Electric Drives Concepts and Applications

Electric Drives Concepts and Applications

Vedam Subrahmanyam

At last: field-tested solutions to your electric drive problems. Packed with proven industrial applications and plenty of worked examples, Vedam Subrahmanyam's Electric Drives gives you everything you need to identify and solve virtually any electric drive problems you're likely to encounter. It's the first authoritative, hands-on guide to both conventional and static converter-based drives.

You'll find critical information on closed-loop control and the dynamics of drives, as well as their common technical problems--plus: details on thruster power converters and the drives that employ them; the control aspects of electrical drives; controller design for optimal drive behavior; applications of microprocessors in electric drives; extensive comparisons of various drives; industrial applications--from textile mills to coal mines; dozens of sample problems that help you master concepts; and more.

Contents:
Characteristics of Electric Motors.
Dynamics of Electric Drives.
Converters for Feeding Electric Motors.
Control of Electric Motors.
Rating and Heating of Motors.
Control Techniques for Electrical Drives.
Drives for Specific Applications.
Microprocessors and Control of Electric Drives.


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