Part A: Drive types and core technologyChapter A1: Industrial motorsChapter A2: Drive converter circuit topologiesChapter A3: Power semiconductor devicesChapter A4: Torque, speed and position controlChapter A5: Position and speed feedbackChapter A6: Motion controlChapter A7: Voltage source inverter: four-quadrant operationChapter A8: Switched reluctance and stepper motor drivesPart B: The drive in its environmentChapter B1: The a.c. supplyChapter B2: Interaction between drives and motorsChapter B3: Physical environmentChapter B4: Thermal managementChapter B5: Drive system power management: common d.c. bus topologiesChapter B6: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)Chapter B7: ProtectionChapter B8: Mechanical vibration, critical speed and torsional dynamicsChapter B9: Installation and maintenance of standard motors and drivesPart C: Practical applicationsChapter C1: Application and drive characteristicsChapter C2: Duty cyclesChapter C3: Interfaces, communications and PC toolsChapter C4: Typical drive functionsChapter C5: Common techniquesChapter C6: Industrial application examplesPart D: AppendicesChapter D1: Symbols and formulaeChapter D2: Conversion tablesChapter D3: World industrial electricity supplies
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Variable speed drives and the associated electrical motors play a central role in industry as well as the buildings in which one lives, work and are entertained. They are arguably the most potent tool in the quest to save energy and thereby reduce our carbon footprint. Their rate of development has been rapid and today's product is in many ways unrecognisable from its ancestors of even twenty years ago. Development continues for the components used in the products, the products themselves and the ways in which the products are used. This book contains a great deal of practical information for drives and industrial engineers who use motors and drives. It is a comprehensive guide to the technology underlying drives and motors. It contains sufficient theory to give both user and student an insight into the design of these components and thereby the constraints and opportunities that exist. It has been radically revised and expanded from the previous edition to contain much new information. The practical grounding of this book makes it a reference work that has a place on the shelf of students as well as practising engineers.