Key Features
- 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
- New edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout
Chapter One. Electric Motors – The Basics
1. Introduction
2. Producing Rotation
3. Magnetic Circuits
4. Torque Production
5. Torque and Motor Volume
6. Energy Conversion – Motional E.M.F.
7. Equivalent Circuit
8. Constant Voltage Operation
9. General Properties of Electric Motors
Chapter Two. Introduction to Power Electronic Converters for Motor Drives
1. Introduction
2. Voltage Control – D.C. Output from D.C. Supply
3. D.C. from A.C. – Controlled Rectification
4. A.C. from D.C. – Inversion
5. A.C. from A.C.
6. Inverter Switching Devices
7. Converter Waveforms, Acoustic Noise, and Cooling
Chapter Three. Conventional D.C. Motors
1. Introduction
2. Torque Production
3. Motional E.M.F.
4. D.C. Motor – Steady-State Characteristics
5. Transient Behavior – Current Surges
6. Four Quadrant Operation and Regenerative Braking
7. Shunt and Series Motors
8. Self-Excited D.C. Machine
9. Toy Motors
Chapter Four. D.C. Motor Drives
1. Introduction
2. Thyristor D.C. Drives – General
3. Control Arrangements for D.C. Drives
4. Chopper-Fed D.C. Motor Drives
5. D.C. Servo Drives
6. Digitally Controlled Drives
Chapter Five. Induction Motors – Rotating Field, Slip and Torque
1. Introduction
2. The Rotating Magnetic Field
3. Torque Production
4. Influence of Rotor Current on Flux
5. Stator Current–Speed Characteristics
Chapter Six. Induction Motors – Operation from 50/60Hz Supply
1. Introduction
2. Methods of Starting Cage Motors
3. Run-Up and Stable Operating Regions
4. Torque–Speed Curves – Influence of Rotor Parameters
5. Influence of Supply Voltage on Torque–Speed Curve
6. Generating
7. Braking
8. Speed Control
9. Power-Factor Control and Energy Optimization
10. Single-Phase Induction Motors
11. Power Range
Chapter Seven. Variable Frequency Operation of Induction Motors
1. Introduction
2. Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drives
3. Torque–Speed Characteristics
4. Introduction to Field-Oriented Control
5. Steady-State Torque Under Current-Fed Conditions
6. Torque vs Slip Frequency – Constant Rotor Flux Linkage
7. Dynamic Torque Control
8. Implementation of Field-Oriented Control
9. Direct Torque Control
Chapter Eight. Inverter-fed Induction Motor Drives
1. Introduction
2. Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)
3. Performance of Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drives
4. Effect of Inverter Waveform and Variable Speed on the Induction Motor
5. Effect of the Inverter-Fed Induction Motor on the Utility Supply
6. Inverter and Motor Protection
7. Alternative Converter Topologies
Chapter Nine. Synchronous and Brushless Permanent Magnet Machines and Drives
1. Introduction
2. Synchronous Motors
3. Equivalent Circuits of Synchronous Motors
4. Operation From Constant-Voltage, Constant-Frequency (Utility) Supply
5. Variable-Frequency Operation
6. Synchronous Motor Drives
7. Performance of Brushless Motors
8. Reluctance and Hysteresis Motors
Chapter Ten. Stepping and Switched-reluctance Motors
1. Introduction
2. Stepping Motors
3. Principle of Motor Operation
4. Motor Characteristics
5. Steady-State Characteristics – Ideal (Constant-Current) Drive
6. Drive Circuits and Pull-Out Torque–Speed Curves
7. Transient Performance
8. Switched-Reluctance Motor Drives
Chapter Eleven. Motor/Drive Selection
1. Introduction
2. Power Ratings and Capabilities
3. Drive Characteristics
4. Load Requirements – Torque–Speed Characteristics
5. General Application Considerations
Appendix One. Introduction to Closed-loop Control
A1.1. Outline of Approach
A1.2. Closed-Loop (Feedback) Systems
A1.3. Steady-State Analysis of Closed-Loop Systems
Appendix Two. Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit
A2.1. Introduction
A2.2. The Ideal Transformer
A2.3. The Real Transformer
A2.4. Development of the Induction Motor Equivalent Circuit
A2.5. Properties of Induction Motors
A2.6. Performance Prediction – Example
A2.7. Approximate Equivalent Circuits
A2.8. Measurement of Induction Motor Parameters
A2.9. Equivalent Circuit Under Variable-Frequency Conditions
