Monday, May 23, 2011

AC Servo Drives

Mechanisms belonging to the range of motion electronic products, AC servo drives operate on alternate voltage patterns. As electronic amplifiers, they serve to power electric servo motors that similarly operate on alternate voltage pattern.

As special electronic amplifiers they A) monitor control feedback signals received from motors. B) According to feedback signals received they make necessary adjustments. C) They form a part of a dynamical system.

The function of AC servo drives is guided by the ‘control theory’, which is a sub part of Physics and Mathematics. According to this theory, A) A controller, manipulates the input to a system. B) This manipulation is geared to achieving the desired effect on the output. C) Output variables follow a reference of time. A.C servo drives act as controllers or A.C electrical amplifiers.


"Motion theory" also controls the functioning of servo drives. As special electronic mechanisms, they control the velocity of mechanisms. After receiving a command signal from a control system geared to A.C voltage, they amplify such signals and after due amplification, they transmit electric current to a system. Automatically, the electric current transmitted will be proportionate to the received command signal.


The servo motor with an attached velocity sensor does the needful work of reporting the motor’s actual velocity back to servo drive. After a due comparison of motor’s actual velocity with the command velocity, AC servo drives contribute to altering the due voltage frequency. Thus any error in voltage frequency is corrected by A.C servo drives. Usually servo motors rotate at a velocity matching the control signal. Servo motor control ensures the due matching leading to the establishment with proper configuration and tuning- which is a combination of proportional and derivative gain.

A.C servo drives are not only easily available, but they are also compatible with different variety of motors. Use of A.C servo drives has manifold advantages. Forming an integral part of the servo system their additional feedback serves to detect unwanted motion. They usually accurately assess the commanded motion. Moreover they are better adjusted to changing speed, with a better life span; giving effective durability to a system.

Servo drives are generally of two types. 1) Digital servo deals with discreet tracking of signals. 2) Analog deals with continuous tracking of signals.  Servo drives which form an integral part of the servo system have an enormous role to play in industries involved with robotics, automation and any other kind reliant on motion theory.





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