I recommend old rotating machinery textbooks from as early as the 20's into the 60's. The authors Fitzgerald and Kingsley have a good book in the McGraw
Hill black binding with the colored stripe on the spine series. Most of the books in this series are now considered classics.
Hi,
A lot to say here. Could I recommend the information on this following link as a starter.
http://www.micromotcontrols.com/htmls/Motor%20characteristics.html
Regards,
Bob Bennett