Motors and Drives: A Practical Technology Guide (ISBN 155617800X)

Interesting, covers a lot of ground.:
As the author of 7 Easy Steps to CNC Programming, I am looking to expand my understanding of CNC machines. I found this book very interesting. It covers the basics of electricty, electromotive force, horsepower and torque and so on. It then goes on to more detail about drives AC vs DC and so on. I am glad I bought it.

Doesn't ISA Employ an Error and Fact Checker?:
This book is full of confusing references, poor explanations and in some cases is just plain wrong. There is no doubt the author has worked in the industry, but has clearly focused on AC and DC Drives. Many of his explanations of mechanical concepts are confusing. His explanations of Stepper Motors, Servo Motors, and Linear Motors are confusing and often misleading. There are also numerous typos. I have worked with motors and drives for 16 years and was very disappointed in the quality of this book. I expected more from the ISA Press (publisher).

Motors and Drives - Great Book!:
Excellent overall book written for the Control Specialist. Not a textbook, but a thorough review of all motor and drive systems being used within the industry. Not many authors talk about the old Eddy Current DC Motor drives, and other DC and AC motor drives prior to the computer age. There are some typos here and there that should have been better reviewed, but overall, this is a good fundamental book on DC and AC motors and drives. I have several excellent textbooks on academic and theoretical applications with motors and drives, but this book describe better real world applications and is written for people deciding on a particular drive system to be used for different applications. I highly recommend this book to readers wanting a general knowledge of DC and AC motors for general industrial applications. I will definitely have this on my shelf at work.