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Group: DynoMotion Message: 7902 From: davekelloggs Date: 7/10/2013
Subject: Powerful "Dumb" Motor Drive
I'm considering using the KFlop with servo motors, probably DC brushed. I'd like a drive that works well with the KFlop, but with more power than the SnapAmp. The type of motors I'm considering have peak current ratings 2X to 3X that of the SnapAmp. It seems a shame to be limited by the crrent capabilites of the SnapAmp.

However, the motor drives I find with larger current ratngs all expect to close the PID feedback loop themselves. Instead, I'd rather close the loop in the KFlop.

So what I think I want is a rather dumb power amp, with no extra features (like encoder feed back, PID, etc.). Something like a rather bare H-bridge, with perhaps some basic over-current protection and recirculation, but not much more. The amp/drive needs to respond to the KFlop's step/direction commands, of course.

Any suggestions?

Part 2: Given my stated problem above, could the KFlop directly generate the PWMs required to drive the individual transistors of a 'dumb' H-bridge?

Thanks!!
Dave Kellogg
Group: DynoMotion Message: 7903 From: Tom Kerekes Date: 7/10/2013
Subject: Re: Powerful "Dumb" Motor Drive
Hi Dave,

#1 AMC "dumb" drives with +/-10V Analog Torque mode are commonly used with our KFLOP+Kanalog boards.


#2 that is potentially possible, but there is a lot involved in an Amplifier design besides the PWM.  Current feedback, Peak current protection, undervoltage protection, regenerative protection, temperature protection, enable/disable, etc...

BTW Step/Dir wouldn't be involved in these types of servos.  The Desired Destination (trajectory) would be maintained internally in KFLOP as a floating point number.

Regards
TK