Table of Contents

Overview
Mechanical principles
Electrical principles
Fixed-speed and variable-speed drives with direct current motors
Fixed-speed and variable-speed drives with asynchronous motors
Servo drives
Stepper drives
Electrical drives at a glance
Fieldbuses for electrical drives
Process control with electrical drives
Motion control
EMC and electrical drives
Planning electrical drives

About the Author

DR. JENS WEIDAUER is an experienced systems architect and project manager for automation technology, who has also worked in product management, marketing and commissioning. In addition, he holds professional trainings on electrical drives. RICHARD MESSER has been working in the automation and drives industry for almost 20 years and has gained a lot of international experience in both product management and business development. At the moment he is specializing in complete automation and drive solutions for the converting industry.