Course - Electric Machines 6: Linear motors

Includes

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

• Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents

• 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.