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Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications (Paperback)

by Austin Hughes (Author) "Electric motors are so much a part of everyday life that we seldom give them a second thought ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Newnes (an imprint of Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd ); 2Rev Ed edition (23 Nov 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750617411
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750617413
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.7 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 405,672 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #36 in  Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Engineering > Electrical Engineering > Power Networks, Stations & Plants
    #36 in  Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Electrical > Power Networks & Plants
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Written for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, this book explains how electric drives work and compares the performance of the main systems, with many examples of applications. The author's approach - using a minimum of mathematics - has made this book equally popular as an outline for professionals and an introductory student text.

* First edition (1990) has sold over 6000 copies.
Drives and Controls on the first edition: 'This book is very readable, up-to-date and should be extremely useful to both users and o.e.m. designers. I unhesitatingly recommend it to any busy engineer who needs to make informed judgements about selecting the right drive system.'
New features of the second edition: * New section on the cycloconverter drive. * More on switched relectance motor drives. * More on vector-controlled induction motor drives. * More on power switching devices. * New 'question and answer' sections on common problems and misconceptions. * Updating throughout. Electric Motors and Drives is for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives. It fills the gap between specialist textbooks (which are pitched at a level which is too academic for the average user) and the more prosaic 'handbooks' which are filled with useful detail but provide little opportunity for the development of any real insight or understanding. The book explores most of the widely-used modern types of motor and drive, including conventional and brushless d.c., induction motors (mains and inverter-fed), stepping motors, synchronous motors (mains and converter-fed) and reluctance motors.


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5.0 out of 5 stars More than undergraduate text, its a classic, 9 Nov 2000
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This book is a gem. Whilst an undergraduate, a fellow student recommended this book to me and proved to be a well-balanced,comprehendable mine of information. Most other books are either too simple or buried in math equations, this book delivers a progressive, realistic overview of both ac and dc motors and keeps the maths to a minimum. The ideas matter at the learning stage, maths can bog things down if your not sure what they are trying to prove. You can then comprehend the torque graphs later on! With this book, I helped to solve a problem in his thyristor controlled motor system before other engineers had a clue! More than undergraduate text, its a practical modern classic in the field.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 12 Mar 2004
By steve sommerville (Epsom, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I've been working as an electrical engineer for a couple of years and had forgotten(and occasionally not been taught) a large portion about electrical drives. This book is an excellent guide for undergraduates or recent graduates, covering almost every aspect of electrical drives. It has an excellent section on variable speed drives and a very good explanation of load types and load behaviour.

The two critiscisms I had of the book was, the treatment of rotors poles and how they are created was a little light and the explanation of why an induction motors starting current is independant of its load is also not very explicit. Personally I would like to have seen more detail on motor temperature rises, but I accept this isn't useful for everyone.

In short its an excellent book which i still refer to today, its worth every penny. Buy it!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Electric Motors and Drives, 12 Mar 2009
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Good comprehensive explanation of different types of motors and drives in laymans language. DC motors particularly good as few books cover this. Reasonable price and good value. Recommended for students and practical enthusiasts.
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