Electric Drives

This two semester textbook covers basic and up to date knowledge of variable speed electric drives that drive the engine of change in industry for better productivity and energy savings, from electric propulsion in transport, through wind, water energy conversion , to residential appliances. Topologies, modeling for control, various basic control strategies are all treated in notable detail, with ready to use in industry/design math, numerical examples, and 10 complete drive computer simulation programs in MATLAB. EE students will design and manufacture such complex electromechanical and power electronics systems (electricmotor/generator drives) with digital hierarchical control.

Ion Boldea is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University Politehnica Timisoara, Romania. A life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Professor Boldea has worked, published, lectured, and consulted extensively on rotary and linear electric machines, drives, and maglevs for more than 40 years. He has received many accolades, including the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award (2015).

Syed A. Nasar (deceased) was James R. Boyd professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA. A life fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Professor Nasar received the IEEE Nikola Tesla Award (2000), among other accolades. His research efforts were focused on electric motors.