Motor control fundamentals /
Steve Senty
- Australia ; Clifton park, NY : Delmar Cengage Learning, c2013
- vi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Electromagnetic Induction Theory -- Principle of Electromagnetism -- Principle of Electromagnetic Induction -- Relationship Between Electromagnetic Induction and Electromagnetism -- Induction May Be Either Mutual Induction, or Self-induction -- ch. 2 Induction Motor Overview -- Parts of an Induction Motor -- What Is an Induction Motor? -- ch. 3 Three-Phase Motor Theory -- Law of Charges -- Electromagnets in Induction Motors -- Synchronous Speed -- ch. 4 Single-Phase Induction Motors -- Single-Phase Alternating Current (AC) Motors -- Single-Phase Induction Motor Classifications -- ch. 5 Induction Motor Electrical Connections -- Motor Connections -- ch. 6 Motor Nameplates -- Motor Nameplate Information -- ch. 7 Magnetic Relays and Contactors -- Parts of a Relay -- Magnetic Contactors -- ch. 8 Overload Units -- Thermal Overload Units -- ch. 9 Magnetic Motor Starters -- Definition -- ch. 10 Motor Starter Circuits -- Motor Circuit Conductor Protection -- Magnetic Motor Starter Circuit -- ch. 11 Motor Control Circuit Ladder Diagram Documentation -- Reference Documentation -- ch. 12 Two-Wire Motor Control -- Two-Wire Motor Control Circuits -- ch. 13 Three-Wire Motor Control -- Three-Wire Motor Control Circuits -- ch. 14 Control Circuits -- Two-Wire Control Circuits -- Three-Wire Control Circuits -- ch. 15 Variable-Frequency Drive Principles -- Advanced Motor Protection Features -- ch. 16 Commissioning a VFD.
Covers areas essential to today's electricians, such as Electric MOtor Theory, Motor Nameplates, Selonoids, Overload Units, MOtor Control Circuit Ladder Diagrams, and VFDs, as well as the latest tools and equipment.