The work program is developed in accordance with the state educational standards of higher professional education in the areas of training of a graduate specialist 654500 - ''Electrical engineering , Electromechanics and Electrotechnology' (specialties 180100 -'Electromechanics', 180200 - "Electrical and electronic devices" , 650900 - "Electric Power Engineering" (specialty 100400 - "Electric Power Supply" , specialization 100401 - 'Power supply of industrial enterprises') and direction of training of bachelor 551300 - ''Electrical engineering , Electrical Engineering and Engineering . The methodical collection contains a work program, methodical instructions for studying the discipline, a thematic plan of lectures and practical exercises, a task for control work . In the working program the questions of mechanics of electric drive, electromechanical properties of electric drives of constant and alternating currents, choice of power of engines, and also electric drives of mechanisms of various purposes are considered.