PeDBoard, a power control board
What is a power control board?
The PeDBoard power control board meets the requirements of a typical PED (Power Electronics and Drives) project run by universities, research centres and industrial R&D departments. It is an instrument based on National Instruments’ SoM system, which is used both in traditional applications – such as AC or DC electric motors – and in modern applications for power conversion and management in smart grids, solar systems and UPSs.
How it works
PeDBoard features
PeDBoard is a fully configurable dedicated PCB with algorithms and interfaces that can be managed completely in LabVIEW. It can be adapted to all power converters with a dedicated adapter for specific applications. The device is extremely versatile, suitable for a variety of uses.
30 PWM channels
- Selectable voltage range 0 ÷ 15V or 0 ÷ 5V
- Direct LED driving capability for optocoupled gate driver
- Additional PWM channels available via digital I/O interface
10-bit, 8-channel ADC
- Up to 200 kS/s
- Single-ended input, 0 / + 5V
Lithium battery for real time clock
Resolver interface
- Fully configurable electrical interface
- Speed and position measurement
- Fault detection
1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 base-T port
- Auto-negotiated, half/full-duplex
- Programming, debugging and operation
1 x CAN bus
- 2.0A and 2.0B support, up to 1 Mbit/s
- Insulated transceiver
- Integrated termination resistor
14-bit, 8-channel ADC
- Simultaneous sampling
- Selectable input range -5 / + 5V or 0 / 10V
- Conversion time of 1.45 μs, 8 channels
- Differential input
- Configurable gain for each channel
- Second order low-pass Butterworth active filter with configurable cut-off frequency (default 20kHz)
12-bit, 4-channel DAC
- Digital-to-analogue converter with 5 μs settling time
- Isolated, no ground loops
46 x digital I / O
- Hall-effect position sensors interface
- Encoder interface
- Control relay
- Additional PWM
- I / O for general use
1 x RS-485
- Insulated transceiver
- Half and full duplex communication
- Integrated termination resistor
USB port
The advantages of PeDBoard
The PeDBoard power control board incorporates many functions able to meet the requirements of a typical PED project in universities, research centres and corporate and industrial R&D departments.
It can be connected to almost any power converter thanks to the application-specific adapter board. The adapter board is located at the top of the PED board and provides the necessary connections to external devices.
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