Recommended Reading

On this page, I list a number of books on the general subject of electrical machines. Each book has its own particular point of view and emphasis. No one book will ever satisfy everyone in either a group of students or a group of teachers ... the following list does represent a group of books that are modern in their treatment and related to the material to be covered in these courses. A copy of each of the books in this list should be available in the library.

On the index page of the "instructor's notes" C is used to denote the text book by Chapman, where C_8-9 denotes Chapman, chapters 8 to 9. A more detailed cross-reference between the Chapman text (3rd edition) and the notes is also provided.

  1. Electric Machinery Fundamentals (Third Edition) by S. J. Chapman: McGraw Hill: 1999 Recommended Text
  2. Electric Machines - Theory, Operation, Applications, Adjustment, and Control by Charles I. Hubert: Merrill (Macmillan): 1991 Supplemental Text
  3. Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems (Third Edition) by Theodore Wildi: Prentice Hall: 1997
  4. Electric Machinery (Fifth Edition in SI Units) by A.E. Fitzgerald, C. Kingsley Jr., S.D. Umans: McGraw Hill: 1992
  5. Electromechanical Energy Conversion by D. Brown and E.P. Hamilton: MacMillan: 1984
  6. Alternating Current Machines (Fifth Edition) by M.G. Say: Pittman: 1983
  7. An Introduction to Electrical Machines and Transformers by G. McPherson: J. Wiley: 1981
  8. Electrical Power Technology by T. Wildi: J. Wiley: 1981
  9. Direct Current Machines by M.G. Say and E.O. Taylor: Pittman: 1980
  10. Electric Machines by G.R. Slemon and A. Straughen: Addison-Wesley: 1980
  11. Electromagnetic and Electromechanical Machines by L.W. Matsch: Intext: Second Edition 1977
  12. Basic Electric Power Engineering by O.I. Elgerd: Addison-Wesley: 1977
  13. Electric Motors and Their Applications by T.C. Lloyd: Wiley: 1969
  14. Magnetoelectric Devices: Transducers, Transformers, and Machines by G.R. Slemon: Wiley: 1966
  15. The Nature of Induction Machines by P.L. Alger: Gordon and Breach: 1965
  16. Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics by P.C. Sen: Wiley: 1997

The following is a list of reference books that are recommended for use in learning about power circuits and machines.

  1. Standard Handbook for Electrical Engineers, Eleventh Ed. Edited by D.G. Fink: McGraw-Hill Ryerson: 1978
  2. Motor Application and Maintenance Handbook edited by R.W. Smeaton: McGraw-Hill: 1969

The following is a list of books that are recommended for use in reviewing and learning about electric circuits.

  1. Circuits, Devices and Systems - a first course in electrical engineering by R.J. Smith and R.C. Dorf: Wiley (various editions)


Source: Bob Alden. Last update: Jan 16, 2001