01-30-2012 11:47 AM
I'm brainstorming ideas on how to control a motor based on an input from battery voltages. The idea is to monitor battery voltages and output ideal motor speed in order to get maximum effieciency for a specified period of time. The batteries will be recharged with solar panels while the motor is running, so I was hoping to use lab view to get rid of any human calculations or throttle controls to optimize performance. The problem is that I'm not sure if the labview equipment is powerful enough to control a motor of that size.
01-30-2012 12:32 PM
check out this link. i had similar problem but with a less power motors, but this idea should work. NI hardware can support upto 1.6 HP if you configure appropriately