By
Austin Hughes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
Austin Hughes, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, UK
Don MacLoud
Description
Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between maths- and theory-based
academic textbooks and the more prosaic 'handbooks', which provide useful detail but little opportunity for the development of real insight
and understanding. The book explores all of the widely-used modern types of motor and drive, including conventional and brushless D.C.,
induction motors and servo drives, providing readers with the knowledge to select the right technology for a given job.
The third
edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout. New topics include digital interfacing and control of drives, direct
torque control of induction motors and current-fed operation in DC drives. The material on brushless servomotors has also been expanded.
Austin Hughes' approach, using a minimum of maths, has established Electric Motors and Drives as a leading guide for electrical engineers
and mechanical engineers, and the key to a complex subject for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students.
Audience:
Professional/student Electrical engineering
Electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians
requiring a working knowledge of motors and drives (but not a mathematical or academic level of knowledge)
Students
of electrical and mechanical engineering seeking an accessible introduction
