Table of Contents

Background.
Construction and Steady-State Operation of Induction Motors.
Uncontrolled Induction Motor Drives.
Power Electronic Converters for Induction Motor Drives.
Scalar Control Methods.
Dynamic Model of the Induction Motor.
Field Orientation.
Direct Torque and Flux Control.
Speed and Position Control.
Sensorless Drives.
Literature.
Glossary of Symbols.
Index.

About the Author

Andrzej Trzynadlowski is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the Industrial Drives and Industrial Power Converters Committee of the IEEE Industrial Applications Society. He is the author of over 80 publications in the areas of power electronics and electric drive systems and has been granted 11 patents.

Reviews

"...a valuable resource...clear to those who are not experts in the field...an excellent reference for practicing engineers, including electrical, mechanical, and industrial engineers. The author's extensive experience clearly shows in the content." --Choice, October 2001