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Generate a Permanent Magnet For Servo Motor

Date:2023-08-16
In a Permanent Magnet For Servo Motor, the rotor contains permanent magnets that generate a magnetic field to propel the armature through the magnetic fields of the stator. The permanent magnets can be located inside or on the surface of the rotor. In either case, the armature is pushed through the magnetic fields by a magnetic force created by the permanent magnets and by the current flow through the rotor. The direction of this force is controlled by the control system to produce a desired output motion.

The basic theory of operation for brushless servo motors revolves around the principle that like poles repel and opposite poles attract. The two main magnetic sources found within a servo motor are the permanent magnets that are located on the rotor and the stationary electromagnet that surrounds the rotor. This magnetic structure is called the stator or motor winding and is made up of steel plates, called laminations, that are bonded together with "teeth" on the outer surface that allow copper wire to be wound around them.

Most servo motors require the use of an excitation current that is applied to the stator winding to generate a magnetic flux that pushes the armature through the magnet field. This is called the excitation current or emf. PM motors do not need this type of current because the permanent magnets inside the rotor generate a standing magnetic field.

Servomotors have a very high torque-to-weight ratio and are ideal for applications where space is restricted or weight is a consideration. This makes them very popular in many types of equipment and devices including robots.

Another important feature of a PM motor is the ability to operate at high speeds and to be continuously under load without degrading performance. This is due to the fact that the armature does not need to be clocked by the brushes in order to provide rotational torque.

One of the ways that this is possible is by using a high-speed sensor to detect the position of the rotor magnetic poles, and this method is called high-frequency injection. In short, high-frequency injection is a method by which the drive can determine the position of the rotor magnetic poles without using pulse encoder feedback.

The drive is able to determine the magnetic pole positions by injecting a high-frequency ac signal into the motor at an arbitrary angle. During the high-frequency injection process, the inverter monitors the rotor terminal inductance (d and q axis) to determine the rotor's location. As the inverter injects a series of signals, the rotor's inductance will decrease until it matches the apex angle of the high-speed sensor, and then the drive will reverse the current flowing through that section of the motor winding. This process is known as commutation and it is what allows the rotor poles to constantly chase their opposite stator poles and keep rotating the motor shaft. The correct timing of this reversing of currents is what produces the optimum motor speed and torque.