DSP Based Motor Control
DSP Based Motor Control
INTRODUCTION
MOTOR CONTROL TREND
DSP CONTROLLERS
TMS320C240
AC INDUCTION MOTOR
THE SCALAR CONTROL
THE VECTOR CONTROL
APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
• DSP stands for Digital Signal Processing, deals with
processing on signals to get desired output/response on
digital processors.
• Some of basic processes/operations on signals involves
1. Filtering,
2. Scaling(Amplification/Attenuation),
3. Addition or Subtraction of two or more signals,
4. Integration/differentiation,
5. Modulation(Amplitude/Angle), etc.
MOTOR CONTROL TREND
• Market analysis shows that most of all industrial motor applications use induction motor.
• Traditionally motor control was designed with analog components. However there are
several drawbacks with analog systems.
• Digital systems offer improvements over analog design.
They are:
1. Drift is eliminated.
2. Upgrades can easily be made in software.
DSP CONTROLLERS
• Texas Instruments launches a new DSP, referenced TMS320C240, specifically designed for
the Digital Motor Control segment.
• The TMS320C240 device combining a 16 bit fixed point DSP core with microcontroller
peripherals in a single chip solution is part of a new generation of DSPs called the DSP
controllers.
• These systems lack the ability to execute advanced
algorithms fast enough for real-time control.
TMS320C240 ARCHITECTURE
AC INDUCTION
MOTOR
• Scalar control means that variables are controlled only in magnitude and
the feedback and command signals are proportional to dc quantities.
• A scalar control method can only drive the stator frequency using a
voltage or a current as a command.
THE VECTOR CONTROL
• The vector control is referring not only to the magnitude but also to the phase of these
variables.
• This method takes into consideration not only successive steady-states but real
mathematical equations that describe the motor itself.
• Though the induction motor have a very simple structure ,its mathematical model is
complex due to the coupling factor between a large number of variables and then on
linearities.
APPLICATIONS
• Refrigerators
• Washing machine
• Dryers
• Pumps
• Fans
• Blowers, etc.
ADVANTAGES
• Digital signal processors go on further to provide high speed and high resolution in
order to reduce system costs.
• Generally fixed point DSPs are preferred for motor control for two reasons
1. Less cost.
2. Dynamic range is 16 bit.
DISADVANTAGES
• Limitation of A/D
• Expensive
• Quantisation error
CONCLUSION