System and Automatic Control Lab (EC-218)
Experiment No.65
Object: To simulate a DC motor (Armature control) system and draw the characteristic of the
angular velocity using MATLAB/ simulink.
Apparatus:
S. No. Apparatus/components Quantity Rating /Makes
1 Computer system with 1 ----
MATLAB software
Theory:
A common actuator in control systems is the DC motor. It directly provides rotary motion and,
coupled with wheels or drums and cables, can provide translational motion. The electric
equivalent circuit of the armature and the free-body diagram of the rotor are shown in the
following figure.
For this example, we will assume that the input of the system is the voltage source (V) applied to
the motor's armature, while the output is the rotational speed of the shaft d(theta)/dt. The rotor
and shaft are assumed to be rigid. We further assume a viscous friction model, that is, the friction
torque is proportional to shaft angular velocity.
The physical parameters for our example are-
Moment of inertia of the rotor J= 0.01 kg.m^2
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Motor viscous friction constant B=0.1 N.m.s
Electromotive force constant Ka =0.01 V/rad/sec
Motor torque constant Kt=0.01 N.m/Amp
Electric resistance R=1 Ohm
Electric inductance L=0.5 H
Block Diagram:
Procedure:
Make the block diagram with help of MATLAB/simulink and put the given values in the blocks
and RUN.
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Given values:
Ea=10V ,Time range(2.5 second).
La=2.83*10-4
Output graph:
Result:
Discussion: