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El-Haware, Mohamed E

Principles of Electric Machines : with Power electronic Applications - 2nd - New Delhi Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. India 2014,c2002 - 483

All machines have power requirements, and finding the right balance of economy and performance can be a challenge to engineers. Principles of Electric Machines with Power Electronic Applications provides a thorough grounding in the principles of electric machines and the closely related area of power electronics and adjustable speed drives. Designed for both students and professionals seeking a foundation in the fundamental structure of modern-day electric power systems from a technical perspective, this lucid, succinct guide has been completely revised and updated.

Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.

· Electric Machines.

· Roots in Observation.

· Beginnings.

· Foundations of Electromagnetism.

· The Dawn of Electrodynamics.

· Early Electric Generators.

· Early Electric Motors.

· Alternating Current.

· Power Electronics: Scope and A Brief History.

· Structure of the Power System.

· Outline of the Text.



Chapter 2: Principles of Electromagnetism and Electromechanical Energy Conversion.

· Magnetic-Field Laws.

· Permeability and Magnetic-Field Intensity.

· Magnetic Circuits.

· Flux Linkages, Induced Voltages, Inductance, and Energy.

· Hysteresis Loop.

· Eddy-Current and Core Losses.

· Energy Flow Approach.

· Field Energy.

· Multiply Excited Systems.

· Reluctance Motors.

· Doubly Excited Systems.

· Salient-Pole Machines.

· Round or Smooth Air-Gap Machines.

· Machine-Type Classification.

· P-Pole Machines.



Chapter 3: Power Electronic Devices and Systems.

· Power Semiconductor Devices.

· Control Characteristics of Power Devices.

· Power Transistors.

· The Thyristors.

· Power Electronic Systems.

· Power Integrated Circuits and Smart Power.



Chapter 4: Direct-Current Motors.

• Construction Features.

• Circuit Model of dc Generator.

• Circuit Model of dc Motors.

• dc Series Motors.

• dc Shunt Motors.

• Motor and Load Matching.

• Conventional Speed Control of dc Motors.

• Reversal of Direction of Rotation.

• Starting dc Motors.

• Adjustable Speed dc Motor Drives.

• ac-dc Drives for dc Motors.

• dc-dc Drives for dc Motors.



Chapter 5: Transformers.

• Ideal Transformers.

• Transformer Models.

• Transformer Performance Measures.

• Single-Phase Connections.

• Three-Winding Transformers.

• Three-Phase Systems and Transformer Connections.

• Autotransformers.



Chapter 6: Induction Motors and Their Control.

• MMF Waves and the Rotating Magnetic Field.

• Slip.

• Equivalent Circuits.

• Simplified Equivalent Circuits.

• Torque Characteristics.

• Some Useful Relations.

• Internal Mechanical Power.

• Effects of Rotor Impedance.

• Classification of Induction Motors.

• Starting Induction Motors.

• Conventional Speed Control of Induction Motors.

• Adjustable Speed Drives: General Considerations.

• Variable-Voltage - Constant-Frequency Drives.

• Variable-Voltage - Variable-Frequency Drives.

• dc-Link-Converter Drives.

• Voltage-Fed Inverter Drives.

• Current-Fed Inverter Drives.

• Cycloconverter Drives.

• Regulation of Slip Power.



Chapter 7: Synchronous Machines.

• Round-Rotor Machines: Equivalent Circuit.

• Armature Reaction.

• Principal Steady-State Characteristics.

• Power Angle Characteristics and the Infinite-Bus Concept.

• Synchronous-Motor Operation.

• Salient-Pole Machines.



Chapter 8: Fractional-Horsepower Alternating Current Motors.

• Rotating Magnetic Fields in Single-Phase Induction Motors.

• Equivalent Circuits for Single-Phase Induction Motors.

• Power and Torque Relations.

• Starting Single-Phase Induction Motors.



Bibliography.

Index.

ISBN: 9788126529339

Publisher. No.: Allied Informatics, Jaipur

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Electrical

Dewey Class. No.: 621.310 42 / ELH