The use of a re-engineered motor and drive simulation tool for electrical engineering education

A drive simulation tool is re-engineered to allow nonspecialist users to model and analyse complex drive systems. This is achieved by re-designing the simulation environment to embody the problem domain. Towards this end a visual interactive modelling and simulation environment called Visual CASED (Computer Analysis and Simulation of Electrical Drives) has been developed. Visual CASED's ease of use has been demonstrated through its use as a teaching aid for a Generalised Machines course at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Witwatersrand.