AN OVERVIEW OF MOTOR CONTROLS TROUBLESHOOTING & MAINTENANCE

Abstract

The need to improve industrial control systems is a dynamic and ever-changing process. Automated devices are being developed at rapid rates. The control systems today, offer reduced personnel and production costs and increased safety, manufacturing efficiency, and quality control. Industrial power controls are used to regulate such devices as electric motors, heaters, conveyors, machine tools, pumps, production operations etc. Motor controls for example provides a wide variety of functions for the motor, such as starting and stopping, reversing, accelerating, decelerating, braking, and performing time-controlled operations. The motor control is as important to the motor as the power that drives it. The purpose of this paper is to examine troubleshooting and preventive maintenance of industrial motors controls. The basic theory of industrial power controls is presented, along with types of controllers, testing procedures, and preventive maintenance.