Electric motors and drives fundamentals, types and applications

Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications provides information regarding the inner workings of motor and drive system. The book is comprised of nine chapters that cover several aspects and types of motor and drive systems. Chapter 1 discusses electric motors, and Chapter 2 dea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hughes, Austin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Heinemann Newnes 1990
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • CHAPTER 3. CONVENTIONAL D.C. MOTORSIntroduction; Torque Production; D.C Motor
  • Steady-state Characteristics; Transient Behaviour
  • Current Surges; Shunt, Series and Compound Motors; Four Quadrant Operation and Regenerative Braking; CHAPTER 4. D.C. MOTOR DRIVES; Introduction; Thyristor D.C Drives; Control Arrangements for D.C Drives; Chopper-fed D.C. Motor Drives; Developments in Industrial D.C Drives; D.C Servo Drives; CHAPTER 5. INDUCTION MOTORS-ROTATING FIELD, SLIP AND TORQUE; Introduction; The Rotating Magnetic Field; Torque Production; Influence of Rotor Current on Flux
  • Front Cover; Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1. ELECTRIC MOTORS; Introduction; Producing Rotation; Magnetic Circuits; Torque Production; Specific Loadings and Specific Output; Motional EMF; General Properties of Electric Motors; CHAPTER 2. POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERTERS FOR MOTOR DRIVES; Introduction; Voltage Control
  • D.C. Output from D.C. Supply; D.C. from A.C.
  • Controlled Rectification; A.C. from D.C.
  • Inversion; Converter Waveforms and Acoustic Noise; Cooling of Power Switching Devices
  • Stator Current-speed CharacteristicsCHAPTER 6. OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUCTION MOTORS; Methods of Starting Cage Motors; Run-up and Stable Operating Regions; Torque-speed Curves
  • Influence of Rotor Parameters; Influence of Supply Voltage on Torque-speed Curve; Generating and Braking; Speed Control; Power-factor Control and Energy Optimization; Single-phase Induction Motors; CHAPTER 7. INVERTER-FED INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES; Introduction; Torque-speed Characteristics
  • Constant V/f Operation; Control Arrangements for Inverter-fed Drives; CHAPTER 8. STEPPING MOTOR SYSTEMS; Introduction
  • Principle of Motor OperationMotor Characteristics; Drive Circuits and Steady-state Characteristics; Transient Performance; CHAPTER 9. SYNCHRONOUS, SWITCHED RELUCTANCE AND BRUSHLESS D.C. DRIVES; Introduction; Synchronous Motors; Controlled-speed Synchronous Motor Drives; Switched Reluctance Motor Drives; Brushless D.C. Motors; CHAPTER 10. MOTOR/DRIVE SELECTION; Introduction; Power Range for Motors and Drives; Load Requirements
  • Torque-speed Characteristics; General Application Considerations; Further Reading; Index