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11th PPT (Resolvers)

Resolvers are small, reliable sensors that use electromagnetic induction to provide analog sinusoidal outputs representing the angular position or rotation of a shaft. These outputs can be fed into a resolver to digital converter to provide a digital position readout. The converter uses the resolver outputs along with a reference signal to calculate the shaft angle and generate a digital word that continuously and accurately represents the shaft's rotational position.

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11th PPT (Resolvers)

Resolvers are small, reliable sensors that use electromagnetic induction to provide analog sinusoidal outputs representing the angular position or rotation of a shaft. These outputs can be fed into a resolver to digital converter to provide a digital position readout. The converter uses the resolver outputs along with a reference signal to calculate the shaft angle and generate a digital word that continuously and accurately represents the shaft's rotational position.

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RESOLVERS

DR. N. RAMESH BABU

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING SECTION


DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - MADRAS
Section through a resolver
RESOLVERS
Indirect linear (or) direct angular measurement sensors –
used in machine position control systems – small in size,
high reliability and accuracy units

Construction is similar to a small electric motor with precision


windings

Stator has two groups of windings wound on planes


perpendicular to each other i.e. 90o to each other

Rotor carries another winding excited by a high frequency


AC voltage i.e. 10 kHz

Induces voltages in the stator windings and are proportional


to cosine and sine of the angle of rotation α
Functional principle of a resolver

vq1 = vi cos α vi = A sinωt

vq2 = vi sin α
RESOLVERS
α 0 45 60 90 135 150

vq1 1 0.707 0.5 0 -0.707 -0.866

vq2 0 0.707 0.866 1 0.707 0.5

α 180 225 270 300 330 360

vq1 -1 -0.707 0 0.5 0.866 1

vq2 0 -0.707 -1 -0.866 -0.5 0


RESOLVERS
• Resolvers produce analog output

• Converters are needed to provide digital


format for interfacing with digital NC and
other systems

• R/D converters – practical approach to


overall digital positioning systems and are
preferred over encoders
COMPONENTS OF A RESOLVER SYSTEM
RESOLVER TO DIGITAL CONVERTER

AC reference voltage

250 Hz to 16000 Hz
RESOLVER TO DIGITAL CONVERTER

• Outputs of resolver windings are fed into sine and cosine


multipliers and then

• Output is fed into a summing amplifier, which subtracts the


two signals and provides a signal that is proportional to the
angle α

• Phase detector demodulates this signal, using the resolver


rotor voltage as a reference – this results in a DC signal
proportional to the angle α (analog DC signal is proportional
to speed and direction)

• This DC signal drives a Voltage controlled Oscillator (VCO)


RESOLVER TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
• VCO drives an up/down counter to provide a digital output
representing the angle α

• The signal from up/down counter into the sine/cosine


converters forces the output of the digital counter to be
equal to the input angle α
RESOLVERS
ADVANTAGES OF R/D CONVERSION

WITH CONSTANT INPUT, OUTPUT DIGITAL WORD CONTINUOUSLY


FOLLOWS INPUT, WITH NO PHASE LAG BETWEEN DIGITAL WORD AND
ACTUAL SHAFT POSITION

VOLTAGE DROPS DO NOT AFFECT PERFORMANCE AS THE OPERATION


ONLY DEPENDS ON THE RATIO BETWEEN TWO INPUT SIGNALS

DOUBLE INTEGRATION MAKES THIS APPROACH HIGHLY IMMUNE TO


NOISE

ANALOG DC VOLTAGE OUTPUT IS A DIRECT INDICATION OF SPEED


(VELOCITY) THUS ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE
TACHOMETER

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