Suitable for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, this title explores various widely-used modern types of motor and drive, including conventional and brushless D C, induction motors and servo drives, providing readers with the knowledge to select the right technology for a given job.

Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between academic textbooks (which are crammed with math and theory not needed by most users) and the more prosaic 'handbooks' (which provide useful detail but little opportunity for the development of real insight and understanding). The book explores all of the widely used modern types of motors and drives, including conventional and brushless D.C., induction motors and servo drives, providing readers with the knowledge to select the right technology for a given job.

Austin Hughes' approach, using a minimum of math, has established Electric Motors and Drives as a leading guide for electrical engineers and mechanical engineers, and is the key to a complex subject for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students.