COURSE – ELECTRIC MACHINES 6: LINEAR MOTORS
Experiment board with:
- Transparent linear motor with non-ferrous armature
- Range 340mm approx.
- Integrated microprocessor control
- 35W power amplifier
- Visualization of control vector
- Position detection with analog Hall sensors
- CD-ROM with Labsoft browser and course software
- Introduction to design and operating principle of a linear motor
- Explanation of terms “Lorentz force” and “induced voltage”
- Introduction to linear motor applications
- Designs of linear motors
- Advantages and disadvantages of linear motors in comparison to rotary motors
- Determination of characteristic values for a motor
- Positioning of a linear motor
- Determining motor position with the help of encoders or Hall sensors
- Distinction between relative and absolute positioning
- Determination of motor position using analog Hall sensors
- Course duration: 4.5 h approx.