Electric Motor Handbook

  • 7h 18m
  • H. Wayne Beaty, James L.Kirtley, Jr.
  • McGraw-Hill
  • 1998

From portable CD drivers to heavy industry behemoths – all the essential facts about electric motors in one comprehensive reference

This fact-packed handbook is the unrivaled source for professionals who work in electric motors – whether the applications are commercial, industrial or consumer. It thoroughly covers updated traction applications, the latest on solid-state motor-drive controllers, electrical and mechanical parameters, specifications, shapes, performance, protection, and every size of motor made – from those used in portable CDs to the motors required by heavy industry.

In this Book

  • Electric Motors
  • Terminology and Definitions
  • Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Forces and Loss Mechanisms
  • Induction Motors
  • Synchronous Motors
  • Permanent Magnet-Synchronous (Brushless) Motors
  • Direct Current Motors
  • Other Types of Electric Motors and Related Apparatus
  • Motor Noise and Product Sound
  • Servomechanical Power-Electronic Motor Drives