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Book Synopsis
Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics, Third Edition combines the traditional areas of electric machinery with the latest in modern control and power electronics.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: MAGNETIC CIRCUITS 1

1.1 MAGNETIC CIRCUITS 1

1.2 HYSTERESIS 15

1.3 SINUSOIDAL EXCITATION 21

1.4 PERMANENT MAGNET 26

PROBLEMS 30

CHAPTER 2: TRANSFORMERS 40

2.1 IDEAL TRANSFORMER 42

2.2 PRACTICAL TRANSFORMER 48

2.3 VOLTAGE REGULATION 55

2.4 EFFICIENCY 59

2.5 AUTOTRANSFORMER 64

2.6 THREE-PHASE TRANSFORMERS 66

2.7 HARMONICS IN THREE-PHASE TRANSFORMER BANKS 76

2.8 PER-UNIT (PU) SYSTEM 79

PROBLEMS 85

CHAPTER 3: ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION 93

3.1 ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESS 93

3.2 FIELD ENERGY 94

3.3 MECHANICAL FORCE IN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM 99

3.4 ROTATING MACHINES 108

3.5 CYLINDRICAL MACHINES 111

PROBLEMS 113

CHAPTER 4: DC MACHINES 119

4.1 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONVERSION 119

4.2 DC MACHINES 124

4.3 DC GENERATORS 141

4.4 DC MOTORS 161

4.5 SPEED CONTROL 180

4.6 PERMANENT MAGNET DC (PMDC) MOTORS 190

4.7 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) MOTORS 191

PROBLEMS 192

CHAPTER 5: INDUCTION (ASYNCHRONOUS) MACHINES 200

5.1 CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES 200

5.2 ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD 202

5.3 INDUCED VOLTAGES 207

5.4 POLYPHASE INDUCTION MACHINE 209

5.5 THREE MODES OF OPERATION 212

5.6 INVERTED INDUCTION MACHINE 214

5.7 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL 214

5.8 NO-LOAD TEST, BLOCKED-ROTOR TEST, AND EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT PARAMETERS 221

5.9 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS 225

5.10 POWER FLOW IN THREE MODES OF OPERATION 232

5.11 EFFECTS OF ROTOR RESISTANCE 240

5.12 CLASSES OF SQUIRREL-CAGE MOTORS 244

5.13 SPEED CONTROL 245

5.14 STARTING OF INDUCTION MOTORS 259

5.15 TIME AND SPACE HARMONICS 260

5.16 LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR (LIM) 267

PROBLEMS 271

CHAPTER 6: SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 282

6.1 CONSTRUCTION OF THREE-PHASE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 285

6.2 SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS 286

6.3 SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 292

6.4 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL 294

6.5 POWER AND TORQUE CHARACTERISTICS 303

6.6 CAPABILITY CURVES 312

6.7 POWER FACTOR CONTROL 313

6.8 INDEPENDENT GENERATORS 317

6.9 SALIENT POLE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 319

6.10 SPEED CONTROL OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 330

6.11 APPLICATIONS 335

6.12 LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR (LSM) 337

6.13 BRUSHLESS DC (BLDC) MOTORS 338

6.14 SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTORS (SRM) 344

6.15 SENSORLESS DRIVE SYSTEMS 351

PROBLEMS 353

CHAPTER 7: SINGLE-PHASE MOTORS 362

7.1 SINGLE-PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS 362

7.2 STARTING WINDING DESIGN 381

7.3 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT OF A CAPACITOR-RUN MOTOR 391

7.4 SINGLE-PHASE SERIES (UNIVERSAL) MOTORS 397

7.5 SINGLE-PHASE SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 403

7.6 SPEED CONTROL 405

PROBLEMS 406

CHAPTER 8: SPECIAL MACHINES 412

8.1 SERVOMOTORS 412

8.2 SYNCHROS 421

8.3 STEPPER MOTORS 426

PROBLEMS 437

CHAPTER 9: TRANSIENTS AND DYNAMICS 441

9.1 DC MACHINES 441

9.2 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 452

9.3 INDUCTION MACHINES 466

9.4 TRANSFORMER; TRANSIENT INRUSH CURRENT 469

PROBLEMS 471

CHAPTER 10: POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CONVERTERS 476

