An Electric Drive can be defined as an electromechanical device for
converting electrical energy to mechanical energy to impart motion to different
machines and mechanisms for various kinds of process control. The contents are
as follows : Introduction, Basic Elements, Types of Electric Drives, Factors
Influencing Electric Drives, Heating and Cooling Curves, Loading Conditions and
Classes of Duty, Selection of Power Rating for Drive Motors With Regard to
Thermal Overloading and Load Variation Factors, Load Equalization, Drive Motor
Characteristics, Induction Motor Fed Drive, Three Phase Synchronous Motor Fed
Drives, Drive Applications.
Author(s): School of Electrical and Electronics
Engineering, Department of EEE , Sathyabama Institute of Science and
Technology