4530 - Industrial Motor Control
Spring 2024
 

    4530 Syllabus

Lecture PowerPoint Handouts:

• Three-Phase Induction Motor Operation
• Motor Controllers
• Control System Components
• Ladder Diagrams
• Step-by-Step Analysis of a Relay-Logic System
• NEMA Ratings
• Starting Induction Motors
• Directional Control of Induction Motors
• Variable-Frequency Drives
• Programmable Logic Controllers
• RS Logix 5000 - Ladder Logic Introduction - Part I
• RS Logix 5000 - Ladder Logic Introduction - Part II
• Ladder Logic Programming Example - Conveyor System
• Ladder Logic Programming Example - Timer Problem
Lab Exercises/Assignments:

• Lab Experiment 01 (Introduction Lab)
• Lab Experiment 02 (Intro to Relay Logic)
• Lab Assignment 03 (Relay Logic Assignment)
       Assignment 03 Solutions
• Lab Experiment 04 (Reduced-Voltage Starters)
• Lab Experiment 05 (Motor Control System Assignment)
• Lab Experiment 06 (Introduction to VFDs)
       PowerFlex 40 Quickstart Guide
Multipart PLC System Tutorial Lab:

• Lab Assignment 07A (Motor Control System Intro)
• Lab Assignment 07B (VFD Configuration)
• Lab Assignment 07C (Communication Network Configuration)
• Lab Assignment 07D (Programming Part I)
• Lab Assignment 07E (Programming Part II)
Final Project: (Fall 2023)
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Publications and References:

• Schematic/Wiring Diagram Samples
• Fundamentals of Motor Control by Square D
• PowerFlex40 Quick Start Quide
• NEMA Standard MG 1-2007 (Condensed)     (Induction Motors)
• NEMA Standard ICS 2-2000 (R2005)          (Industrial Control Devices)
• NEMA Standard ICS 19-2002 (R2007)        (Device Diagrams and Symbols)

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Links:

• NEMA Website
• NEMA Standards
     Note - you must create a NEMA website in order to download any standards.

 

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