Reddit reviews Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems

I am a big fan of Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Systems by Theodore Wildi.

For me, this is one of the most well-rounded and applicable books on electrical engineering. The concepts in the book are well explained and the in-chapter examples are set up extremely well based on the previous paragraphs that lead up to each example.

It has a large chapter dedicated to synchronous generators and control, which is the type of machine used by most large power plants to generate power. I believe it also touches on the different types of basic power generation equipment and the basic heat cycle used in thermal power plants: energy to heat, heat to water, water to steam, steam to drive a turbine, turbine to drive the rotor of a generator.

It is also heavy on distribution and very in-depth on transformers. In my opinion, this is one of the best transformer and rotating machine books out there, period. It is usually the first book I reach for.

The Author (Make sure you click translate on that Wikipedia page) owned his own machine shop in Canada back when this type of technology was new (imagine that), the book was essentially his life's work and based on everything he discovered working with electrical machines which he also taught. He had 17 patents.

Source - I have read and worked through a very large number of electrical engineering books almost cover to cover.

I found this book extremely helpful- there are also questions at the end of each section.

Try looking at the used copies for better pricing.

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