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基于PLC的船舶起货机控制系统设计外文
DesignandImplementationofPLC-BasedMonitoringControlSystemforInductionMotor
ZHUShao-ying,XUYu,HeZheng-wen
XianJiaotongUniversity,Xian710049,P.R.China
Abstract:
Theimplementationofamonitoringandcontrolsystemfortheinductionmotorbasedonprogrammablelogiccontroller(PLC)technologyisdescribed.Also,theimplementationofthehardwareandsoftwareforspeedcontrolandprotectionwiththeresultsobtainedfromtestsoninductionmotorperformanceisprovided.ThePLCcorrelatestheoperationalparameterstothespeedrequestedbytheuserandmonitorsthesystemduringnormaloperationandundertripconditions.TestsoftheinductionmotorsystemdrivenbyinverterandcontrolledbyPLCproveahigheraccuracyinspeedregulationascomparedtoaconventionalcontrolsystem.TheefficiencyofPLCcontrolisincreasedathighspeedsupto95%ofthesynchronousspeed.Thus,PLCprovesthemselvesasaveryversatileandeffectivetoolinindustrialcontrolofelectricdrives.
Keywords:
Computer-controlledsystems,computerizedmonitoring,electricdrives,inductionmotors,motioncontrol,programmablelogiccontrollers(PLCs),variable-frequencydrives,voltagecontrol.
I.INTRODUCTION
Sincetechnologyformotioncontrolofelectricdrivesbecameavailable,theuseofprogrammablelogiccontrollers(PLCs)withpowerelectronicsinelectricmachinesapplicationshasbeenintroducedinthemanufacturingautomation[1],[2].Thisuseoffersadvantagessuchaslowervoltagedropwhenturnedonandtheabilitytocontrolmotorsandotherequipmentwithavirtuallyunitypowerfactor[3].ManyfactoriesusePLCsinautomationprocessestodiminishproductioncostandtoincreasequalityandreliability[4]–[9].Otherapplicationsincludemachinetoolswithimprovedprecisioncomputerizednumericalcontrol(CNC)duetotheuseofPLCs[10].Toobtainaccurateindustrialelectricdrivesystems,itisnecessarytousePLCsinterfacedwithpowerconverters,personalcomputers,andotherelectricequipment[11]–[13].Nevertheless,thismakestheequipmentmoresophisticated,complex,andexpensive[14],[15].
FewpaperswerepublishedconcerningdcmachinescontrolledbyPLCs.Theyreportboththeimplementationofthefuzzymethodforspeedcontrolofadcmotor/generatorsetusingaPLCtochangethearmaturevoltage[16],andtheincorporationofanadaptivecontrollerbasedontheself-tuningregulatortechnologyintoanexistingindustrialPLC[17].Also,othertypesofmachineswereinterfacedwithPLCs.Thereby,anindustrialPLCwasusedforcontrollingsteppermotorsinafive-axisrotorposition,directionandspeed,reducingthenumberofcircuitcomponents,loweringthecost,andenhancingreliability[18].Forswitchedreluctancemotorsasapossiblealternativetoadjustablespeedacanddcdrives,asinglechiplogiccontrollerforcontrollingtorqueandspeedusesaPLCtoimplementthedigitallogiccoupledwithapowercontroller[19].OtherreportedapplicationconcernsalinearinductionmotorforpassengerelevatorswithaPLCachievingthecontrolofthedrivesystemandthedataacquisition[20].Tomonitorpowerqualityandidentifythedisturbancesthatdisruptproductionofanelectricplant,twoPLCswereusedtodeterminethesensitivityoftheequipment[21].
II.PLCASSYSTEMCONTROLLER
APLCisamicroprocessor-basedcontrolsystem,designedforautomationprocessesinindustrialenvironments.Itusesaprogrammablememoryfortheinternalstorageofuser-orientatedinstructionsforimplementingspecificfunctionssuchasarithmetic,counting,logic,sequencing,andtiming[23],[24].APLCcanbeprogrammedtosense,activate,andcontrolindustrialequipmentand,therefore,incorporatesanumberofI/Opoints,whichallowelectricalsignalstobeinterfaced.InputdevicesandoutputdevicesoftheprocessareconnectedtothePLCandthecontrolprogramisenteredintothePLCmemory(Fig.1).
Fig.1.ControlactionofaPLC.
III.CONTROLSYSTEMOFINDUCTIONMOTOR
InFig.2,theblockdiagramoftheexperimentalsystemisillustrated.Thefollowingconfigurationscanbeobtainedfromthissetup.
a)Aclosed-loopcontrolsystemforconstantspeedoperation,configuredwithspeedfeedbackandloadcurrentfeedback.Theinductionmotordrivesavariableload,isfedbyaninverter,andthePLCcontrolstheinverterV/foutput.
b)Anopen-loopcontrolsystemforvariablespeedoperation.TheinductionmotordrivesavariableloadandisfedbyaninverterinconstantV/fcontrolmode.
c)Thestandardvariablespeedoperation.Theinductionmotordrivesavariableloadandisfedbyaconstantvoltage-constantfrequencystandardthree-phasesupply
Theopen-loopconfigurationb)canbeobtainedfromtheclosed-loopconfigurationa)byremovingthespeedandloadfeedback.Ontheotherhand,operationc)resultsiftheentirecontrolsystemisbypassed.