10.1 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 476

10.2 CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS 492

10.3 AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS 511

10.4 CHOPPERS 515

10.5 INVERTERS 523

10.6 CYCLOCONVERTERS 537

10.7 NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED (NPC) MULTILEVEL INVERTERS 540

10.8 DC POWER SUPPLY USING BUCK CONVERTER CONFIGURATION 542

10.9 POWER SUPPLY IN COMPUTERS 547

PROBLEMS 551

CHAPTER 11: WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS 560

11.1 WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS 561

11.2 REFERENCES 573

APPENDIX A: WINDINGS 575

A.1 MMF DISTRIBUTION 575

A.2 INDUCED VOLTAGES 578

A.3 WINDING ARRANGEMENT 578

A.4 SPACE HARMONICS AND WINDING FACTORS 582

A.5 TIME HARMONIC VOLTAGES 583

PROBLEMS 587

APPENDIX B: BALANCED THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS 589

B.1 SINGLE-PHASE CIRCUITS 589

B.2 BALANCED THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS 592

B.3 BALANCED THREE-PHASE LOAD 595

B.4 Δ−Y TRANSFORMATION OF LOAD 599

B.5 PER-PHASE EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT 600

B.6 THREE-PHASE POWER MEASUREMENT 600

APPENDIX C: UNITS AND CONSTANTS 605

C.1 UNITS 605

C.2 CONSTANTS 605

APPENDIX D: LAPLACE TRANSFORMS 606

APPENDIX E: ANSWERS TO SOME PROBLEMS 607

INDEX 614

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 19/11/2013
      ISBN13: 9781118078877, 978-1118078877
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics, Third Edition combines the traditional areas of electric machinery with the latest in modern control and power electronics.

