High-speed electric drives: Technology and opportunity

IEEE Industry Applications Magazine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 48-55

  Rama, John C ^a,b   Giesecke, Albert ^a,b  

^a ASIRobicon   (United States)

^b IAS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS TURBINES; INDUCTION MOTORS; POWER CONVERTERS; PROCESS CONTROL; PUBLIC POLICY; RELIABILITY; SPEED CONTROL; STEAM TURBINES; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELECONTROL EQUIPMENT;

GEARBOXES; LIFE CYCLE COST;

ELECTRIC DRIVES;

EID: 0031237556     PISSN: 10772618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2943.612236     Document Type: Article

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