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The Induction Motor: A Short Treatise on Its Theory and Designm With Numerous Experimental Data and Diagrams (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

B. A. Behrend

 
9781330492888: The Induction Motor: A Short Treatise on Its Theory and Designm With Numerous Experimental Data and Diagrams (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Understand how induction motors work through clear theory, practical graphics, and real data.

This concise treatise blends inductive reasoning with graphical methods to explain the induction motor’s behavior and design. Drawing on years of experience with mono- and polyphase motors, it presents ideas that engineers can apply in practice, supported by experimental data and diagrams.

The content includes foundational discussions of the general alternating-current transformer, leakage effects, and the factors that shape motor performance. It also covers design examples, starting methods, and torque-slip relationships, all framed to help readers connect theory with real-world results. The material originated from lectures given in January 1900 at the University of Wisconsin, with modern readers benefiting from decades of refinement and commentary.
  • Learn the core concepts behind magnetizing and leakage in transformers and motors.
  • See how graphical methods illustrate complex electrical relationships and verify reasoning.
  • Explore practical motor design choices, starting methods, and torque calculations.
  • Review experimental data and diagrams that anchor theory in real performance.
Ideal for readers of early electrical engineering texts and anyone seeking a historical, practical view of three-phase induction motor design and analysis.

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