TY - BOOK ID - 28062255 TI - Modern electrical drives : proceedings of a Nato Advanced Study Institute on ..., Antalya, Turkey, 31 January - 11 February 1994 AU - Ertan, H. Bülent AU - NATO Advanced Study Institutes AU - Modern electrical drives AU - Kluwer Academic Publishers AU - NATO PY - 2000 SN - 0792363760 9048154898 9401593876 PB - Dordrecht ; Boston ; London Brussels Kluwer Academic Publishers NATO Scientific Affairs Division DB - UniCat KW - #TELE:ELEN KW - Electric driving KW - Electric machinery KW - Electric power KW - Power transmission KW - Electrical engineering. KW - System theory. KW - Electrical Engineering. KW - Systems Theory, Control. KW - Systems, Theory of KW - Systems science KW - Science KW - Electric engineering KW - Engineering KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:28062255 AB - Electrical drives lie at the heart of most industrial processes and make a major contribution to the comfort and high quality products we all take for granted. They provide the controller power needed at all levels, from megawatts in cement production to milliwatts in wrist watches. Other examples are legion, from the domestic kitchen to public utilities. The modern electrical drive is a complex item, comprising a controller, a static converter and an electrical motor. Some can be programmed by the user. Some can communicate with other drives. Semiconductor switches have improved, intelligent power modules have been introduced, all of which means that control techniques can be used now that were unimaginable a decade ago. Nor has the motor side stood still: high-energy permanent magnets, semiconductor switched reluctance motors, silicon micromotor technology, and soft magnetic materials produced by powder technology are all revolutionising the industry. But the electric drive is an enabling technology, so the revolution is rippling throughout the whole of industry. ER -