Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 26
Acknowledgements......Page 40
PART A: DRIVE TYPES AND CORE TECHNOLOGY......Page 42
A1. Industrial motors......Page 52
A2. Drive converter circuit topologies......Page 112
A3. Power semiconductor devices......Page 150
A4. Torque, speed and position control......Page 212
A5. Position and speed feedback......Page 252
A6. Motion control......Page 274
A7. Voltage source inverter: four-quadrant operation......Page 294
A8. Switched reluctance and stepper motor drives......Page 302
PART B: THE DRIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT......Page 336
B1. The a.c. supply......Page 340
B2. Interaction between drives and motors......Page 376
B3. Physical environment......Page 396
B4. Thermal management......Page 424
B5. Drive system power management: common d.c. bus topologies......Page 434
B6. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)......Page 452
B7. Protection......Page 474
B8. Mechanical vibration, critical speed and torsional dynamics......Page 482
B9. Installation and maintenance of standard motors and drives......Page 490
PART C: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS......Page 498
C1. Application and drive characteristics......Page 502
C2. Duty cycles......Page 518
C3. Interfaces, communications and PC tools......Page 526
C4. Typical drive functions......Page 574
C5. Common techniques......Page 592
C6. Industrial application examples......Page 640
PART D: APPENDICES......Page 702
D1. Symbols and formulae......Page 704
D2. Conversion tables......Page 736
D3. World industrial electricity supplies (<1 kV)......Page 748
Bibliography......Page 756
Index......Page 758