Servo Trainer

Item Number: 
CE110 - Experiment
TecQuipment | Control Engineering
TecQuipment | Control Engineering
TecQuipment | Control Engineering

The CE110 Servo Trainer shows d.c. servo position and speed control systems using typical industrial techniques. It has a d.c. servomotor, a d.c. generator and a flywheel mounted on a common shaft. 

Analogue 0 to ±10 V control signals vary the servomotor shaft speed in either direction. An optical sensor measures the speed and shows it on a panel-mounted digital meter. The d.c. generator statically or dynamically loads the servomotor. 

An electric clutch connects or disconnects the shaft to a 30:1 reduction gearbox for position control studies. A manual control allows the user to set a position control setpoint. To adjust the shaft inertia, the CE110 comes with two extra interchangeable inertia discs (flywheels). 

For advanced experiments, the Servo Trainer includes extra ‘block’-type circuits that can add non-linear and fully adjustable effects of:

  • Deadzone or ‘deadband’
  • Anti-deadzone
  • Hysteresis
  • Saturation

These blocks are important in studies of servo systems because they mimic problems that happen in real applications.

Learning OutcomesEssential Base Unit

Learning Outcomes

The flexible design of the equipment allows the user to
develop many other analysis and control exercises to suit
their needs. It is good for extended or advanced control
experiments, and is ideal for student project work.

  • Basic tests and transducer calibration
  • Response calculation and measurement
  • Proportional and proportional plus integral control of servo-system speed
  • Disturbance cancelling and feedforward control
  • Angular position control: proportional control and velocity feedback
  • Angular position control and the influence of nonlinearities
  • Non-linear system characteristics

Essential Base Unit

CONTROLLER

CE120 - Base Unit

A self-contained analogue and computer based controller designed to support practical investigations into the basic and advanced principles of control engineering at all academic levels.

DIGITAL INTERFACE

CE122 - Base Unit

A self-contained computer based controller designed to support practical investigations into the basic and advanced principles of control engineering at all academic levels.

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