Motor Commutation Sensor - Sevcon Gen4 Applications Reference Manual

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Encoder
Maximum
ppr
motor speed
(rpm)
128
6000
80
10000
64
10000
For other types of encoder and motor use the formulae:
n
(
per
revolution
f
(
Hz
)
max
with f
limited to 13.3 kHz.
max
and
20000
N
(
rpm
)
max
(
p
/
Encoder PPR is set at 6090
4630
.
h
Encoder PPR (6090
h
Failure to do so could cause the controller to output incorrect torque.

Motor commutation sensor

UVW Commutation Sensors
Commutation sensors are designed to measure the position of the rotor shaft within the motor,
rather than its rotational speed. Rotor position information is used for control of permanent
magnet motors, as it allows the controller to energise the motor phases appropriately based on
the measured position of the magnets on the rotor.
The Gen4 controller provides inputs for both digital UVW style position sensors and analogue
sin-cos sensors. Either of these can be used for control of permanent magnet motors.
UVW Position
Encoder (pin
numbering may
vary)
26
+5/10V Supply
5
1
channel U
2
17
E
channel V
3
29
4
channel W
5
15
0 V
Figure 17 - Sample wiring for a UVW commutation sensor
3 digital inputs are provided for UVW encoders. The encoder should provide one pulse on each
channel per electrical cycle of the motor, and each pulse should be 120° out of phase with the
others and have a 50% duty cycle:
5-12
)
N
(
rpm
)
60
(
rpm
)
) 2
. Additional encoder configuration (pull-up, supply, etc) is set at
h
) must be configured correctly to ensure reliable control of the motor.
Gen4 Controller

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