
Electric Motors and Drives
Fundamentals, Types and Applications
Resources
Description
Key Features
- Helps users acquire knowledge and understanding of the capabilities and limitations of motors and drives without struggling through unnecessary math and theory
- Presents updated material on the latest and most widely-used motors and drives, including brushless servo motors
- Includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout this updated edition
- Includes a physical basis for the understanding and quantifying torque production
Readership
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
Table of Contents
1. Electric motors – the basics
2. Introduction to power electronic converters for motor drives
3. Conventional D.C. Motors
4. D.C. Motor drives
5. Induction motors rotating field, slip and torque
6. Induction motor – operation from 50/60 hz supply
7. Variable frequency operation of induction motors
8. Field oriented control of induction motors
9. Synchronous, permanent magnet and reluctance motors and drives
10. Stepping and switched reluctance motors
11. Motor/drive selection
Product details
- No. of pages: 511
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Newnes 2019
- Published: July 1, 2019
- Imprint: Newnes
- eBook ISBN: 9780128189252
- Paperback ISBN: 9780081026151
About the Authors
Austin Hughes
Affiliations and Expertise
Bill Drury
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
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Nathan U. Tue Dec 07 2021
Electric Motors and Drives
very, very good teacher