"V. Rajini, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics

Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, received her Ph.D. from

Anna University. She has contributed extensively to the engineering literature with her research publications and is the author of

the book ‘Electrical Machine Design'. She has been featured in

India Today for her innovation in developing a ‘Pulsed Electric

Field Generator for inactivating microorganisms in liquid food'.

In addition, she holds two patents. She has completed various

research projects funded by SSN Trust and AICTE and MNRE.

She is a senior member of IEEE and a life member of ISTE. She has received several best paper awards and best teacher awards, CTS–best faculty award and distinguished

scientist award for her contributions.



V. S. Nagarajan, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.He obtained his Ph.D. in Ferrite Assisted Synchronous Reluctance motor design and analysis from Anna University.He has published 19 papers in International Journals and International/National

Conferences"

"Foreword

Preface

About the Authors

1 Introduction to Electric Drives

2 Multi Quadrant Dynamics,

Load Equalization and Types of Duty

3 Converter/Rectifier Fed DC Motor Drive

4 Chopper Fed DC Motor Drive

5 Modelling, Controller Design and Analysis,

and Closed Loop Operation of DC Motor Drive

6 Induction Motor Drives

7 Vector Control and Direct Torque Control

of Three-phase Induction Machine

8 Synchronous Motor Drives

9 Electronic Commutation and Rotor Position Sensing

10 Synchronous Reluctance Motor

11 Switched Reluctance Motor

12 Stepper Motor

13 Permanent Magnet Motors

14 Brushless DC Motor

15 Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

16 Industrial Mills

17 Electric Drives for Pump and Solar

Pump Applications

18 Crane, Elevator/Lift and Escalator Applications

19 Electric Drives for Traction, Electric Vehicle,

Aeronautical and Machine Tool Applications

20 Simulation of Electric Motor Drives Using

Matlab and PSIM

Index "

"Features

• Includes over 70 example problems, solved using a stepwise approach.

• An entire chapter devoted to simulation studies with controller and power electronic circuits for electric motors using PSIM software.

• Comprises over 450 and 150 end-of-chapter review questions and exercises, to help readers in preparing for semester exams and enhance the understanding of the subject.

• Includes over 150 multiple choice questions with answers covering the syllabi of GATE and UPSC exams.

• Associated simulation files are available on the Companion Web site.

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