5.7 Eliminating steady-state errors

In systems where precise positioning accuracy is required, it is often necessary to position within one encoder count. The proportional gain, KPROP, is not normally able to achieve this because a very small following error will only produce a small demand for the drive which may not be enough to overcome mechanical friction (this is particularly true in current controlled systems). This error can be overcome by applying integral gain.

The integral gain, KINT, works by accumulating following error over time to produce a demand sufficient to move the motor into the required position with zero following error. KINT can therefore overcome errors caused by gravitational effects such as vertically moving linear tables. With current controlled drives a non-zero demand output is required to hold the load in the correct position, to achieve zero following error.

Care is required when setting KINT since a high value will cause instability during moves. A typical value for KINT would be 0.1. The effect of KINT should also be limited by setting the integration limit, KINTLIMIT, to the smallest possible value that is sufficient to overcome friction or static loads, for example 5. This will limit the contribution of the integral term to 5% of the full DAC output range.

1.Click in the KINT box and enter a small starting value, for example 0.1.

2.Click in the KINTLIMIT box and enter a value of 5.

With NextMove BXII, the action of KINT and KINTLIMIT can be set to operate in various modes:

HNever - the KINT term is never applied

HAlways - the KINT term is always applied

HSmart - the KINT term is only applied when the demand is zero or constant.

This function can be selected using the KINTMODE drop down box.

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