Electric Motors

This book deals with principles & characteristics of the wide range of motor types likely to be useful in small engineering workshop applications. It also covers matters such as speed control, electric braking, generators, installation & safety aspects - everything, in fact, of practical value to the small workshop user. In the years since the publication of the first edition, the book has become a well established reference source for users to dip into when more information is needed on how motors behave in standard usage & also in less common applications. In this time a lot has happened in the field of motor design. This second edition now contains updated information covering both these later developments in motor types & their control systems. A major section is devoted to the characteristics & installation of variable frequency drive units (VFDs). It also covers the operating differences between North American & European power systems. The author, Jim Cox, was Chief Engineer of a well-known electronics company & spent his working life closely involved with electronic & electro-mechanical equipment. He has been a keen model engineer for many years & is well aware of both the needs of small engineering workshops & the capability of their owners. He is also known as a familiar contributor to Internet News Groups under his 'Pentagrid' signature.