Electric Motors and Drives
Fundamentals, Types and Applications
- 3rd Edition - December 23, 2005
- Author: Austin Hughes
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 4 7 1 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 2 2 0 4 - 3
Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between theory-based academic textbooks and the more prosaic 'hand… Read more
Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between 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. Austin Hughes' approach, using a minimum of maths, has established Electric Motors and Drives as a leading guide for engineers, and the key to a complex subject for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students.
- Acquire essential practical knowledge of motors and drives, with a minimum of math and theory
- Updated material on the latest and most widely-used modern motors and drives
- New edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout
Professional: Electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians requiring a working knowledge of motors and drives (but not a mathematical or academic level of knowledge)
Student: Students of electrical and mechanical engineering seeking an accessible introduction
Student: Students of electrical and mechanical engineering seeking an accessible introduction
Electric motors; Power electronic converters for motor drives; Conventional DC motors; DC motor drives; Induction motors - rotating field, slip and torque; Operating characteristics of induction motors; Inverter-fed induction motor drives; Stepping motor systems; Synchronous, switched reluctance and brushless DC Drives; Motor/drive selection; Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: December 23, 2005
- Language: English
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Austin Hughes
Austin Hughes was a long-time member of the innovative motors and drives research team at the University of Leeds, UK, and has established a reputation for an informal style that opens up complex subjects to a wide readership, including students and managers as well as technicians and engineers.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Leeds, UK