CENTENT CN0165 MICROSTEP DRIVE
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MOTOR LOAD
Motor load is the most significant contributor to microstep positioning error. A step
motor only generates torque when an error angle in rotor position exists. The relationship
between rotor displacement angle and restoring torque for a typical motor is shown in
X
Figure 13
X
.
The function that relates error angle to torque
is approximately sinusoidal. An error angle
equal to one microstep occurs when the
motor load equals the holding torque divided
by the microstep resolution.
If the motor load is transient, the rotor error
will decrease to a residual level upon
removal of the transient load. This applies to
the load induced by the acceleration and
deceleration of the step motor during the
course of a normal move.
Figure 13 - Torque vs. rotor angle
MOTOR LINEARITY
Motor linearity is the relationship between the mechanical angle of shaft rotation and the
electrical angle of the winding currents. In an ideal motor this is directly proportional; the
application of sine-cosine currents produces uniform shaft rotation and equally spaced
microsteps.
Real motors exhibit distortion as represented
in
X
Figure 14 - Motor linearity
X
. Varying the
value of the current set resistor may help trim
the error.
Should this method be inadequate, the motor
winding currents may be distorted to
compensate for the non-linearity. Centent can
provide a 3rd Harmonic profile or generate a
compensated profile for motors of a like
model number or type. These custom profiles
are 'programmed' into the customer's CN0165
as a Current Profile Option, as described in
the next section.
Figure 14 - Motor linearity
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