      Table of Contents

      CHAPTER 1: MAGNETIC CIRCUITS 1

      1.1 MAGNETIC CIRCUITS 1

      1.2 HYSTERESIS 15

      1.3 SINUSOIDAL EXCITATION 21

      1.4 PERMANENT MAGNET 26

      PROBLEMS 30

      CHAPTER 2: TRANSFORMERS 40

      2.1 IDEAL TRANSFORMER 42

      2.2 PRACTICAL TRANSFORMER 48

      2.3 VOLTAGE REGULATION 55

      2.4 EFFICIENCY 59

      2.5 AUTOTRANSFORMER 64

      2.6 THREE-PHASE TRANSFORMERS 66

      2.7 HARMONICS IN THREE-PHASE TRANSFORMER BANKS 76

      2.8 PER-UNIT (PU) SYSTEM 79

      PROBLEMS 85

      CHAPTER 3: ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION 93

      3.1 ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESS 93

      3.2 FIELD ENERGY 94

      3.3 MECHANICAL FORCE IN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEM 99

      3.4 ROTATING MACHINES 108

      3.5 CYLINDRICAL MACHINES 111

      PROBLEMS 113

      CHAPTER 4: DC MACHINES 119

      4.1 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONVERSION 119

      4.2 DC MACHINES 124

      4.3 DC GENERATORS 141

      4.4 DC MOTORS 161

      4.5 SPEED CONTROL 180

      4.6 PERMANENT MAGNET DC (PMDC) MOTORS 190

      4.7 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) MOTORS 191

      PROBLEMS 192

      CHAPTER 5: INDUCTION (ASYNCHRONOUS) MACHINES 200

      5.1 CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES 200

      5.2 ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD 202

      5.3 INDUCED VOLTAGES 207

      5.4 POLYPHASE INDUCTION MACHINE 209

      5.5 THREE MODES OF OPERATION 212

      5.6 INVERTED INDUCTION MACHINE 214

      5.7 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL 214

      5.8 NO-LOAD TEST, BLOCKED-ROTOR TEST, AND EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT PARAMETERS 221

      5.9 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS 225

      5.10 POWER FLOW IN THREE MODES OF OPERATION 232

      5.11 EFFECTS OF ROTOR RESISTANCE 240

      5.12 CLASSES OF SQUIRREL-CAGE MOTORS 244

      5.13 SPEED CONTROL 245

      5.14 STARTING OF INDUCTION MOTORS 259

      5.15 TIME AND SPACE HARMONICS 260

      5.16 LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR (LIM) 267

      PROBLEMS 271

      CHAPTER 6: SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 282

      6.1 CONSTRUCTION OF THREE-PHASE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 285

      6.2 SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS 286

      6.3 SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 292

      6.4 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL 294

      6.5 POWER AND TORQUE CHARACTERISTICS 303

      6.6 CAPABILITY CURVES 312

      6.7 POWER FACTOR CONTROL 313

      6.8 INDEPENDENT GENERATORS 317

      6.9 SALIENT POLE SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 319

      6.10 SPEED CONTROL OF SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 330

      6.11 APPLICATIONS 335

      6.12 LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR (LSM) 337

      6.13 BRUSHLESS DC (BLDC) MOTORS 338

      6.14 SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MOTORS (SRM) 344

      6.15 SENSORLESS DRIVE SYSTEMS 351

      PROBLEMS 353

      CHAPTER 7: SINGLE-PHASE MOTORS 362

      7.1 SINGLE-PHASE INDUCTION MOTORS 362

      7.2 STARTING WINDING DESIGN 381

      7.3 EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT OF A CAPACITOR-RUN MOTOR 391

      7.4 SINGLE-PHASE SERIES (UNIVERSAL) MOTORS 397

      7.5 SINGLE-PHASE SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS 403

      7.6 SPEED CONTROL 405

      PROBLEMS 406

      CHAPTER 8: SPECIAL MACHINES 412

      8.1 SERVOMOTORS 412

      8.2 SYNCHROS 421

      8.3 STEPPER MOTORS 426

      PROBLEMS 437

      CHAPTER 9: TRANSIENTS AND DYNAMICS 441

      9.1 DC MACHINES 441

      9.2 SYNCHRONOUS MACHINES 452

      9.3 INDUCTION MACHINES 466

      9.4 TRANSFORMER; TRANSIENT INRUSH CURRENT 469

      PROBLEMS 471

      CHAPTER 10: POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CONVERTERS 476

      10.1 POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES 476

      10.2 CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS 492

      10.3 AC VOLTAGE CONTROLLERS 511

      10.4 CHOPPERS 515

      10.5 INVERTERS 523

      10.6 CYCLOCONVERTERS 537

      10.7 NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED (NPC) MULTILEVEL INVERTERS 540

      10.8 DC POWER SUPPLY USING BUCK CONVERTER CONFIGURATION 542

      10.9 POWER SUPPLY IN COMPUTERS 547

      PROBLEMS 551

      CHAPTER 11: WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS 560

      11.1 WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS 561

      11.2 REFERENCES 573

      APPENDIX A: WINDINGS 575

      A.1 MMF DISTRIBUTION 575

      A.2 INDUCED VOLTAGES 578

      A.3 WINDING ARRANGEMENT 578

      A.4 SPACE HARMONICS AND WINDING FACTORS 582

      A.5 TIME HARMONIC VOLTAGES 583

      PROBLEMS 587

      APPENDIX B: BALANCED THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS 589

      B.1 SINGLE-PHASE CIRCUITS 589

      B.2 BALANCED THREE-PHASE CIRCUITS 592

      B.3 BALANCED THREE-PHASE LOAD 595

      B.4 Δ−Y TRANSFORMATION OF LOAD 599

      B.5 PER-PHASE EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT 600

      B.6 THREE-PHASE POWER MEASUREMENT 600

      APPENDIX C: UNITS AND CONSTANTS 605

      C.1 UNITS 605

      C.2 CONSTANTS 605

      APPENDIX D: LAPLACE TRANSFORMS 606

      APPENDIX E: ANSWERS TO SOME PROBLEMS 607

      INDEX 614

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