Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate controlling a Brushless DC Motor (BLDCM) using a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) instead of micro-controllers chips. As PLCs are now involved in most industrial processes, therefore, developing a program to handle the control of BLDCMs will save electronic components used in the drive circuit. Further, one PLC may control more than one motor via programming extra inputs and outputs already implemented in the PLC or simply by attaching additional input/ output cards. The speed is varied through the PWM technique. The PLC performed well with speeds up to 1550 rpm. The motor did not run faster due to the switching delay (scanning cycle time and hardware) of the PLC.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Electrical Engineering (XI-CHLIE), 2-4 July 2009, Zaragoza, Spain |
| Publisher | Paraninfo Universidad |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Electrical Engineering - Duration: 2 Jul 2009 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Electrical Engineering |
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| Period | 2/07/09 → … |