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Author: Stephen L. Herman Publisher: Cengage Learning Language: English
ISBN‑10: 1337798681 ISBN‑13: 978‑1337798686
Understanding Motor Controls, 4th Edition provides a comprehensive and reader-friendly introduction to motor control systems. This edition guides readers from the basics of motor control components to practical circuit use, installation, and troubleshooting. It includes modern illustrations, chapters on motor installation aligned with industry standards, and hands-on lab exercises covering simple control circuits to advanced starters.
1. Basic Control Circuits & Components
Learn about starters, overloads, relays, contactors, control transformers, and schematic symbols.
2. Control Circuit Logic & Ladder Diagrams
Understand how to read schematics and create wiring diagrams for start-stop, forward-reverse, jogging/inching, timing relays, and sequence control.
3. Sensing Devices & Installation Methods
Explore float switches, pressure sensors, limit switches, Hall effect sensors, and photodetectors, along with proper installation techniques.
4. Starting, Braking & Specialized Motors
Covers across-the-line, autotransformer, wye-delta, part-winding starting, as well as DC motors, single-phase motors, synchronous motors, and wound rotor motors.
5. Variable Speed Drives & Electronics
Delve into variable voltage clutches, solid-state DC motor controls, variable frequency drives (VFDs), semiconductors, SCRs, triacs, and operational amplifiers.
6. Troubleshooting & Lab Exercises
Provides step-by-step troubleshooting methods and hands-on lab exercises using actual control components.
Understanding Motor Controls, 4th Edition bridges the gap between theory and practical application. With clear explanations, illustrations, lab exercises, and troubleshooting procedures, it equips readers to design, install, operate, and maintain motor control systems effectively.
Students in electrical, industrial, or mechanical engineering programs
Electricians, industrial technicians, and maintenance personnel
Instructors and trainers teaching motor control
Professionals involved in wiring, installing, troubleshooting, or maintaining motors and control circuits
Motor control fundamentals and component theory
Schematic symbols, ladder logic, and wiring diagrams
Motor starters, overloads, relays, contactors, transformers
Control circuit logic for start/stop, forward/reverse, jog, timing, sequence
Sensors and switches: pressure, float, flow, proximity, photodetectors
Motor starting & braking methods
Specialized motor types
Variable speed drives and basic electronics for motor control
Circuit installation practices
Hands-on lab experiments and troubleshooting procedures
Understanding Motor Controls, 4th Edition is a practical, thorough guide to motor control systems. Its combination of clear explanations, real-world examples, and hands-on exercises makes it an essential resource for students, technicians, and professionals working with motor control systems.
