Electrical Machine Development

Electrical motors and generators, small and large,
serve us daily in numerous ways. The interesting
development of these important, but often anonymous,
machines is illustrated by four selected examples.
With Sweden as platform, the author describes the
long evolution of induction motors, the industry''s
no. 1 workhorse. The partly dramatic development of
large turbogenerators for nuclear power plants is
covered comprehensively. An overview and analysis of
electrical machines for hybrid vehicles is included
as example on vital recent development. Another case
is a unique invention of large machines with
voltages above 100 kV. Introductory chapters
containing early history and basic electrical
machine technology complement the detailed parts.
The book is a piece of history of technology
presenting both the product and process development,
but it also contains reviews of the industrial
backgrounds and strategic contexts. Several
comparisons are made, and the book includes analyses
of factors of importance for the development.
Originally, it was written as a PhD thesis at the
Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Autorentext
Sture Eriksson has wide experience from electrical machine development in industry and academy. He was chief engineer for large power generators in Asea/ABB in Sweden. Last 20 years, he has focused on electrical drivelines for vehicles, and also been adj. professor in electrical machines at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Klappentext
Electrical motors and generators, small and large, serve us daily in numerous ways. The interesting development of these important, but often anonymous, machines is illustrated by four selected examples. With Sweden as platform, the author describes the long evolution of induction motors, the industry's no. 1 workhorse. The partly dramatic development of large turbogenerators for nuclear power plants is covered comprehensively. An overview and analysis of electrical machines for hybrid vehicles is included as example on vital recent development. Another case is a unique invention of large machines with voltages above 100 kV. Introductory chapters containing early history and basic electrical machine technology complement the detailed parts. The book is a piece of history of technology presenting both the product and process development, but it also contains reviews of the industrial backgrounds and strategic contexts. Several comparisons are made, and the book includes analyses of factors of importance for the development. Originally, it was written as a PhD thesis at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.