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Modern Electrical Drives

Author : H. Bülent Ertan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401593876
Total Pages : 766 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Modern Electrical Drives written by H. Bülent Ertan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrical drives lie at the heart of most industrial processes and make a major contribution to the comfort and high quality products we all take for granted. They provide the controller power needed at all levels, from megawatts in cement production to milliwatts in wrist watches. Other examples are legion, from the domestic kitchen to public utilities. The modern electrical drive is a complex item, comprising a controller, a static converter and an electrical motor. Some can be programmed by the user. Some can communicate with other drives. Semiconductor switches have improved, intelligent power modules have been introduced, all of which means that control techniques can be used now that were unimaginable a decade ago. Nor has the motor side stood still: high-energy permanent magnets, semiconductor switched reluctance motors, silicon micromotor technology, and soft magnetic materials produced by powder technology are all revolutionising the industry. But the electric drive is an enabling technology, so the revolution is rippling throughout the whole of industry.

Advanced Electrical Drives

Author : Rik W. De Doncker
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030489779
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Advanced Electrical Drives written by Rik W. De Doncker and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unique approach to derive model-based torque controllers for all types of Lorentz force machines, i.e. DC, synchronous and induction machines. The rotating transformer model forms the basis for the generalized modeling approach of rotating field machines, which leads to the development of universal field-oriented control algorithms. Contrary to this, direct torque control algorithms, using observer-based methods, are developed for switched reluctance machines. Tutorials are included at the end of each chapter, and the reader is encouraged to execute these tutorials in order to gain familiarity with the dynamic behavior of drive systems. This updated edition uses PLECS® simulation and vector processing tools that were specifically adopted for the purpose of these hands-on tutorials. Hence, Advanced Electrical Drives encourages “learning by doing” and the experienced drive specialist may find the simulation tools useful to design high-performance torque controllers. Although it is a powerful reference in its own right, when used in conjunction with the companion texts Fundamentals of Electrical Drives and Applied Control of Electrical Drives, this book provides a uniquely comprehensive reference set that takes readers all the way from understanding the basics of how electrical drives work, to deep familiarity with advanced features and models, to a mastery of applying the concepts to actual hardware in practice. Teaches readers to perform insightful analysis of AC electrical machines and drives; Introduces new modeling methods and modern control techniques for switched reluctance drives; Updated to use PLECS® simulation tools for modeling electrical drives, including new and more experimental results; Numerous tutorials at end of each chapter to learn by doing, step-by-step; Includes extra material featuring “build and play” lab modules, for lectures and self-study.

Fundamentals of Electrical Drives

Author : Andre Veltman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319294091
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Electrical Drives written by Andre Veltman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-10 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to familiarize the reader with all aspects of electrical drives. It contains a comprehensive user-friendly introductory text.

Electrical Drives

Author : Jens Weidauer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3895789232
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Electrical Drives written by Jens Weidauer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-07-07 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the point of view of a user this book covers all aspects of modern electrical drives. It is aimed at both users, who wish to understand, design, use, and maintain electrical drives, as well as specialists, technicians, engineers, and students, who wish to gain a comprehensive overview of electrical drives. Jens Weidauer and Richard Messer describe the principles of electrical drives, their design, and application, through to complex automation solutions. In the process, they introduce the entire spectrum of drive solutions available and their main applications. A special aspect is the combination of multiple drives to form a drive system, as well as the integration of drives into automation solutions. In simple and clear language, and supported with many diagrams, complex relationships are described and presented in an easy-to-understand way. The authors deliberately avoid a comprehensive mathematical treatment of their subject and instead focus on a coherent description of the active principles and relationships. As a result, the reader will be in a position to understand electrical drives as a whole and to solve drive-related problems in everyday professional life.

Dynamics and Control of Electrical Drives

Author : Wach Piotr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642202225
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Dynamics and Control of Electrical Drives written by Wach Piotr and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dynamics is a science concerned with movement and changes. In the most general approach it relates to life processes as well as behavior in nature in rest. It governs small particles, technical objects, conversion of matter and materials but also concerns people, groups of people in their individual and, in particular, social dimension. In dynamics we always have to do with causes or stimuli for motion, the rules of reaction or behavior and its result in the form of trajectory of changes. This book is devoted to dynamics of a wide class of specific but very important objects such as electromechanical systems. This is a very rigorous discipline and has a long tradition, as its theoretical bases were formulated in the first half of the XIX century by d’ Alembert, Lagrange, Hamilton, Maxwell and other prominent scientists, but their crucial results were based on previous pioneering research of others such as Copernicus, Galileo, Newton... This book in its theoretical foundations is based on the principle of least action which governs classical as well as relativistic mechanics and electromagnetism and leads to Lagrange’s equations which are applied in the book as universal method to construct equations of motion of electromechanical systems. It gives common and coherent grounds to formulate mathematical models for all lumped parameters’ electromechanical systems, which are vital in our contemporary industry and civilized everyday life. From these remarks it seems that the book is general and theoretical but in fact it is a very practical one concerning modern electrical drives in a broad sense, including electromechanical energy conversion, induction motor drives, brushless DC drives with a permanent magnet excitation and switched reluctance machines (SRM). And of course their control, which means shaping of their trajectories of motion using modern tools, their designed autonomy in keeping a track according to our programmed expectations. The problems presented in the book are widely illustrated by characteristics, trajectories, dynamic courses all computed by use of developed simulation models throughout the book. There are some classical subjects and the history of the discipline is discussed but finally all modern tools and means are presented and applied. More detailed descriptions follow in abstracts for the particular chapters. The author hopes kind readers will enjoy and profit from reading this book.

