Handbook of fractional-horsepower drives / Hans-Dieter Stölting, Eberhard Kallenbach, Wolfgang Amrhein [editors].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Authorized translation of the German original edition, published at Carl Hanser Verlag, München Stölting/Kallenbach (Hrsg.): Handbuch Elektrische Kleinantriebe, 3. Auflage, ©2006"--Title page verso.

Cover -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 General View -- 1.2 The Electromagnetic Drive System -- 1.3 Drive Units -- 1.3.1 Motors -- 1.3.2 Electronic Circuits -- References -- 2 Motors for Continuous Rotation -- 2.1 Motors with Commutator -- 2.1.1 Electrically Excited DC Motors -- 2.1.2 Permanent Magnet DC Motors -- 2.1.3 Commutator Series Motor (Universal Motor) -- 2.1.4 Contact System and Commutation -- 2.1.5 Noise Behaviour -- 2.1.6 Radio Interference Suppression -- 2.2 Brushless Permanent Magnet Motors -- 2.2.1 Introduction -- 2.2.2 Design Features -- 2.2.3 Dynamic Model of the Brushless AC Motor -- 2.2.4 Electronic Suppression of Torque Ripples -- 2.2.5 Motor Characteristics -- 2.2.6 Sensor Technology -- 2.2.7 Special Designs of Brushless Permanent Magnet Motors -- 2.3 Switched Reluctance Motor -- 2.3.1 Magnetic Circuitry -- 2.3.2 Operation -- 2.3.3 Commutation -- 2.3.4 Control Strategies and Motor Performance -- 2.3.5 Sensorless Modes of Operation -- 2.3.6 Characteristics -- 2.4 Rotating-Field Motors -- 2.4.1 Asynchronous Motors -- 2.4.2 Synchronous Motors -- References -- 3 Electromagnetic Stepping Drives -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Classification of Stepping Motors -- 3.2.1 Claw-Poled Stepping Motor -- 3.2.2 Disk Rotor Stepping Motor -- 3.2.3 Reluctance Stepping Motor -- 3.2.4 Hybrid Stepping Motor -- 3.3 Control of Stepping Motors -- 3.4 Operating Behaviour of Stepping Motors -- 3.4.1 Step Angle -- 3.4.2 Torque -- 3.4.3 Positioning Accuracy -- 3.4.4 Step vs Time Characteristic -- 3.4.5 Operating Characteristics -- 3.4.6 Resonance Frequencies -- 3.4.7 Micro Stepping -- 3.4.8 Assigning Reference Position -- 3.5 Motion Sequences -- 3.5.1 Classified Motion Sequences -- 3.5.2 Closer Examination of Dynamic Operation -- References -- 4 Drives with Limited Motion -- 4.1 Electromagnets -- 4.1.1 Electromagnets as Drive Sections -- 4.1.2 Direct Current Magnets -- 4.1.3 Alternating Current Magnets -- 4.1.4 Polarized Electromagnets -- 4.1.5 Project Planning of Electromagnets and Magnetic Drives -- 4.1.6 Design of Magnetic Drives -- 4.2 Electrodynamic Linear and Multi-Coordinate Drives -- 4.2.1 Working Principle and Basic Structure -- 4.2.2 Configurations of Electrodynamic Linear Motors -- 4.2.3 Types of Construction of Integrated Electrodynamic Multi-Coordinate Drives With Single-Mass Armatures for xy -, x-, xy -- 4.2.4 Behaviour of Electrodynamic Linear and Multi-Coordinate Motors -- 4.2.5 Control of Electrodynamic Linear and Multi-Coordinate Motors -- 4.2.6 Commercially Offered Systems -- 4.3 Linear and Planar Hybrid Stepping Motors -- 4.3.1 Linear Hybrid Stepping Motors -- 4.3.2 Multi-Coordinate Hybrid Stepping Motors -- 4.3.3 Dynamic Properties of Linear Hybrid Stepping Motors -- 4.3.4 Principle of Microstepping -- 4.3.5 Linear Hybrid Stepping Motors as Non-Linear Magnetic Drives -- References -- 5 Piezoelectric Drives -- 5.1 Physical Effect -- 5.2 Piezoelectric Components -- 5.2.1 Piezoelectric Materials -- 5.2.2 Piezoelectric Elements -- 5.3 Piezoelectric Actuators -- 5.3.1 Stack Translator (Stacked Design) -- 5.3.2 Laminar Translators -- 5.3.3 Bending Elements -- 5.3.4 Tube Elements -- 5.3.5 Displacement Amplification -- 5.4 Piezoelectric Motors -- 5.4.1 Inchworm and Walking Motors -- 5.4.2 Ultrasonic Motors.