Training Manual . SPb. ,SPGGI, 2000, 38 s. The general provisions of selection of systems of electric drive and electrical equipment for production machines and installations are considered. Not only load diagrams and technological requirements for electric drive are taken into account, but also requirements for the execution of electrical equipment, depending on the conditions of use, as well as restrictions imposed by the power supply system. The choice of electric drive is presented as a system task, the solution of which should take into account a number of conflicting requirements. Quoted