Applied Control of Electrical Drives

Author : Duco W. J. Pulle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319200437
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Applied Control of Electrical Drives written by Duco W. J. Pulle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · Provides an overall understanding of all aspects of AC electrical drives, from the motor and converter to the implemented control algorithm, with minimum mathematics needed · Demonstrates how to implement and debug electrical drive systems using a set of dedicated hardware platforms, motor setup and software tools in VisSimTM and PLECSTM · No expert programming skills required, allowing the reader to concentrate on drive development · Enables the reader to undertake real-time control of a safe (low voltage) and low cost experimental drive This book puts the fundamental and advanced concepts behind electric drives into practice. Avoiding involved mathematics whenever practical, this book shows the reader how to implement a range of modern day electrical drive concepts, without requiring in depth programming skills. It allows the user to build and run a series of AC drive concepts, ranging from very basic drives to sophisticated sensorless drives. Hence the book is the only modern resource available that bridges the gap between simulation and the actual experimental environment. Engineers who need to implement an electrical drive, or transition from sensored to sensorless drives, as well as students who need to understand the practical aspects of working with electrical drives, will greatly benefit from this unique reference.

Electric Drives

Author : Ion Boldea
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498748236
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Electric Drives written by Ion Boldea and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric Drives provides a practical understanding of the subtleties involved in the operation of modern electric drives. The Third Edition of this bestselling textbook has been fully updated and greatly expanded to incorporate the latest technologies used to save energy and increase productivity, stability, and reliability. Every phrase, equation, number, and reference in the text has been revisited, with the necessary changes made throughout. In addition, new references to key research and development activities have been included to accurately reflect the current state of the art. Nearly 120 new pages covering recent advances, such as those made in the sensorless control of A.C. motor drives, have been added; as have two new chapters on advanced scalar control and multiphase electric machine drives. All solved numerical examples have been retained, and the 10 MATLAB®–Simulink® programs remain online. Thus, Electric Drives, Third Edition offers an up-to-date synthesis of the basic and advanced control of electric drives, with ample material for a two-semester course at the university level.

Electric Drives and Electromechanical Systems

Author : Richard Crowder
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0081028857
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Electric Drives and Electromechanical Systems written by Richard Crowder and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-10-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric Drives and Electromechanical Devices: Applications and Control, Second Edition, presents a unified approach to the design and application of modern drive system. It explores problems involved in assembling complete, modern electric drive systems involving mechanical, electrical, and electronic elements. This book provides a global overview of design, specification applications, important design information, and methodologies. This new edition has been restructured to present a seamless, logical discussion on a wide range of topical problems relating to the design and specification of the complete motor-drive system. It is organised to establish immediate solutions to specific application problem. Subsidiary issues that have a considerable impact on the overall performance and reliability, including environmental protection and costs, energy efficiency, and cyber security, are also considered. Presents a comprehensive consideration of electromechanical systems with insights into the complete drive system, including required sensors and mechanical components Features in-depth discussion of control schemes, particularly focusing on practical operation Includes extensive references to modern application domains and real-world case studies, such as electric vehicles Considers the cyber aspects of drives, including networking and security

Control of Electrical Drives

Author : Werner Leonhard
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642976468
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (429 download)

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Download or read book Control of Electrical Drives written by Werner Leonhard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrical drives play an important part as electromechanical energy converters in transportation, materials handling and most production processes. This book presents a unified treatment of complete electrical drive systems, including the mechanical parts, electrical machines, and power converters and control. Since it was first published in 1985 the book has found its way onto many desks in industry and universities all over the world. For the second edition the text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with the aim of offering the reader a general view of the field of controlled electrial drives, which are maintaining and extending their importance as the most flexible source of controlled mechanical energy.

