Product Description

Drawing on over 20 years of experience as an instructor and developer of technical support and training materials for major drives manufacturers, the author of this practical reference introduces engineering concepts of motors and drives in a way that can be easily understood by both engineers unfamiliar with the technology, and technicians who are technically literate but not accustomed to complex theory and mathematics. It features simple explanations, summaries, review questions, glossaries, and reference tables for formulas and conversions. The text begins with an explanation of the principles of DC and variable frequency AC drive technology. It provides an overview of drive components and types of drives, with special emphasis given to common motion control applications for each. The text goes on to cover DC and AC motor and drive operation, step motors, AC vector motors, brushless servo motors, linear stepper and linear servo motors, drive innovations such as vector drives, PWM stepper, and servo drives. Feedback devices such as tachometers, resolvers, and encoders are also addressed as they relate to speed and torque control. Later chapters cover drive systems control methods and the maintenance and troubleshooting of drive systems. Design engineers, automation and control specialists, maintenance technicians, and students will find this to be an invaluable resource, both as a tutorial and a desk reference.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #976708 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Customer Reviews

Motors & Drives A Practical Technology Guide
Good reference book easy to understand and read. The writer really simplifies the information for the reader.

Motors and Drives - Great Book!
Excellent overall book written for the Control Specialist. Not a textbook, but a thorough review of all motor and drive systems being used within the industry. Not many authors talk about the old Eddy Current DC Motor drives, and other DC and AC motor drives prior to the computer age. There are some typos here and there that should have been better reviewed, but overall, this is a good fundamental book on DC and AC motors and drives. I have several excellent textbooks on academic and theoretical applications with motors and drives, but this book describe better real world applications and is written for people deciding on a particular drive system to be used for different applications. I highly recommend this book to readers wanting a general knowledge of DC and AC motors for general industrial applications. I will definitely have this on my shelf at work.

Doesn't ISA Employ an Error and Fact Checker?
This book is full of confusing references, poor explanations and in some cases is just plain wrong. There is no doubt the author has worked in the industry, but has clearly focused on AC and DC Drives. Many of his explanations of mechanical concepts are confusing. His explanations of Stepper Motors, Servo Motors, and Linear Motors are confusing and often misleading. There are also numerous typos.

I have worked with motors and drives for 16 years and was very disappointed in the quality of this book. I expected more from the ISA Press (publisher).