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DC PWM and EC motor power measurement

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Fsanq

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Jan 28, 2021
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Our setup:
230 VAC/28 VDC converter -> 28 VDC battery -> Motor controller (28 VDC 15.6 kHz PWM) -> PCB (DC PWM to EC) -> EC motor

PCB has two wires (+/-) going in and four going out (GND, direction, supply and speed).

Motor is inside a drum which is moving a load back and forth (with the help of other drum motors):
stopped -> CW -> (ramped up) idle/unloaded -> loaded -> idle/unloaded (ramped down) -> stopped - > CCW (ramped up) idle/unloaded -> loaded -> idle/unloaded (ramped down) -> REPEAT

One cycle is 15 seconds.

I need the power "flow" in absolute values on both sides. Also, I’m looking for continuous (or moving average) values.

Available equipment:
Amp clamp (Fluke i30s), voltage probes and 50 MHz bandwidth logging (PicoScope 2406B).

Can I use this equipment? How do I calculate it?

Getting confused with DC, AC+DC and RMS/true RMS...
 
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