Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between maths- and 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. The third edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout. New topics include digital interfacing and control of drives, direct torque control of induction motors and current-fed operation in DC drives. The material on brushless servomotors has also been expanded. Austin Hughes\' approach, using a minimum of maths, has established Electric Motors and Drives as a leading guide for electrical engineers and mechanical engineers, and the key to a complex subject for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students. The key features are: acquire knowledge of and understanding of the capabilities and limitations of motors and drives without struggling through unnecessary maths and theory; updated material on the latest and most widely-used modern motors and drives, including brushless servomotors; and new edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout.

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