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Servo Drives with Sinusoidal Commutation

Servo Drives with Sinusoidal Commutation

Galil Motion Control's two multi-axis servo drives perform sinusoidal commutation. The AMP-43540 contains four 600W servo drives and the AMP-43640 contains four 20W servo drives. Both models are sinusoidally commutated for minimized torque ripple compared to drives using trapezoidal commutation. This is important for applications using low friction linear motors.

The AMP-43540 and AMP-43640 4-axis drives are available as options for Galil's DMC-40x0 Accelera and DMC-41x3 Econo motion controllers with Ethernet. Designed to minimize space, cost and wiring, the drives reside directly inside the controller enclosure. The DMC-4040 4-axis controller and drive package dimensions are 8.1 x 7.3 x 1.7 inch. Two 4-axis drives can also be installed inside the DMC-4080 8-axis controller package which measures 11.5 x 7.3 x 1.7 inch.

The AMP-43540 contains four 600W fully digital, transconductance amplifiers for driving brushless motors with sinusoidal commutation. Each amplifier drives motors operating at up to 8A continuous, 15A peak, 20-80V dc. The gain settings of the amplifier are user-programmable at 0.4, 0.8 and 1.6 A/V. Both the switching and sampling frequencies are 33 kHz. The amplifier offers protection for over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, short-circuit and over temperature. A shunt regulator option is available.

The AMP-43640 contains four 20W linear, transconductance amplifiers for driving brushless motors with sinusoidal commutation. Each amplifier drives motors operating at up to 1A peak, 15-30V dc with a gain setting of 0.1A/V.

When using the AMP-43540 and AMP-43640 sinusoidal drives, hall sensors are not required for brushless motor commutation. Galil provides commands for initialization of the motor using the encoder feedback.

Servo Drives with Sinusoidal Commutation
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