Industrial Drive Systems. Current State and Development Trends

The article presents the current state and development trends of electrical drives, with particular emphasis on modern control structures and safety systems of various types of electrical machines. Special attention was paid to the needs of industrial drive systems and a possibility of practical implementation of complex control algorithms. Development perspectives of electrical drives are discussed from the perspective of new trends in control, power electronics and electrical machines, with consideration given to systems robust to faults of drive system elements.