Electric Drives, Second Edition

Author : Ion Boldea
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0849342201
Total Pages : 541 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Electric Drives, Second Edition written by Ion Boldea and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-08-22 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric drives are everywhere, and with the looming promise of electric vehicles and renewable energy, they will become more complex and the demands on their capabilities will continue to increase. To keep up with these trends, students require hands-on knowledge and a keen understanding of the subtleties involved in the operation of modern electric drives. The best-selling first edition of Electric Drives provided such an understanding, and this Second Edition offers the same approach with up-to-date coverage of all major types of electric drives, both constant and variable speed. This book provides a self-contained treatment of low-, medium-, and large-power drives illustrated by numerous application examples, problems, digital simulation results, and test results for both steady state and dynamic operation. This edition features updated material in every chapter, including references; new material on AC brush series motors, capacitor-split inductor motors, single-phase PMSMs and switched reluctance motors, and tooth-wound PMSMs, all with numerical examples; new case studies on AC synchronous and induction motors; and a new chapter on control of electric generators. The companion CD-ROM features the full text, class slides for instructors, and MATLAB® simulations of 10 closed-loop drives, two of which are new to this edition. With a practical, hands-on approach, Electric Drives, Second Edition is the ideal textbook to help students design, simulate, build, and test modern electric drives, from simple to complex.

Fundamentals of Electrical Drives

Author : DUBEY GOPAL K
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780849324222
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Electrical Drives written by DUBEY GOPAL K and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-06-13 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encouraged by the response to the first edition and to keep pace with recent developments, Fundamentals of Electrical Drives, Second Edition incorporates greater details on semi-conductor controlled drives, includes coverage of permanent magnet AC motor drives and switched reluctance motor drives, and highlights new trends in drive technology. Contents were chosen to satisfy the changing needs of the industry and provide the appropriate coverage of modern and conventional drives. With the large number of examples, problems, and solutions provided, Fundamentals of Electrical Drives, Second Edition will continue to be a useful reference for practicing engineers and for those preparing for Engineering Service Examinations.

Analysis and Control of Electric Drives

Author : Ned Mohan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119584515
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book Analysis and Control of Electric Drives written by Ned Mohan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to drives essential to electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other motor-driven systems Analysis and Control of Electric Drives is a practical and comprehensive text that offers a clear understanding of electric drives and their industrial applications in the real-world including electric vehicles and wind turbines. The authors—noted experts on the topic—review the basic knowledge needed to understand electric drives and include the pertinent material that examines DC and AC machines in steady state using a unique physics-based approach. The book also analyzes electric machine operation under dynamic conditions, assisted by Space Vectors. The book is filled with illustrative examples and includes information on electric machines with Interior Permanent Magnets. To enhance learning, the book contains end-of-chapter problems and all topics covered use computer simulations with MATLAB Simulink® and Sciamble® Workbench software that is available free online for educational purposes. This important book: Explores additional topics such as electric machines with Interior Permanent Magnets Includes multiple examples and end-of-chapter homework problems Provides simulations made using MATLAB Simulink® and Sciamble® Workbench, free software for educational purposes Contains helpful presentation slides and Solutions Manual for Instructors; simulation files are available on the associated website for easy implementation A unique feature of this book is that the simulations in Sciamble® Workbench software can seamlessly be used to control experiments in a hardware laboratory Written for undergraduate and graduate students, Analysis and Control of Electric Drives is an essential guide to understanding electric vehicles, wind turbines, and increased efficiency of motor-driven systems.

Electric Machines and Drives

Author : Ned Mohan
Publisher : Wiley Global Education
ISBN 13 : 111821448X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)

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Download or read book Electric Machines and Drives written by Ned Mohan and published by Wiley Global Education. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of a three-book series. Ned Mohan has been a leader in EES education and research for decades, as author of the best-selling text/reference Power Electronics. This book emphasizes applications of electric machines and drives that are essential for wind turbines and electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. The approach taken is unique in the following respects: A systems approach, where Electric Machines are covered in the context of the overall drives with applications that students can appreciate and get enthusiastic about; A fundamental and physics-based approach that not only teaches the analysis of electric machines and drives, but also prepares students for learning how to control them in a graduate level course; Use of the space-vector-theory that is made easy to understand. They are introduced in this book in such a way that students can appreciate their physical basis; A unique way to describe induction machines that clearly shows how they go from the motoring-mode to the generating-mode, for example in wind and electric vehicle applications, and how they ought to be controlled for the most efficient operation.

