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