ELECTRICAL MACHINES

RAJENDRA PRASAD

dec. 2014 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

O tej e-knjigi

This comprehensive textbook covers the syllabus of electrical machines of almost all the Indian universities. The language of the book is simple and easy to understand and each topic is well illustrated by examples and figures. The book can be used by the students for self-teaching. It deals in electromagnetism and discusses the electromechanical energy conversion principles. The text explains the principles and working of transformers, synchronous machines and three-phase induction motors. The book also deals with other special types of machines including single phase induction motor. This book is primarily intended for undergraduate students of electrical engineering. Key Features • Contains a large number of solved problems and review questions in each chapter. • Supplements a large number of multiple choice questions and numerical problems with their answers in each chapter. • Provides an elaborate and systematic analysis of working principle, application and construction of each electrical machine.

O avtorju

RAJENDRA PRASAD, Ph.D. (IIT Delhi), is former Professor and Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Patna. He is presently visiting faculty in NIT, Patna and has to his credit a number of publications in national and international journals and conferences. Besides teaching experience of more than forty six years at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Prof. Prasad has also authored five books. His fields of specialisation are instrumentation, estimation and control, electrical engineering, and electrical machines.