Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Electric motors—The basics
1.6 Energy conversion—Motional e.m.f
1.8 Constant voltage operation
1.9 General properties of electric motors
Chapter 2: Power electronic converters for motor drives
2.2 Voltage control—D.C. output from d.c. supply
2.3 D.C. from a.c.—Controlled rectification
2.6 Inverter switching devices
2.7 Converter waveforms, acoustic noise, and cooling
3.4 D.C. motor—steady-state characteristics
3.6 Four quadrant operation and regenerative braking
4.2 Thyristor d.c. drives—general
4.3 Control arrangements for d.c. drives
4.4 Chopper-fed d.c. motor drives
4.6 Digitally-controlled drives
Chapter 5: Induction motors—Rotating field, slip and torque
5.2 The rotating magnetic field
5.4 Influence of rotor current on flux
5.5 Stator current-speed characteristics
Chapter 6: Induction motor—Operation from 50/60 Hz supply
6.2 Methods of starting cage motors
6.3 Run-up and stable operating regions
6.4 Torque-speed curves—Influence of rotor parameters
6.5 Influence of supply voltage on torque-speed curve
6.8 Speed control (without varying the stator supply frequency)
6.9 Power-factor control and energy optimisation
6.10 Single-phase induction motors
Chapter 7: Variable frequency operation of induction motors
7.2 Variable frequency operation
7.3 Practical aspects of inverter-fed drives
7.4 Effect of inverter on the induction motor
7.6 Inverter and motor protection
Chapter 8: Field oriented control of induction motors
8.3 Circuit modelling of the induction motor
8.4 Steady-state torque under current-fed conditions
8.6 Implementation of field-oriented control
Chapter 9: Synchronous, permanent magnet and reluctance motors and drives
9.4 Utility-fed synchronous motors
9.5 Variable frequency operation of synchronous motors
9.7 Performance of permanent magnet motors
9.8 Emerging developments in permanent magnet motors
Chapter 10: Stepping and switched reluctance motors
10.3 Principle of motor operation
10.5 Steady-state characteristics—Ideal (constant-current) drive
10.6 Drive circuits and pull-out torque–speed curves
10.8 Switched reluctance motor drives
Chapter 11: Motor/drive selection
11.2 Power ratings and capabilities
11.4 Load requirements—torque-speed characteristics
Appendix: Solutions to review questions
A General motors and drives books – Delving a little deeper
C Practical aspects of design and application of motors and drives
E Synchronous reluctance and permanent magnet motors