• DocumentCode
    685728
  • Title

    Solar tracking system with high precision implementation on FPGA with GUI on LabVIEW

  • Author

    Priya, D. ; Deepa, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Power Electron. & Drives, SKR Eng. Coll., Chennai, India
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    373
  • Lastpage
    376
  • Abstract
    The control techniques for the Stepper motor system in wireless mode using Hardware Description Language (VHDL) for solar tracking system is designed in which due to no mechanical brakes and lower torque (unique torque characteristics). Higher precision of stepper motor is achieved by implementing the techniques and controlled through SPARTAN 3E SRAM based Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) controller. The motor is controlled using PWM technique which produces the accurate current pulses to the motor windings to excite. The control parameters are implemented by GUI using LabVIEW platform which is sent through Bluetooth to the controller by which the motor can be controlled in either direction or any angle of rotation. These types of controlling techniques can be implemented in many fields of robot applications. The Simulation design and hardware setup are executed successfully.
  • Keywords
    Bluetooth; electric machine analysis computing; field programmable gate arrays; graphical user interfaces; hardware description languages; machine windings; stepping motors; virtual instrumentation; Bluetooth; FPGA controller; GUI; Hardware Description Language; LabVIEW platform; PWM technique; SPARTAN 3E SRAM based field programmable gate array controller; VHDL; motor winding; solar tracking system; stepper motor system; wireless mode; DC motors; Field programmable gate arrays; Magnetic flux; Permanent magnet motors; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA); Motion Control; Reconfigurable Motor Controller; Solar panel; Stepper Motor; Wireless Motor Control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Green Computing, Communication and Conservation of Energy (ICGCE), 2013 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chennai
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICGCE.2013.6823463
  • Filename
    6823463