THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS MASTER TEXTBOOK: From Fundamentals to Advanced Automation for Engineers and Technicians - Couverture souple

DUBOIS, LAURENCE T.

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ISBN 13 : 9798189992278

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Are You Ready to Master Electrical Motor Control Systems with Confidence?

Electrical motor control does not have to feel confusing, intimidating, or beyond your ability. The Complete Electrical Motor Control Systems Master Textbook transforms complex industrial concepts into a structured, practical learning journey—from essential electricity and magnetism to advanced automation, diagnostics, and predictive maintenance.

Have you ever looked at a motor control diagram and wondered where to begin? Do VFDs, PLCs, overload protection, ladder logic, and motor calculations seem harder than they should? Would you feel more confident if one dependable resource connected the theory, calculations, diagrams, safety principles, and real-world applications for you?

This comprehensive guide is created for engineering students, electricians, technicians, maintenance professionals, apprentices, instructors, and independent learners who want more than scattered explanations. It helps you understand not only what motor-control components do, but why systems behave the way they do—and how to reason through unfamiliar problems.

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

• Build a strong foundation in electricity, magnetism, AC circuits, three-phase power, and motor theory
• Understand AC, DC, single-phase, three-phase, synchronous, and induction motor construction and operation
• Read motor nameplates and select suitable motors, enclosures, insulation systems, starters, and protective devices
• Interpret ladder diagrams, wiring diagrams, interlocks, timers, sensors, relays, and sequencing circuits
• Apply practical principles involving NEC Article 430, grounding, overcurrent protection, overload protection, and SCCR
• Understand reduced-voltage starting, soft starters, variable frequency drives, harmonics, and braking methods
• Translate hard-wired control concepts into PLC ladder logic and connect motors, sensors, HMIs, and VFDs
• Diagnose faults systematically and develop preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
• Reinforce your understanding through worked examples, formulas, practice problems, full-color technical figures, checklists, field forms, a glossary, and quick-reference appendices

Here is a glimpse of what makes this book different: you will discover how the same fundamental principles that explain a simple relay coil also help explain motor inrush current, torque-speed behavior, VFD operation, bearing damage, protection trips, and predictive fault detection. The connections become clearer as each chapter builds logically on the previous one.

Concerned that the subject may be too technical? The material progresses from fundamentals to advanced topics in an organized, step-by-step format. New to motor control? Begin with Chapter 1 and develop your knowledge gradually. Already experienced? Use the detailed chapters, full-color illustrations, formulas, checklists, troubleshooting procedures, and index as a dependable professional reference.

You do not need an advanced engineering background to begin. You do not need to memorize every formula before the explanations become useful. And you do not need to search through dozens of disconnected resources to understand how the pieces fit together. This textbook brings the essential concepts into one carefully organized volume.

This book is also a thoughtful and valuable gift for an engineering student, apprentice, electrician, technician, maintenance professional, instructor, or anyone seeking an easier and more practical path to understanding industrial motor control.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798189992278
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 551
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible