Authors' Note Electric Machine Design is one of the key engineering skills in the modern world, essential in the generation of electricity and its use in appliances, vehicles of all kinds, industrial machinery, and many other applications. Yet the art is taught in very few colleges; there is a worldwide scarcity of designers; and the theoretical background is difficult to acquire without years of specialized study. In this book two of the most experienced authors in the field have combined to present a practical guide to the design of electric machines using the SPEED and Motor-CAD software packages, which were written to work together, one for the electromagnetic and the other for the thermal aspects. No fewer than ten different machine types are introduced, starting in each case from a simple specification and proceeding through to a credible prototype. Rules of thumb and basic engineering principles are used throughout, to guide and inform the design process, and ample reference is made to the extensive documentation of both SPEED and Motor-CAD for a deeper theoretical understanding. The book has been used and tested in training classes in the United States, Japan, and Europe. It can be used as a course text, either in intensive sessions covering up to 10 days of instruction; or as a self-study text in conjunction with the SPEED and Motor-CAD software. We have chosen the "print-on-demand" route with wire-binding to ensure that Electric Machine using SPEED and Motor-CAD fits comfortably on the desk beside your computer, and is readily updated as the software itself develops.
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