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~ Austin Hughes (Author)
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"This book is very readable, up-to-date and should be extremely useful to both users and o.e.m. designers. I unhesitatingly recommend it to any busy engineer who needs to make informed judgments about selecting the right drive system."
- Drives and Controls

"A very useful reference book for anyone wanting a comprehensive understanding of motors and drives ... I have not seen another book which covers this wide subject more comprehensively and in such an easy-to-read style."
- Silicon Chip, May 2006

"I would regard this book as a light but broad coverage of many motor and drive concepts that have been around a long time."
- Dennis Feucht, Innovatia.com

"The coverage of drive types and behaviors is thorough and up to date."
- Electrical Apparatus, May 2006

'This book is very readable, up-to-date and should be extremely useful to both users and o.e.m. designers. I unhesitatingly recommend it to any busy engineer who needs to make informed judgements about selecting the right drive system.' Drives and Controls

'A very useful reference book for anyone wanting a comprehensive understanding of motors and drives ... I have not seen another book which covers this wide subject more comprehensively and in such an easy-to-read style.' Silicon Chip, May 2006

'I would regard this book as a light but broad coverage of many motor and drive concepts that have been around a long time.' Dennis Feucht, Innovatia.com

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Understand the capabilities and limitations of motors and drives with this practical guide for students and professionals
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magnetising branch, motor current will, step command pulses, mechanical output power, steady running speed, step position error, high stepping rates, current reference signal, rotor branch, tacho feedback, magnetising reactance, radial flux density, pulsating flux, armature voltage, mean output voltage, speed feedback signal, speed reference signal, flux density wave, induction motor equivalent circuit, real transformer, flux wave, rotor volume, standard induction motor, reluctance torque, unloaded motor
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5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant introduction to the world of electric motors, June 9, 1999
This review is from: Electric Motors and Drives, Second Edition (Paperback)
For professional reasons I needed to get a clear overview on the fundamentals of electric motors and their drives, without delving into details. This book completely satisfied my requests. More intensively every day software is involved in the design of drives for electric motors. DSP and microcontrollers are the cores of this drives. Software engineers don't need to know the details of functionality of the motors therefore can get a benefit from reading this book in order to understand why some algorithms are implemented in the programs they develop. I found very interesting the explicit intention to explain the fundamentals of electric motors in a non quantitative way: in complicated formulas the essence of reality gets lost. Now, after reading this book, I can say that I have understood how the electric motors work.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Motor basics presently clearly without being buried in math., September 18, 1999
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This review is from: Electric Motors and Drives, Second Edition (Paperback)
The book presents the key points about how motors function without the labor of all the math. I would suggest this book as required reading prior to taking an electrical engineering class on motors to all undergrads. It will help when they are writing all those equations in one of the electromechanical machine classes. The beauty of the book is that it presents what you "need to walk around with" to understand motor functions.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent material, highly readable, thoroughly enjoyable, September 4, 2006
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The best book I have read on motors and drives. The narrative explains the concepts clearly, and the mathematics is basic and focused on the important points.

I have been interested in electric automobiles and this book provides an excellent foundation on basic motors and the power drive systems.

I highly recommend this book. Well worth the investment. Top notch for anyone's library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!
I have been searching for years for a book on drives which explains the subject intuitively without resorting to complex mathematics. This book fits the bill perfectly. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Greg

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing in its presentation
This book on electric motors and drives is thorough enough in its coverage but is lacking in good graphics (diagrams, curves, and drawings). Read more
Published 1 month ago by John R. Aker

5.0 out of 5 stars complete and easy to understand
I was looking for a book able to help me understand the working of the electric motors and I am pleased to say that Electric Motors and Drives is exactly what I needed. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Parcianello Mario

4.0 out of 5 stars Good middle ground between approachable and technical...
I highly recommend this book for anybody wanting a better understanding of the relationship between Electric Motors and Control Software... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lloyd Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars Best available for understanding motors, enjoyable read
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Published 6 months ago by dagineer

5.0 out of 5 stars Reference Material
This is a good book for reference material. Starts out with the fundamentals and goes up from there good job.
Published 9 months ago by Mark A. Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars Electric Motors and Drives
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I do manufacturing/lean engineering. Geared perfectly to technicaly apt readers with little electrical specific knowledge. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Brian D. Salo

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of motor fundamentals, short on circuits
I am a brushless dc drive engineer and I originally purchased this book looking for some deep insight into the inner workings of motor physics and the nuances of circuit... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jason R. Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly remarkable book
This truly remarkable book has done much to elucidate the fundamental principles of motors and drives in the plainest terms. The focus is on DC motor and induction motor. Read more
Published 20 months ago by davez

5.0 out of 5 stars Best drive book!
By far the best drive book I bought. I recommend this book to everyone. From beginner to expert. It is well explained.
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