Project Title: Develop & Test a VFD for a positioning applications.

LS Electric

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Project Title Develop & Test a VFD for a positioning applications.
Project Topics Product Design & Development Research & Development
Skills & Expertise
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
Variable Frequency Drives that control provides position feedback from an encoder (feedback); the goal is to test to make sure that the VFD and encoder feedback from the AC Motor is accurate and document that. Typically VFDs are not used from positioning applications - this is typically done with a servo motor and servo amplifier as the industry norm. However, people want to push the VFD to do more applications - for example using to control a conveyor belt to do 'indexing' moves as the 'work-in-progress/product' moves from station to station. The control elements is also important - typically and industrial controller (plc or industrial pc) will be the brains and send control signals to the VFD; That is most typically; however we also like to do R&D on having a HMI (with a scripting language) control the VFD positioning without a PLC or PC. Lastly, we like to see if the internal sequencing of the VFD could be used by itself without a PLC, PC or HMI. The end result would be a test data, report and documented methods of how to to the above.
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Project Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Temp Check #3 Due

Apr 12 2021 Evaluation

LS ELECTRIC SITE VISIT @ VERNON HILLS

Jul 09 2021

UPLOAD MILESTONE #1 DELIVERABLE

Jul 09 2021 Submission Required

UPLOAD MILESTONE #2 DELIVERABLE

Aug 10 2021 Submission Required

Program Kickoff

Aug 30 2021 Event

Temp Check #5 Due

Dec 02 2022 Evaluation

Mid-Project Check-In & Rescope

Temp Check #4 Due

Evaluation

Temp Check #6 Due

Evaluation

Final Peer Evaluation Due

Evaluation

Final Self Evaluation Due

Evaluation

Feedback Session w/ LS Electric

UPLOAD MILESTONE #3 DELIVERABLE

Submission Required

UPLOAD MILESTONE #4 DELIVERABLE

Submission Required

REMINDER OF CONFIDENTIALITY

OFFICIAL PROJECT WRAP UP

Submission Required

Kickoff Evaluation Due

Evaluation

OFFICIAL PROJECT LAUNCH

Mid-Milestone Virtual Checkin

Temp Check #1 Due

Evaluation

Temp Check #2 Due

Evaluation

Program Managers

Name Organization
Scott Kennedy Anderson University

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