem Solving and Technical Calculation (10%)

A 300 kg unmanned (fully automated) LRT train has to complete its daily route by travelling from one
station to another station. The route, which is shown in Figure 1, will make the train travels in a loop and
stop at each station (S1, S2 and S3) for loading or unloading passengers.

Figure 1: LRT route map.

Meanwhile, the overall diagram of the train propulsion system is shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: LRT train propulsion system.

The following information describes the behaviours and characteristics of the train during operation:
1. The train is powered by a 580 hp, 700 V, 3000 rpm separately-excited DC motor that has interpoles
and compensating windings. The motor's rotor and stator resistances are 0.2 and 200
respectively, and a separate power supply with a voltage of 200 V is connected to the stator to
provide constant magnetic field.
2. The no-load speed of the motor at 700 V is 4000 rpm.
3. The stray and miscellaneous losses of the motor are negligible. However, the rotational losses are
derived by the following equations:

where nm is the mechanical speed of the motor, nrated is the rated speed of the motor and Prot@rated is
the rated rotational/frictional loss.

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4. The overall or total frictional force between the wheels and tracks are derived by the following
equation:
where m is the total weight of the train and passengers and g is the gravitational acceleration. The
following figure represents the frictional force between the track and wheel.

Figure 3: Representation of a wheel and track frictional force.

5. The gearbox is lossless and has a ratio of 1:0.1 (If the mechanical speed of the motor is 100 rad/s,
then the wheel will rotate at 10 rad/s). Meanwhile, the wheels' radius is 1 m.
6. The train starts loading passengers at S1 (passengers' weight = 700 kg) and travels to S2 to load
more passengers (passengers' weight = 500 kg). Finally, the train will travel to S3 to unload all
passengers. There will be no passengers from S3 to S1.
7. The railway track is designed for a maximum train speed of 120 km/h only. However, at the bended
track, the trains speed must be reduced by a factor of
of the maximum speed (120 km/h) to
prevent train's derailment.
The following information describes the requirements set by the LRT company to ensure a sustainable
productivity:
1. The train starts at S1 and complete the loop within 6 minutes (excluding loading and unloading
time).
2. The power consumption must not exceed 30,000 Wh for each loop.
3. The rated terminal voltage, armature current and speed of the motor must not be exceeded.

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As the consultant engineers, complete the following template (Table 2) so that the Programming
Department can write the codes for the microcontroller. The data in the template must be proven
through calculations and must meet the requirements. (You can use Microsoft Excel to carry out the
calculations and attach the print outs to your report).
Destinati
on

Terminal
Voltage, VT (V)

S1 S2
S2 S3
S3 S1
Total

Train
Speed, v
(km/h)

Travelling
Time, t (min)

Energy
Consumption, E
(Wh)