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MEASUREMENT OF TORQUE IN MICROMOTORS

Jaime I. Hernández-Navarro, Gabriel Ascanio, Leopoldo Ruiz-Huerta, Alberto Caballero-Ruiz
  • Abstract:
    This paper describes a dynamometer developed for the measurement of torque of micromotors as a function of the rotational speed. The operating principle of the device is based on that of a typical viscometer. The shaft of the micromotor to be tested is coupled to a small cylinder, which is placed concentrically into a larger cylinder. The motor torque is transmitted from the inner cylinder to the outer one by means of a well-known viscosity fluid. A pneumatic cylinder supports the outer cylinder, so that the test is performed under free-friction conditions and the torque is determined by a lever arm in contact with a load cell.
  • Keywords:
    torque, micromotors, pneumatic bearing
  • DOI:
    _unreg_wc-2006.TC3-020

Event details:

[EVENTDETAILS]
  • IMEKO TC:
  • Event name:
    XVIII IMEKO World Congress
  • Title:

    Metrology for a Sustainable Development

  • Place:
    Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
  • Time:
    17 September 2006 - 22 September 2006