Which Book on the selection of electric motors???

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I want to be able so select the right motors for the right
applications. Very often people
choose motors on behalf of their experience only, not knowing why and
how. This bothers me. I want to be able to select motors such as Shunt
DC Motors, Compound Motors, Permanent-Magnet Motors, Capacitor-Start
Motor, Shaded-Pole Motor, hysteresis motors, induction motors, and all
the other small weird motors found in fridges, hard disc drives etc
etc.

So far I have come to the following conclusion:

1. I need a book where all the different motors are shown with their
characteristics (torque/power/current curves).
2. The controls have to be explained too. Controlling a motor in a
different way completely changes it's characteristics (curves).
3. The book can be in either english or german.

I have browsed numerous books on the topic without any luck. Does
anybody know of some good literature?

Regards, Lucas Jensen

 

[Tim Wescott]

I want to be able so select the right motors for the right
applications. Very often people
choose motors on behalf of their experience only, not knowing why and
how. This bothers me. I want to be able to select motors such as Shunt
DC Motors, Compound Motors, Permanent-Magnet Motors, Capacitor-Start
Motor, Shaded-Pole Motor, hysteresis motors, induction motors, and all
the other small weird motors found in fridges, hard disc drives etc
etc.

So far I have come to the following conclusion:

1. I need a book where all the different motors are shown with their
characteristics (torque/power/current curves).
2. The controls have to be explained too. Controlling a motor in a
different way completely changes it's characteristics (curves).
3. The book can be in either english or german.

I have browsed numerous books on the topic without any luck. Does
anybody know of some good literature?

Regards, Lucas Jensen

The only thing that I can recommend is "Electric Machines" by Mulukutla
Sarma. It was the text in my electric machines class in College, and
while it is complete it isn't designed as a reference. It is nice
because it teaches all that theory so that (theoretically) you can
figure out how a motor is going to function for you in some unusual
application.

It would be nice to have all the specs gathered together, though.

 

[Glen Walpert]

I want to be able so select the right motors for the right
applications. Very often people
choose motors on behalf of their experience only, not knowing why and
how. This bothers me. I want to be able to select motors such as Shunt
DC Motors, Compound Motors, Permanent-Magnet Motors, Capacitor-Start
Motor, Shaded-Pole Motor, hysteresis motors, induction motors, and all
the other small weird motors found in fridges, hard disc drives etc
etc.

So far I have come to the following conclusion:

1. I need a book where all the different motors are shown with their
characteristics (torque/power/current curves).
2. The controls have to be explained too. Controlling a motor in a
different way completely changes it's characteristics (curves).
3. The book can be in either english or german.

I have browsed numerous books on the topic without any luck. Does
anybody know of some good literature?

Regards, Lucas Jensen

Have you looked at the McGraw-Hill "Electric Motors Handbook", which I
think provides a reasonable overview of motor types and their
characteristics (but not much on controls; I think you are asking too
much of one book).

Torque/power/current curves are probably best obtained from motor
manufacturers.

 

[James Sweet]

I want to be able so select the right motors for the right
applications. Very often people
choose motors on behalf of their experience only, not knowing why and
how. This bothers me. I want to be able to select motors such as Shunt
DC Motors, Compound Motors, Permanent-Magnet Motors, Capacitor-Start
Motor, Shaded-Pole Motor, hysteresis motors, induction motors, and all
the other small weird motors found in fridges, hard disc drives etc
etc.

So far I have come to the following conclusion:

1. I need a book where all the different motors are shown with their
characteristics (torque/power/current curves).
2. The controls have to be explained too. Controlling a motor in a
different way completely changes it's characteristics (curves).
3. The book can be in either english or german.

I have browsed numerous books on the topic without any luck. Does
anybody know of some good literature?

Regards, Lucas Jensen

There's lots of info out on the internet regarding the characteristics
of various motor types, if you know about the motor, and you know the
characteristics of the load, then it's pretty straightforward to choose
a suitable motor to drive it, it's not rocket science.

 

[Kirk Johnson]

I want to be able so select the right motors for the right
applications. Very often people
choose motors on behalf of their experience only, not knowing why and
how. This bothers me. I want to be able to select motors such as Shunt
DC Motors, Compound Motors, Permanent-Magnet Motors, Capacitor-Start
Motor, Shaded-Pole Motor, hysteresis motors, induction motors, and all
the other small weird motors found in fridges, hard disc drives etc
etc.

So far I have come to the following conclusion:

1. I need a book where all the different motors are shown with their
characteristics (torque/power/current curves).
2. The controls have to be explained too. Controlling a motor in a
different way completely changes it's characteristics (curves).
3. The book can be in either english or german.

I have browsed numerous books on the topic without any luck. Does
anybody know of some good literature?

Regards, Lucas Jensen

See my ring stretched right open!

 

[Bennett Price]

You might find the publications here of help:

http://www.bodine-electric.com/Asp/Literature.asp

Basics of Fractional Horsepower Motors and Repair
by Gerald Schweitzer (I believe this is out of print but available
through Amazon, isbn.nu, etc.

Ditto Smeaton Motor Application and Maintenance Handbook.

Lots of books at http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/index.php Search
under engineering.

I'm not sure you can find one book that will cover clock motors,
100 hp polyphase motors, and servo disk drive motors.

 

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http://www.bodine-electric.com/Asp/Literature.asp

YOU ARE MY MAN!!! Hitting the link above and scrolling down gives you a
selection guide in PDF. PERFECT. You made my day.

Lucas