Electric Motors and Drives - 5th Edition by Austin Hughes & Bill Drury (Paperback)

Electric Motors and Drives: Fundamentals, Types and Applications, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive guide for non-specialist users or students of electric motors and drives.

This fully revised and expanded edition covers all major types of motor and drive systems, including d.c., induction, synchronous (including synchronous reluctance and salient Permanent Magnet), switched reluctance, and stepping motors.

The book provides a clear understanding of how each motor and drive system works, with a physical basis for understanding and quantifying torque production.

The key converter topologies are brought together, and inverter switching strategies are expanded.

A new chapter is devoted to the treatment of Field Oriented control, reflecting its increasing importance for all a.c.

motor drives.

This book bridges the gap between specialist textbooks and handbooks, offering an accessible understanding of electric motors and drives.