Solid State Electric Motor Drives by IARE

Solid State Electric Motor Drives by IARE

An Electric Drive can be defined as an electromechanical device for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy to impart motion to different machines and mechanisms for various kinds of process control. The contents in this lecture note include : Control of Dc Motors Through Phase Controlled Rectifiers, Speed Control of Dc Motors, Speed Control of Induction Motors Through Variable Voltage and Variable Frequency, Speed Control of Induction Motors Through Rotor Resistance and Vector Control, Speed Control of Synchronous Motors.

Author(s): Dr. B. Muralidhar Nayak, Professor, Mr. S. Srikanth, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering

90 Pages

Characteristics of Electric Drives

An Electric Drive can be defined as, a system which is used to control the movement of an electrical machine. This drive employs a prime mover such as a petrol engine, otherwise diesel, steam turbines otherwise gas, electrical & hydraulic motors like a main source of energy. This PDF covers the following topics related to Electric Drives : Basic Concept of Electric Drives, Motor-Load torque equation, Types of Electric Drives, Various classes of duty, Heating and cooling of Electric Drives.

Author(s): Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidyalaya

35 Pages