Traister John E. Handbook: Electric Motors Use and Repair

New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1984. — 257 p. — ISBN 0-13-3773A3-3, 0-13-377425-2.Everyone associated in any capacity with the electrical industry will deal to some degree with electric motors and generators, as the electric motor is the principal means of changing electrical energy into mechanical energy to power all types of appliances and machines. Most publications of the past have dealt quite heavily on theory and underlying principles, while brushing very lightly over the essential applications of electric motors. This publication does not slight the importance of certain principles that make possible the operation of rotary machinery, but more emphasis is placed on practical application of electric motors-the selection, use, and repair of them. This book is not designed to be a “crash course” on electrical motor repair. Rather, it is meant to cover the entire field of motor applications, from the various available motor types to their use and repair. It cannot take the place of experience, but it can give the reader a very sound foundation upon which to build. The book should also prove useful to the experienced electrician or engineer as a review of motor applications. Industrial electric shops will want to keep a copy of this book handy at all times for daily reference, and design and engineering departments will find constant use for the book in selecting motors for various applications, including machine design.