Understanding Motor Controls,
3rd Edition

Stephen L. Herman

Understanding Motor Controls
ISBN-13: 9781305498129
Copyright 2017 | Published
640 pages | List Price: USD $250.95

Using a real-world systems approach to learning motor control devices, UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS, 3rd Edition teaches you to install, troubleshoot, and test electrical motors like the pros! Starting with basic control circuits and components, this book covers all must-know applications and procedures to ensure your success in the more complex topics. From safety and development to operations and problem solving, UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS prepares you for a career as an industrial electrician with a strong foundation in basic control circuits, sensing devices, solid-state controls, variable speed drives, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and more. In addition, hands-on lab experiments give you practice putting what you learn into real-world practice.

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Preface.
Safety.
Section I: BASIC CONTROL CIRCUITS AND COMPONENTS.
1. General Principles of Motor Control.
2. Symbols and Schematic Diagrams.
3. Manual Starters.
4. Overload Relays.
5. Relays, Contactors, and Motor Starters.
6. The Control Transformer.
Section II: BASIC CONTROL CIRCUITS.
7. Start-Stop Pushbutton Control.
8. Multiple Pushbutton Stations.
9. Forward-Reverse Control.
10. Jogging and Inching.
11. Timing Relays.
12. Sequence Control.
Section III: SENSING DEVICES.
13. Pressure Switches and Sensors.
14. Float Switches and Liquid Level Sensors.
15. Flow Switches.
16. Limit Switches.
17. Temperature Sensing Devices.
18. Hall Effect Sensors.
19. Proximity Detectors.
20. Photodetectors.
21. Reading Large Schematic Diagrams.
22. Installing Control Systems.
Section IV: STARTING AND BRAKING METHODS.
23. Across-the-Line Starting.
24. Resistor and Reactor Starting for AC Motors.
25. Autotransformer Starting.
26. Wye-Delta Starting.
27. Part Winding Starting.
28. Direct Current Motors.
29. Single-Phase Motors.
30. Braking.
Section V: WOUND ROTOR, SYNCHRONOUS, AND CONSEQUENT POLE MOTORS.
31. Wound Rotor Motors.
32. Synchronous Motors.
33. Consequent Pole Motors.
Section VI: VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES.
34. Variable Voltage and Magnetic Clutches.
35. Solid State DC Motor Controls.
36. Variable Frequency Control.
Section VII: MOTOR INSTALLATION.
37. Motor Installation.
Section VIII: PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS.
38. Programmable Logic Controllers.
39. Programming a PLC.
40. Analog Sensing for Programmable Logic Controllers.
Section IX: DEVELOPING CONTROL CIRCUITS AND TROUBLESHOOTING.
41. Developing Control Circuits.
42. Troubleshooting.
Section X: LABORATORY EXERCISES.
Appendix.
Glossary.

  • Stephen L. Herman

    As a retired electrician and proficient instructor with more than 30 years of practical experience, Stephen L. Herman is known for his reader-friendly approach. A seasoned author, Mr. Herman has written leading books on electricity and mathematics that are popular with students and instructors alike. For two decades Mr. Herman served as lead instructor for the Electrical Technology Curriculum at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, where he received an Excellence in Education Award from the Halliburton Education Foundation. He also taught at Randolph Community College in Asheboro, North Carolina, for nine years and helped pioneer an electrical curriculum for Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas. His additional publications include ELECTRIC MOTOR CONTROL, ELECTRICITY AND CONTROLS FOR HVAC/R, INDUSTRIAL MOTOR CONTROLS, UNDERSTANDING MOTOR CONTROLS, ELECTRONICS FOR ELECTRICIANS, ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, DIRECT CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS, ELECTRICAL STUDIES FOR TRADES, ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES, EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY FOR USE WITH LAB VOLT EQUIPMENT, THE COMPLETE LABORATORY MANUAL FOR ELECTRICITY, and PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICS FOR ELECTRICIANS.

  • Packed with new photographs and updated graphics that bring chapter concepts to life through detailed illustrations.

  • Includes expanded coverage of pressure switches.

  • Reflecting the latest developments from the field, the Third Edition features extended information on IEC and NEMA symbols.

  • Increased coverage of troubleshooting equips students with the tools and knowledge to deal with issues they will face in real-world practice.

  • Providing tools to help instructors maximize course success, the Instructor Resource site includes PowerPoint presentations, test banks, and an image gallery.

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  • The Third Edition includes expanded coverage of pressure switches.

  • Extensive information on IEC and NEMA symbols reflects the latest developments from the field.

  • Comprehensive coverage of troubleshooting gives you insight into handling problems and issues you may encounter on the job.

  • Providing flexibility and accessibility, lab experiments are not based on a particular brand relay, timer, or other piece of equipment but can be constructed from common motor control components.

  • Detailed examples show students how to convert a ladder or schematic diagram to a wiring diagram, which is the first step in learning how to connect a working circuit using a schematic diagram. This concept also helps students understand the logic of a circuit, which aids in learning troubleshooting techniques.

  • Extremely student friendly, the text is written in an easy to read and understand level. Many practical illustrations explain in a step-by-step sequence how the logic of a circuit works -- ensuring thorough student understanding.

  • Giving you plenty of hands-on experience, lab experiments can be constructed from common motor control components -- and are not based on a particular brand relay, timer, or other piece of equipment.

  • Detailed examples show you how to convert a ladder or schematic diagram to a wiring diagram, which is the first step in learning how to connect a working circuit using a schematic diagram. This concept also helps you understand the logic of a circuit, which helps you learn troubleshooting techniques.

  • Extremely student friendly, the text is written in an easy to read and understand level. Numerous practical illustrations explain step-by-step how the logic of a circuit works.

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