EE312 Control Systems Engineering
LAB 2: DC Servo Motor Analog Speed Control System
AIM
To introduce the student to feedback control (specifically proportional (P) feedback) for velocity
control in the Google Technology GSMT 2000 series DC servo Trainer.
Identify and explain the functional block diagram of a velocity control system
Construct open-loop and closed-loop velocity control systems from functional block diagrams.
Compare open-loop and closed-loop control systems.
EQUIPMENTS
Oscilloscopes
Analog Circuit Control Box
DC Servo experimental platform
INTRODUCTION
There are wide range of motors used generally for everyday purposes such as home equipment and in
industries used for machines. Electrical motors play significant roles in many facilities and manufacturing
companies. As focus is drawn closer to the motors’ speed, the stepper motors and servo are the ones
which controls the speed through the pulse train,
A large number of motors are being used for general purposes in our surroundings from house-hold
equipment to machine tools in industrial facilities. The electric motor is now a necessary and
indispensable source of power in many industries. The function and the performance required for these
motors are wide-ranging. When focusing attention on the speed control segment of the motor market,
servo and stepper motors control their speed with a pulse train, while the induction motor and the
brushless DC motor control speed with an external resistor and/or DC voltage.
This article explains the structure, the speed control principle, and the features of the following three
product groups that can control the speed relatively easily by using an analog input.
AC speed control motor & gear motors
Brushless DC motor & gear motors
Inverter unit
https://www.orientalmotor.com/brushless-dc-motors-gear-motors/technology/speed-control-methods-
of-speed-control-motors.html
PROCEDURE
PART 1
For the first part, an Open-loop speed control system is being studied.
Checked the power to make sure it is off. Then connected the wires, the velocity modulation system of
DC servo motor connects to the connection of the motor on the circuit board (voyage plug) as shown
bellow
M+ P42
M - P43 (of the Power Module)
REV P44(of the Signal Setting module)
P42 P45
P46 IR
After completing the required wiring for the Open Loop System, turned on the power and pushed the
dial switch up of the signal-setting module, tune the adjustable potentiometer RP1, and used the
oscilloscope to watch the waveforms of P44 and P47. Turned off the power, and connected lines
between P42 and P44.
PART 2
For the second part of the lab, the Control loop was implemented. Connected the wires as follows.
P41 P44 ( of the summation circuit)
P30 P38
GND P39 & P40
P26 P27
P42 P46
P45 IR (of the motor module)
P25 P47
REV(of the Setting Signal Module) P24
After the wires were properly connected, the proportional control was created. The power was turned
on and pushed the switch dial up at the Signal-setting module. Adjusted the knob switch at RP7 to
change the proportion coefficient of the velocity loop. The coefficient increases clockwise and decreases
counterclockwise. Detected the waveforms of P25 and P24 using oscilloscope. Pushed the dial switch
down at the signal-setting module first, and pushed up which detected the step response curve of P25.