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PLCBasedMonitoringControlSystemforInductionMotorPLC
DesignandImplementationofPLC-BasedMonitoringControlSystemforInductionMotor
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].
OnlyfewpaperswerepublishedinthefieldofinductionmotorswithPLCs.Apowerfactorcontrollerforathree-phaseinductionmotorutilizesPLCtoimprovethepowerfactorandtokeepitsvoltagetofrequencyratioconstantunderthewholecontrolconditions[3].Thevectorcontrolintegratedcircuitusesacomplexprogrammablelogicdevice(CPLD)andintegerarithmeticforthevoltageorcurrentregulationofthree-phasepulse-widthmodulation(PWM)inverters[22].
Manyapplicationsofinductionmotorsrequirebesidesthemotorcontrolfunctionality,thehandlingofseveralspecificanaloganddigitalI/Osignals,homesignals,tripsignals,on/off/reversecommands.Insuchcases,acontrolunitinvolvingaPLCmustbeaddedtothesystemstructure.ThispaperpresentsaPLC-basedmonitoringandcontrolsystemforathree-phaseinductionmotor.Itdescribesthedesignandimplementationoftheconfiguredhardwareandsoftware.Thetestresultsobtainedoninductionmotorperformanceshowimprovedefficiencyandincreasedaccuracyinvariable-loadconstant-speed-controlledoperation.Thus,thePLCcorrelatesandcontrolstheoperationalparameterstothespeedsetpointrequestedbytheuserandmonitorstheinductionmotorsystemduringnormaloperationandundertripconditions.
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.
Inourapplication,itcontrolsthroughanaloganddigitalinputsandoutputsthevaryingload-constantspeedoperationofaninductionmotor.Also,thePLCcontinuouslymonitorstheinputsandactivatestheoutputsaccordingtothecontrolprogram.ThisPLCsystemisofmodulartypecomposedofspecifichardwarebuildingblocks(modules),whichplugdirectlyintoaproprietarybus:
acentralprocessorunit(CPU),apowersupplyunit,input-outputmodulesI/O,andaprogramterminal.Suchamodularapproachhastheadvantagethattheinitialconfigurationcanbeexpandedforotherfutureapplicationssuchasmultimachinesystemsorcomputerlinking.
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.
Atachogenerator(permanentmagnetdcmotor)isusedforspeedsensing.Theinductionmachinedrivesitsshaftmechanicallyandanoutputvoltageisproduced,themagnitudeofwhichisproportionaltothespeedofrotation.Polaritydependsonthedirectionofrotation.ThevoltagesignalfromthetachogeneratormustmatchthespecifiedvoltagerangeoftheAIM(0–5Vdcand200-
internalresistance).OtherPLCexternalcontrolcircuitsaredesignedusingalow-voltagesupplyof24Vdc.
V.SOFTWAREDESCRIPTION
PLC’sprogrammingisbasedonthelogicdemandsofinputdevicesandtheprogramsimplementedarepredominantlylogicalratherthannumericalcomputationalalgorithms.Mostoftheprogrammedoperationsworkonastraightforwardtwo-state“onoroff”basisandthesealternatepossibilitiescorrespondto“trueorfalse”(logicalform)and“1or0”(binaryform),respectively.Thus,PLCsofferaflexibleprogrammablealternativetoelectricalcircuitrelay-basedcontrolsystemsbuiltusinganalogdevices.
Theprogrammingmethodusedistheladderdiagrammethod.ThePLCsystemprovidesadesignenvironmentintheformofsoftwaretoolsrunningonahostcomputerterminalwhichallowsladderdiagramstobedevelop