IV.HARDWAREDESCRIPTION
Thecontrolsystemisimplementedandtestedforawoundrotorinductionmotor,havingthetechnicalspecificationsgiveninTableI.Theinductionmotordrivesadcgenerator,whichsuppliesavariableRload.Thethree-phasepowersupplyisconnectedtoathree-phasemainswitchandthentoathree-phasethermaloverloadrelay,whichprovidesprotectionagainstcur-rentoverloads.Therelayoutputisconnectedtotherectifier,whichrectifiesthethree-phasevoltageandgivesadcinputtotheinsulatedgatebipolartransistor(IGBT)inverter.Itstechnicalspecifications[25]aresummarizedinTableII.TheIGBTinverterconvertsthedcvoltageinputtothree-phasevoltageoutput,whichissuppliedtothestatoroftheinductionmotor.Ontheotherhand,theinverterisinterfacedtothePLC-basedcontroller.
Fig.2Electricaldiagramofexperimentalsystem.
TABLEIINDUCTIONMOTORTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
TABLEIIINVERTERTECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
ThiscontrollerisimplementedonaPLCmodularsystem[5],[26]–[28].ThePLCarchitecturereferstoitsinternalhardwareandsoftware.Asamicroprocessor-basedsystem,thePLCsystemhardwareisdesignedandbuiltupwiththefollowingmodules[29]–[37]:
·centralprocessorunit(CPU)
·discreteoutputmodule(DOM)
·discreteinputmodule(DIM)
·analogoutputsmodule(AOM)
·analoginputsmodule(AIM)
·powersupply.
OtherdetailsofthePLCconfigurationareshowninTablesIIIandIV.
Aspeedsensorisusedforthespeedfeedback,acurrentsensorisusedfortheloadcurrentfeedback,andasecondcurrentsensorisconnectedtothestatorcircuits[32].Thus,thetwofeedbackloopsoftheclosed-loopsystemaresetupbyusingtheloadcurrentsensor,thespeedsensor,andtheAIM.
V.RESULTS
Thesystemwastestedduringoperationwithvaryingloadsincludingtestsoninductionmotorspeedcontrolperformanceandtestsfortripsituations.ThePLCmonitorsthemotoroperationandcorrelatestheparametersaccordingtothesoftware.
Atthebeginning,forreferencepurposes,theperformanceofinductionmotorsuppliedfromastandard380V,50-Hznetworkwasmeasured.Then,theexperimentalcontrolsystemwasoperatedbetweennoloadandfullload(1.0N
m)inthetwodifferentmodesdescribedinSectionIII:
a)inductionmotorfedbytheinverterandwithPLCcontrol;
b)inductionmotorfedbytheinverter.
TherangeofloadtorqueandofspeedcorrespondstothedesignofthePLChardwareandsoftwareasdescribedintheprevioussections.
Thespeedversustorquecharacteristicswerestudiedintherange500–1500r/minandisillustratedinFig.7.Theresultsshowthatconfigurationb)operateswithvaryingspeed-varyingloadtorquecharacteristicsfordifferentspeedsetpoints
.Configurationa)operateswithconstant-speed-varyingloadtorquecharacteristicsinthespeedrange0–1400r/minand0–100%loads.However,intherangeofspeedshigherthan1400r/minandloadshigherthan70%,thesystemoperateswithvarying-speed-varying-loadandtheconstantspeedwasnotpossibletobekept.Thus,for
1400r/minbothcon-figurationsa)andb)haveasimilartorque-speedresponse.ThisfactshowsthatPIcontrolforconstantspeedasimplementedbythesoftwarewithPLCiseffectiveatspeedslowerthan93%ofthesynchronous.
Fig.6.Flowchartofcutoff/restartmotorsoftware.
Theefficiencyfordifferentvaluesof
wasalsostudied.InFig.8,theefficiencyisshownnormalized,usingasbasevalueor1p.u.theefficiencyoftheinductionmotorsuppliedfromthestandardnetwork.AsdepictedinFig.8,theresultsshowthatconfigurationa)inallcaseshasahigherefficiencythanconfigurationb).Also,atoperationwithloadshigherthan70%,thenormalizedefficiencyis
>1,meaningthattheobtainedefficiencywithPLCcontrolishigherthantheefficiencyofinductionmotoroperatedfromthestandard380-V,50-HznetworkwithoutthecontrolofPLCandwithouttheinverter.Accordingtothisfigure,theefficiencyofPLC-controlledsystemisincreasedupto10–12%comparedtothestandardmotoroperation.
Fromatheoreticalpointofview,ifweneglectmagnetizingcurrent,anapproximatevaluefortheefficiencyis
wheresistheslipand
arethestatorandrotorwindingresistances,respectively.AscanbeseenfromFig.7,thePLC-controlledsystema)workswithverylowslipvalues,almostzero.Inallspeedandloadtorqueconditions,theconfigurationa)hasasmallerslipthanconfigurationb),thusthehighervaluesofefficiencycanbejustifiedandespeciallyathighspeedsandfrequencies.Atlowerfrequencies,themagneticfluxincreasesand,thus,thereisanincreaseinmagnetizingcurrentresultinginincreasedlosses.
Thissystempresentsasimilardynamicresponseastheclosed-loopsystemwithV/fspeedcontrol.Itstransie