Electronics Weekly
“The book includes a six-step flowchart, providing a clear path to select the drive system specific to application requirement,” said the company. “The chapters dedicated to each drive system component also offer the formulae required to select the right product at each stage. Illustrations and descriptions of the variables bring the formulae to life and help to clarify the requirements of drive systems for real-world applications.”
Electronics Weekly has taken a look, and it is indeed full of well-presented information that applies to drives broadly – not just to Maxon’s own products. It is a solid introduction and aide-mémoire, and far from the thinly-disguised advertising gruel that some companies push out.
Its title is: ‘Selection of dc drives – guidelines with calculations’.
Along with an overview of the kinematics and mechanics of drive systems, the book describes system components including dc and brushless dc motors, gearheads, encoders and controllers.
“The handbook is a really useful reference for all levels of engineer who need to select a drive system,” according to Maxon UK and Ireland MD Will Mason.
Updating and replacing the company’s earlier ‘Formulea Handbook’, Selection of DC Drives is well worth a look: scroll down to ‘Scientific publications’ on this Maxon web page for an on-line view, or a paper version can be requested.
