Automated Electric Motor Dynamometer (AEMD)

By

Benjamin Carlson, Jordan Brown and Ian Brysen Pagatpatan

Project Management
Automation
Matlab
Communication
Hardware Verification
Documentation
Hardware
Sustainability

The Automated Electric Motor Dynamometer (AEMD) is aimed to facilitate designing a device by measuring real-time motor performance and display multiple characteristics such as torque, speed and efficiency across a broad spectrum of motor, drive, and feedback sensor configurations. On a broader level, the AEMD will be integrated into the R&D of Wave Energy Converters (WECs), which are an integral part of harnessing the ocean’s energy potential to transition our world into a greener, sustainable future and help AquaHarmonics with the ongoing efforts in the Wave Energy Industry. The AEMD utilizes MATLAB, Simulink, and Simulink Real-Time to configure the motor testing and collect data that is published into a Dynamometer Post Report PDF file. Communication protocols such as EtherCAT and CANopen were used to establish proper motor communication with drives and relevant software. As a result of this project, the AEMD is able to test electric motors through user-defined motor tests that configure RPM and torque to determine overall motor efficiency and other pertinent motor characteristics to compare with manufacturer's datasheet for complete motor validity.

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Artifacts

Name Description
AEMD Project Closeout The AEMD Project Closeout features a design impact statement, project timeline reflection, risk register updates, a list of the AEMD's Engineering Requirements and scope, future AEMD recommendations, and references utilized in our design impact statement. Read all about the AEMD's project progress throughout it's development through this past year!   Download
AEMD Project Executive Summary The AEMD Project Executive Summary features a brief motivation behind the AEMD, a narrative about the our team management and project progress, a project timeline, as well as key lessons learned through the development of the AEMD.   Download
AEMD Project Summary Video Watch a quick informational video regarding each member's contributions to the AEMD from motor/drive configuration and front-end UI and a Motor Port Report!   Link
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