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ME 269Electromechanical Devices and Power Processing

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Mechanical Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Review of circuit analysis. Basic electromagnetic theory. DC machines, synchronous generators, transformers, and induction motors. Introduction to typical speed and torque control techniques of machines using power electronic based devices.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • ECE260 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion (0.50)
    • MTE320 - Actuators and Power Electronics (0.50)

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0014509118 / 125MWF 11:30–12:20
LAB 101451038 / 42Sep 15 13:30–16:20
Sep 29 13:30–16:20
Oct 20 13:30–16:20
Nov 10 13:30–16:20
Nov 24 13:30–16:20
LAB 102516239 / 42Sep 16 13:30–16:20
Sep 30 13:30–16:20
Oct 21 13:30–16:20
Nov 11 13:30–16:20
Nov 25 13:30–16:20
LAB 103516341 / 41Sep 17 13:30–16:20
Oct 1 13:30–16:20
Oct 22 13:30–16:20
Nov 12 13:30–16:20
Nov 26 13:30–16:20
TUT 2014511118 / 125M 14:30–15:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00144100 / 120MW 11:00–12:20
LEC 7011802104 / 9999Online or by arrangement
LAB 10145250 / 40Jan 26 13:30–16:20
Feb 9 13:30–16:20
Mar 9 13:30–16:20
Mar 23 13:30–16:20
Apr 6 13:30–16:20
LAB 10246110 / 40Jan 27 13:30–16:20
Feb 10 13:30–16:20
Mar 10 13:30–16:20
Mar 24 13:30–16:20
Apr 7 13:30–16:20
LAB 10346120 / 40Jan 28 13:30–16:20
Feb 11 13:30–16:20
Mar 11 13:30–16:20
Mar 25 13:30–16:20
Apr 8 13:30–16:20
TUT 20144110 / 120F 11:30–12:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

86% liked it66% easy82% useful

From 87 ratings and 22 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Labs were useless but content was easy enough, albeit a bit congested near the end in terms of applications

    Dec 2024 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This course seems very out of place and useless for mech. Pre-midterm content is somewhat difficult, (especially magnetic circuits) and post-midterm content is a bit more complex (although most people did better due to more preparation). The best practice to do well on midterm and final is to do all the YouTube tutorial problems and practice exams posted. Questions for assessments are reused from the tutorials and previous exams, so just memorizing those will be good enough. As for the labs, they were much more difficult than ME 123, and it is hard to get consistently good marks.

    Dec 2023 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Circuits 2 wasn't as easy as Circuits 1. Labs took a while to complete and the content is very conceptually advanced. Prof was disappointed in our class for scoring very low on the assesments. Definitely crack out practice problems to do well.

    Dec 2022 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Course is an extension of GENE 123 and includes useful applications for mech eng. Labs were very interesting and the reports were basically fill-in-the-blank. Tutorials covered the problem sets and some review. The tutorial TA got switched before the midterm for whatever reason. Exams were pretty straightforward.

    May 2020 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Is one of the more interesting class and the lab is interesting too

    Dec 2019 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

21 posts and comments in 16 threads mention ME 269, June 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2023

Midterm Grades 1 point, 7 comments

“ECE/Engineering in general: How long after taking a midterm do you usually see the grades? &x200B; View Poll”

u/epicboy75: “ME 269 we wrote the midterm on Friday and got the grade on Sunday lol”

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Spring 2022

A GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAN AN OPTION 29 points, 15 comments

u/1000Ditto: “… &x200B; |List|Courses| |:-|:-| |A|ECE 240 \[2A\]| |B|ECE 224\[2B\]| |C|ECE 260 \[F,S\], ME 269\[f,w\], MTE 320\[W,S\]| |D|ME 212\[F,S\], ME 321\[W,S\]| |E|One of ECE (481\[S\], 488\[W\])| |F|ECE 486\[S\]| |G|ME 321\[W,S\] + ME 220\[F,S\] = ME 322\[F,W\]| |H|One of ECE (356\[F\], …”

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Winter 2022

Should I give up? 14 points, 9 comments

“2A ArchEng here. I'm very confused and I need advice. This term has been hell for me. I've never really liked my program. …”

u/cs_research_lover: “Mech seems slightly more related to circuits because there are courses like ME262, 269, 360 which are related to electricity/circuits. Also you might be able to do the mechatronics option but I don’t know anyone who completed it. …”

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Spring 2021

Winter 2020

Spring 2019

Switching programs 1 point, 8 comments

“I really want to switch from civil to mechanical engineering. But of course the program is full and I will have to wait for the end of 1A. …”

u/crono760: “You're best off contacting either Dr. Mike Collins or Meghan Bester. Their contact info can be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/our-people I've seen some people …”

u/crono760: “… There are such vast differences that someone taking CIVE123 would not be able to understand what's going on in upper year mech courses (specifically ME269, the follow-on circuits course). Linear algebra as well is not similar. …”

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Is mech eng dead 3 points, 13 comments

“I swear in the upper years (mainly 2nd year), we're repeating what we learned from previous terms.”

u/loryk_zarr: “Haha what. Have you been to any 2nd year classes?”

u/loryk_zarr: “ME269? not a repeat, you learn 3 phase AC power and more. ME219, you learn entirely new concepts. ME202, I guess it's a repeat of you did HS stats. ME230, ok it expands on materials 1 but adds so much that's super useful for mechanical design. ME250, entirely new concepts. …”

u/-MrGoose-: “Courses mentioned in this thread: ME202 ME219 ME230 ME250 ME262 ME269”

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Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

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Spring 2017

What courses are you taking this fall? 28 points, 129 comments

“With course selection and add/drop happening this week I figured this would be a cool discussion post. …”

u/onepissman: “ME201 - Advanced Calculus (calc 3) ME202 - Statistics for Engineers ME219 - Mechanics of Deformable Solids 1 ME230 - Control of Properties of Materials ME269 - Electromechanical Devices and Power Processing STV202 - Design and Society (I'm hoping to drop this for ECE240 - …”

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