Option 1: With a Toggle Switch Let’s consider a simple three-phase, 480V AC motor control circuit consisting of a contactor,…
Schottky diode is fabricated as a metal-to-N junction rather than a P-N semiconductor junction. Also referred to as hot-carrier diodes,…
A cascade control system typically consists of a primary or master controller that generates a control function that serves as…
The figure below shows the control schemes applied to a direct-fired process heater. Fig: Combustion & temperature control on direct-fired…
A key component of any motor control circuit is some kind of device to detect a condition of excessive overload…
Internally a PLC typically operates at 5 V dc. The external devices such as solenoids, limit switches, motor starters, etc.…
RS-485 network is used in many industrial applications to gather data and control addressable motor drives, PLCs, cameras, time clocks,…
Motor contactors are large, high-current rated electromechanical relays. These are special relays in the sense that, they have heavy duty…
Generally fluid power systems tend to be insufficient, requiring much more energy input to the fluid than what is extracted…
Photovoltaic panels differ in their ability to connect components. Photovoltaic cells can be combined in two ways: parallel and series.…
