Explore the principles behind alternating-current machinery and learn how these ideas apply in real machines.
This book is a concise, teaching-oriented look at the fundamentals of alternating-current equipment. It is not a design manual, but a collection formed from years of teaching experience at MIT. The text gathers material that had been scattered, aiming to make it accessible to students of electrical engineering. It uses mathematical and analytical treatment where it helps, and it relies on a consistent symbolic notation throughout.
- Foundations of alternators, transformers, and other key machines, with emphasis on core concepts and relationships.
- Explanations of armature reaction, damping, hunting, and how these affect performance and stability.
- Methods and tools for understanding regulation, impedance, and vector diagrams that describe machine behavior.
- Structured discussion of open- and closed-circuit windings, coil and pitch choices, and practical windings considerations.
Ideal for readers of engineering texts and students seeking a solid, hands-on grounding in alternating-current machinery.