Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications

by Austin Hughes

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.

Genres: Engineering, Textbooks

432 pages, Paperback

First published December 17, 1989

Reviews

[Scott Steiger · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book got my motor running.

[Pat Murphy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this book in order to learn a specific thing about the components of motors I have to deal with from time to time at work. The book didn't listen to my answer and then specifically answer it. But it did leave me satisfied as my receiving a part of an answer which I added to another couple of things I learned about my question while the time was passing as I read the book. My question had to do with capacitors in motors, and whether or not it's acceptable to change a capacitor I know is bad, and not risk the new capacitor by simply putting it in its place. I had an opportunity to talk to a young and smart electrical engineer about that problem, and I had thoughts of my own about how to handle the situation in the future. That happens to me over time in my life and I have had success with it too. First, the book didn't say anything about risk to capacitors except when there is an extra powerful voltage surge, which wouldn't be due to the motor and it's components. This left me leaning towards trying out a new capacitor, and seeing what happens. The engineer said the same thing. he said listen to the sound that the motor makes. If it sounds normal, it is a sign that means the situation with the capacitor is ok. So I think my money was not a waste. About the book, I found that the writing was well done, and understandable. A lot of bases were covered. I actually think I learned some vague info about motors and the different kinds and ways they are put together and how certain things are done to accomplish certain tasks. I have to confess here that I have no electrical science education, so a vast quantity of the book's content went right over my head. I think it would be safe to say I didn't understand anywhere near 40 percent of it. But that isn't the author's fault. The equations and arithmetic or algebra as it might be called left me standing on the sidelines shrugging my shoulders and just reading on, searching for more info about the capacitor info. In algebra, when I was in high school, they used letters for some of the parts of the equation. When this book did this, I had no idea what they stood for. Again, this is all my fault. I did find that I got a faint, (vague) idea of some of the ways that electricity was controlled in a motor or driver (which is a control for the motor), which I think enhanced my knowledge of how a motor works, and how it's movement can be smoothed out and strengthened. So I have to laud the authors for having the skill and desire to make the info understandable for a guy like me who has a high school education and nothing more. I hope this is helpful. I read some of the other reviews of this book before I read it and I believe that those readers were all way above my level of electrical understanding so I can't be as informative about what kind of experience a future reader may have if they are thinking about reading this book. Good luck to you if you decide to read it. I found it to be rewarding in spite of my shortcomings.

[Sebastian Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a motor control enthusiast I really enjoyed reading through this book which supplemented other text(s) in power electronics. This books offers an amazing treatment of electric motor drives. This book touches on fundamental concepts such as current and speed feedback loops, power electronics inverter topologies and braking techniques. While reading through this book I was able to model the behavior of my specified motor with an equivalent circuit using circuit simulation software and combining the drive topology I designed. Things like soft starting techniques,steady state characteristics, and variable frequency drives are discussed. Overall I’d recommend if you are interested in designing motor control circuits.

[Anurag Mendhekar · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book! It makes the whole subject accessible without unnecessary detail and most importantly presents a practitioners point of view. I especially loved the not about motors of a given power rating are all roughly the same size and volume! These are the kinds of insights that help novices navigate what can be an overwhelmingly complex field.

If you're looking to learn about electric motors, this is the perfect place to start!

[Dawid]

chłop od automatyki jest jak: przeczytajcie to bo rzeczy z książki będą na egzaminie. po czym nic z tego nie było na egzaminie

[Mohamed · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[knoba · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Contents
1. Electric Motors
2. 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. Operating Characteristics Of Induction Motors
7. Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drives
8. Stepping Motor Systems
9. Synchronous, Switched Reluctance And Brushless D.C. Drives
10. Motor Drive Selection
Further Reading
Index

[Oliver Hannaford-day · Rating 5 out of 5]

An easy to understand technical book covering all common motor types in detail. I am designing a motor controller and this is a good reference for others doing the same.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good clear explanation of several kinds of electric motor. Exactly what I was looking for.

[Sigurd · Rating 5 out of 5]

I work as a control engineer in the robotic industry, and whenever I need to go back to the basics, I keep returning to this wonderful book.