Ghodki, M K (2024) A new solar powered robotic arm guided master–slave electric motors of biomass conveyor. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 22(3), pp. 739-762. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose: Electric motor heating during biomass recovery and its handling on conveyor is a serious concern for the motor performance. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to design and develop a hardware prototype of master–slave electric motors based biomass conveyor system to use the motors under normal operating conditions without overheating. Design/methodology/approach: The hardware prototype of the system used master–slave electric motors for embedded controller operated robotic arm to automatically replace conveyor motors by one another. A mixed signal based embedded controller (C8051F226DK), fully compliant with IEEE 1149.1 specifications, was used to operate the entire system. A precise temperature measurement of motor with the help of negative temperature coefficient sensor was possible due to the utilization of industry standard temperature controller (N76E003AT20). Also, a pulse width modulation based speed control was achieved for master–slave motors of biomass conveyor. Findings: As compared to conventional energy based mains supply, the system is self-sufficient to extract more energy from solar supply with an energy increase of 11.38%. With respect to conventional energy based \ of 47.31%, solar energy based higher energy saving of 52.69% was reported. Also, the work achieved higher temperature reduction of 34.26% of the motor as compared to previous cooling options. Originality/value: The proposed technique is free from air, liquid and phase-changing material based cooling materials. As a consequence, the work prevents the wastage of these materials and does not cause the risk of health hazards. Also, the motors are used with their original dimensions without facing any leakage problems.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | conveyor; electric motors; embedded controller; master–slave methodology; pwm; pwm techniques; solar energy |
| Index terms: | recovery, temperature measurement, energy-saving, hardware, dimension, option, health hazard, solar energy, specification, overheating, prototype, modulation, methodology, conveyor |
| Subjects: | computer hardware, health monitoring assessment and metrics, analytical methods, energy systems, modelling and simulation, operations management, contractual condition, research methods, thermal systems, environmental hazards, infrastructure and transport systems, decision analysis, networking |
| Topics: | Sustainability, Risk Management, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Health and Safety, Contract Administration, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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