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Multi-turn encoders for miniature motors require no battery backup

By Miles Budimir | January 29, 2021

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POSITAL’s new 22-mm multiturn kit encoders are high-precision multiturn absolute position feedback devices for miniature motors and drives. While motion feedback devices for small motors have previously been limited to single-turn or incremental encoders, the new compact kit encoders from POSITAL now provide full multiturn measurement capabilities – without any need for backup batteries. The rotation counter system is entirely self-powered so that in the event of a power failure or control system outage, the encoder’s counter circuits remain operational, maintaining a full record of any rotations of the motor drive shaft. Once power is restored, the motor’s complete rotary position, including rotation count, is forwarded to the central controller. This eliminates the need – typical of systems with incremental encoders – to return the machine to a known reference state and re-start rotation counts. Doing away with this time-consuming procedure improves process security, increases efficiency, and lowers operating costs.

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“Until now, there haven’t been multiturn encoders designed specifically for small-diameter motors” remarks Christian Fell, head of POSITAL’s North American business. “Our new ultra-compact units (22 mm diameter, 23 mm height) fill this gap, providing a versatile solution for miniature motors.” They are easy to integrate into existing motor designs, with straightforward installation and calibration procedures. A small permanent magnet is fastened to the end of the drive shaft, with the other components – including a miniaturized electronics package and a Wiegand sensor for energy self-sufficiency – installed at the rear of the motor. Assembly can take place under normal factory conditions, with no need for cleanroom environments. Vendor-neutral SSI and BiSS C communication interfaces are supported. An integrated calibration function simplifies setup: with a few turns of the shaft, the kit unit automatically adjusts itself to any minor misalignment between the motor and the sensors and stores correction parameters in its memory. encoders

The 22-mm kits are little brothers to the successful 36-mm kit encoders POSITAL launched in 2016. These provided magnetic position feedback for servomotors and offered an alternative to simple analog resolvers or costly optical encoder systems. “The structure and functionality of our kits are identical, both offering 17-bit resolution and an accuracy of 0.09°,” says Fell. The mini kits reduce installation space requirements by almost two thirds compared to the 36 mm series, thanks to the ingenious repositioning of key components, including a set of Hall effect sensors and a 32-bit microprocessor, on the smaller circuit board.

The mini-kits – introduced as prototypes at the SPS 2019 trade show in Nuremberg/Germany – have been refined through beta tests with well-known motor manufacturers. Series production is scheduled to begin in Q1-2021.

For more information, visit www.posital.com.

 

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