Electrical Machines Lab

Learning objectives

• Understand how DC and AC electrical machines work.
• Acquire hands-on skills with transformers, asynchronous, synchronous and DC motors.
• Use measurement instruments and software to analyze electrical and mechanical quantities.
• Design, connect and test power and control circuits.
• Develop fault-diagnosis and energy-optimization skills for electromechanical systems.

Skills developed

• Wiring and managing systems with three-phase, single-phase and DC electric motors.
• Using inverters, starters, soft-starters and digital controls for rotating machines.
• Measuring voltage, current, power, torque and rotation speed.
• Analyzing characteristic curves: torque-speed, current-time, efficiency.
• Simulating and analyzing the dynamic behavior of loads and motors.
• Interpreting functional diagrams and technical drawings.

Hands-on exercises (examples)

• Characterization of a three-phase squirrel-cage asynchronous motor.
• Study of the behavior of a separately excited DC motor.
• Measuring the efficiency and losses of a single-phase transformer.
• Analysis of electrical and regenerative braking of an asynchronous motor.
• Tests with inverters and speed control on AC and DC motors.
• Variable-load simulation with dynamic brakes and electronic relays.

Technical equipment (examples)

• Modular benches with individual workstations for tests on real machines.
• Three-phase, single-phase, synchronous and DC asynchronous motors.
• Single-phase and three-phase transformers with terminal access.
• Digital inverters, soft-starters and programmable control modules.
• Analog and digital measurement instruments: wattmeters, ammeters, voltmeters, clamp meters.
• Educational software for simulation, monitoring and data acquisition.
• Electromagnetic brakes and dynamometers for load simulation.

Curricular integration

The lab integrates with the following pathways:

• Technical institutes – Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering specialization
• Vocational institutes – Technical Maintenance and Assistance
• Work-based learning (Cross-curricular and Career Guidance pathways)
• Projects on ecological transition, energy sustainability and Industry 4.0

Accessibility and inclusion

The lab is designed with attention to accessibility and full participation, following UDL principles:

• Adjustable benches for ergonomic workstations accessible to students with motor disabilities.
• Software with intuitive, simplified interfaces and multilingual support.
• Technical documentation in high-readability format, including text-to-speech and subtitles.
• Collaborative exercises in small groups, with role allocation designed for inclusion.
• The option of remote control and monitoring of parameters for students with motor or visual difficulties.

With Kyron labs dedicated to electrical machines, the school becomes an advanced technical hub where students and teachers can design, measure and innovate, powering the future of energy and industry.

Technical support and teacher training

• Tailored lab design and installation.
• Technical and methodological training for the educational use of the equipment.
• Access to digital manuals, teaching sheets and video courses.
• Ongoing technical assistance, software updates and firmware updates included.

Why choose this lab

• Concrete experience
• Latest-generation technologies
• Career guidance
• Flexible learning
• Inclusive teaching
• Certified safety