8.9 A stepper motor has 24 North teeth and 24 South teeth. What angle change occurs on each step? If a full step is output every 1 ms (and assuming it doesn’t slip), at what speed does the motor spin? ANSWER: 360°/(4n) =
360°/[4(24)] =
360°/96 = 3.75°
Revolutions per Second (4f/N) =
4(1000s)/(96) =
4000/96 = 41.667rps
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41.667rps(60sec) = 2500rpm 8.10 Draw a figure similar to Figure 8.80 showing how half stepping works. D8.13) Design an interface for a +24 V, 500 mA geared DC motor. The time constant of the motor is 10 ms. Include software to adjust the delivered power from 0 to 100%.
Answer:
I chose the TIP120 because it can sink at least 3 X the current needed for this motor.