Electric Motors and Drives

Author : Austin Hughes
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080522041
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Electric Motors and Drives written by Austin Hughes and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-12-14 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric Motors and Drives is intended for non-specialist users of electric motors and drives, filling the gap between theory-based academic textbooks and the more prosaic 'handbooks', which provide useful detail but little opportunity for the development of real insight and understanding. The book explores all of the widely-used modern types of motor and drive, including conventional and brushless D.C., induction motors and servo drives, providing readers with the knowledge to select the right technology for a given job. Austin Hughes' approach, using a minimum of maths, has established Electric Motors and Drives as a leading guide for engineers, and the key to a complex subject for a wider readership, including technicians, managers and students. Acquire essential practical knowledge of motors and drives, with a minimum of math and theory Updated material on the latest and most widely-used modern motors and drives New edition includes additional diagrams and worked examples throughout

Electric Powertrain

Author : John G. Hayes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119063647
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Electric Powertrain written by John G. Hayes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The why, what and how of the electric vehicle powertrain Empowers engineering professionals and students with the knowledge and skills required to engineer electric vehicle powertrain architectures, energy storage systems, power electronics converters and electric drives. The modern electric powertrain is relatively new for the automotive industry, and engineers are challenged with designing affordable, efficient and high-performance electric powertrains as the industry undergoes a technological evolution. Co-authored by two electric vehicle (EV) engineers with decades of experience designing and putting into production all of the powertrain technologies presented, this book provides readers with the hands-on knowledge, skills and expertise they need to rise to that challenge. This four-part practical guide provides a comprehensive review of battery, hybrid and fuel cell EV systems and the associated energy sources, power electronics, machines, and drives. Introduces and holistically integrates the key EV powertrain technologies. Provides a comprehensive overview of existing and emerging automotive solutions. Provides experience-based expertise for vehicular and powertrain system and sub-system level study, design, and optimization. Presents many examples of powertrain technologies from leading manufacturers. Discusses the dc traction machines of the Mars rovers, the ultimate EVs from NASA. Investigates the environmental motivating factors and impacts of electromobility. Presents a structured university teaching stream from introductory undergraduate to postgraduate. Includes real-world problems and assignments of use to design engineers, researchers, and students alike. Features a companion website with numerous references, problems, solutions, and practical assignments. Includes introductory material throughout the book for the general scientific reader. Contains essential reading for government regulators and policy makers. Electric Powertrain: Energy Systems, Power Electronics and Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles is an important professional resource for practitioners and researchers in the battery, hybrid, and fuel cell EV transportation industry. The resource is a structured, holistic textbook for the teaching of the fundamental theories and applications of energy sources, power electronics, and electric machines and drives to engineering undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Digital Control of Electrical Drives

Author : Slobodan N. Vukosavic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387485988
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book Digital Control of Electrical Drives written by Slobodan N. Vukosavic and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides broad insights into problems of coding control algorithms on a DSP platform. - Includes a set of Simulink simulation files (source codes) which permits readers to envisage the effects of control solutions on the overall motion control system. -bridges the gap between control analysis and industrial practice.

Electrical Machines and Drives

Author : Jan A. Melkebeek
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319727303
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Electrical Machines and Drives written by Jan A. Melkebeek and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to offer a thorough study and reference textbook on electrical machines and drives. The basic idea is to start from the pure electromagnetic principles to derive the equivalent circuits and steady-state equations of the most common electrical machines (in the first parts). Although the book mainly concentrates on rotating field machines, the first two chapters are devoted to transformers and DC commutator machines. The chapter on transformers is included as an introduction to induction and synchronous machines, their electromagnetics and equivalent circuits. Chapters three and four offer an in-depth study of induction and synchronous machines, respectively. Starting from their electromagnetics, steady-state equations and equivalent circuits are derived, from which their basic properties can be deduced. The second part discusses the main power-electronic supplies for electrical drives, for example rectifiers, choppers, cycloconverters and inverters. Much attention is paid to PWM techniques for inverters and the resulting harmonic content in the output waveform. In the third part, electrical drives are discussed, combining the traditional (rotating field and DC commutator) electrical machines treated in the first part and the power electronics of part two. Field orientation of induction and synchronous machines are discussed in detail, as well as direct torque control. In addition, also switched reluctance machines and stepping motors are discussed in the last chapters. Finally, part 4 is devoted to the dynamics of traditional electrical machines. Also for the dynamics of induction and synchronous machine drives, the electromagnetics are used as the starting point to derive the dynamic models. Throughout part 4, much attention is paid to the derivation of analytical models. But, of course, the basic dynamic properties and probable causes of instability of induction and synchronous machine drives are discussed in detail as well, with the derived models for stability in the small as starting point. In addition to the study of the stability in the small, a chapter is devoted to large-scale dynamics as well (e.g. sudden short-circuit of synchronous machines). The textbook is used as the course text for the Bachelor’s and Master’s programme in electrical and mechanical engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Ghent University. Parts 1 and 2 are taught in the basic course ’Fundamentals of Electric Drives’ in the third bachelor. Part 3 is used for the course ’Controlled Electrical Drives’ in the first master, while Part 4 is used in the specialised master on electrical energy.