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Animations

Foundations

Circuit Fundamentals

4 animations

Circuit transients, phasors and response animations used throughout electric-machine analysis.

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Foundations

Mathematical Foundations

5 animations

Fourier series, periodic functions, plane curves and geometric constructions for drive-system analysis.

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Power electronics

Power Conversion

7 animations

Inverters, pulse-width modulation and switching behavior for electric-drive power conversion.

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Electric machines & drives

Electromechanical Systems

3 animations

Actuators and coupled mechanical-electrical systems that introduce energy conversion and motion.

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Electric machines & drives

Windings & Magnetic Fields

16 animations

Machine windings, magnetomotive-force waves, flux distributions and magnetic-field animations.

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Electric machines & drives

DC Machines

7 animations

DC-machine operation, commutation, transients, steady-state behavior and position control.

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Electric machines & drives

Induction Machines

21 animations

Induction-machine principles, equivalent circuits, phasors, starting, control and generator behavior.

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Electric machines & drives

Synchronous Machines

21 animations

Synchronous generators and motors, phasors, capability curves, stability and synchronization.

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Electric machines & drives

Machine Models

1 animation

Reference diagrams for developing abc and dq models of electric machines.

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