Fractional horsepower DC motor tests in virtual laboratory by Internet access

A fractional-horsepower dc motor test series performed in a remote controlled virtual laboratory by Internet access was developed. Nowadays the remote controlled industrial systems have got great importance worldwide. The internet access has become general and the Ethernet cabling has been entirely applied in industry. The new virtual laboratory introduces users into the application of the most sophisticated emerging remote controlled measurement systems. The laboratory incorporates two units: one is built on Fieldpoint and another on General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) basis; both are dedicated to measuring and control. Software is developed in LabVIEW. The system is suitable for presentation of the virtual technology to any Internet user interested in the subject requiring such laboratory tests. The first step in the future will be to further develop the virtual laboratory applicable for tests and measurements of dc motors in kW range and to present the characteristics in transient state provided that ultra high speed computers will be available.