Variable speed drives and the associated electrical motors play a
central role in industry as well as the buildings in which we live, work
and are entertained. They are arguably the most potent tool we have 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 apace 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.