Electric Motors and Drives

Electric Motors and Drives is a topic for non-specialists who are interested in the development of real insight. and understanding. The book explores all the widespread modern technology for a given job.

The third edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout. New topics include digital interfacing and control in drives DC drives. The material on brushless servomotors has also been expanded.

Austin Hughes' approach, using a minimum of maths, and introducing electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and the key for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students.

* Acquire knowledge of mobility and motions through unnecessary maths and theory
* Updated material on the latest and most widely used modern motors, including brushless servomotors
* New edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout

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; Induction motor equivalent circuit; Inverter-fed induction motor drives; Stepping motors; Synchronous, brushless DC and switched reluctance drives; Motor / drive selection; Appendix - Introduction to closed-loop control; index