Industrial control

Techniques used in Stopping DC Motors

Stopping of a motor is actually a form of speed control. Methods used to stop DC motors are in a…

12 months ago

Vision Sensors: Features, Concepts & Applications in Manufacturing

Vision Sensors A vision sensor is basically a TV camera connected to a computer, usually a PC. Special vision software…

1 year ago

How Cascade Control System Enhances Dynamic Response to Load Changes

The major limitation of a conventional feedback control system is that the correction for disturbances does not start until the…

1 year ago

AC to AC Power Converters with Intermediate DC Link: Types, Features & Applications

This category of AC drives that is often referred to as “Variable Frequency Inverters” is one of the most extensively…

1 year ago

DC to DC Power Converters: Function, Types, Operation & Applications

DC to DC power converters also referred to as choppers provide the means to change one DC voltage to another.…

1 year ago

6 Types of Machine Guards

What is Machine Guarding? Most machines have cutting blades or rotating/moving parts that can cause bodily harm if they come…

1 year ago

Single-Phase & Three-Phase Inverters: Function and Operation

What is the Purpose of Inverters? Whereas dc machines are controlled by varying the voltage and current, ac machines are…

1 year ago

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) – Structure, Operation & Applications

IGBT is a voltage controlled device. It has high input impedance like a MOSFET and low on-state conduction losses like…

1 year ago

Telemetry in Instrumentation Systems

Telemetry can be defined as the science of gathering information at some remote location and transmitting the data to a…

1 year ago

Optothyristors: Features & Principle of Operation

Silicon Controlled Rectifiers (SCRs), Triacs and other solid-state devices used for switching larger voltages and currents ON and OFF are…

1 year ago