ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
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I am an ME that just moved from a very large company where we had several EE's and we worked together on projects, I did the mechanical and of course the EE's selected all the motors and control systems. Now I have joined a very small company as a project manager/designer, and I need to learn to select the motors and control systems. We will probably outsource the programming and final electrical work, but I need to know enough to generate some accurate proposals and quotes. The electrical systems are pretty simple most of the time. Think garage door opener type stuff, push a button, something moves to a limit switch and stops. Push the other button it moves back. Sometimes they have to move pretty fast though. I'm not sure when to use an AC motor and limit switches, a DC motor or a Servo with full controls....
Is anyone aware of any books, web sites or simminars that might get me started in the right direction?
Thanks
Is anyone aware of any books, web sites or simminars that might get me started in the right direction?
Thanks





RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
http://www.drives.co.uk/
http://www.motorcontrol.com/
http://www.siemens-industry.co.uk/
http://www.abb.com/global/abbzh/abbzh251.nsf!OpenDatabase&db=/global/seitp/seitp161.nsf&v=17ec2&e=us&c=B8C8356383489150C1256CE0004E0BD0
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-44698-7
http://www.cjdirectory.com/company-1035463.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0070359717?v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/007072332X?v=glance
http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=%22electric%22+%2B+%22motor%22+%2B+%22applications%22&page=2&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26amp%3BrequestId%3Dcda22c32075a44dc%26amp%3BclickedItemRank%3D19%26amp%3BuserQuery%3D%2522electric%2522%2B%252B%2B%2522motor%2522%2B%252B%2B%2522applications%2522%26amp%3BclickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.estec.esa.nl%252Fgpqwww%252Ftraining%252Fmaterials%252F1229msfc.pdf%26amp%3BinvocationType%3Dnext%26amp%3BfromPage%3DNSCPNextPrev&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.estec.esa.nl%2Fgpqwww%2Ftraining%2Fmaterials%2F1229msfc.pdf
etc. for more info
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
http://www.eatonelectrical.com/unsecure/html/101basics/Module16/Output/index.html
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RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
Larger mnotors are usually 220V single or three phase. The direction of three phase motors is changed by swapping two of the windings.
Search For Baldor Electric Co. for a good selection of induction motors (and much more).
Please respond for additional information.
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
http://www.brookcrompton.com/tech-guides.htm
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RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
It is a real bargain for this price and have a lot of information.
Ralph
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
I believe reading a book or following some web site will not do the trick.
good luck
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects
RE: ME needs crash course in motor/control selection for projects