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Servo Amplifier Tutorial

From Galil Motion Control
 

 

The "Servo Amplifier" on-line tutorial reviews the operation of servo amplifiers used to drive DC and brushless motors. The complete tutorial with audio can be viewed at http://www.galilmc.com/training/webconf.html

The tutorial begins with a discussion of the power regulating methods, leading to the two types, linear and pulse-width-modulated (PWM) amplifiers. The PWM amplifiers are much more common, whereas linear amplifiers are used with a power rating of less than 100 watts. Further discussed is the switching method. The two common approaches, the bipolar and unipolar methods, are presented with their relative merits. The effect of the switching on the current waveform is analyzed and the resulting worst-case ripple on the current waveform is found to be:

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