Title :
Adapting a PMDC brush motor to work like a thruster in a ROV
Author :
De Carvalho, Danilo ; Filho, Teodiano F Bastos ; Scheenebeli, Hansjög A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
Abstract :
A PMDC brush motor normally used by the automotive industry is adapted to work undersea as a thruster for a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The application demands that the motor works immersed in an insulating liquid, which acts like a pressure compensation fluid. The paper reports some tests performed with this motor immersed in two different insulating liquids, kerosene and the mineral oil. The conclusion is that the PMDC motor used has a very good performance when immersed in mineral oil
Keywords :
DC motors; permanent magnet motors; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; PMDC brush motor; insulating liquid; kerosene; mineral oil; pressure compensation fluid; thruster; undersea remotely operated vehicle; Brushes; Dielectric liquids; Insulation; Minerals; Performance evaluation; Petroleum; Protection; Remotely operated vehicles; Testing; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2000. Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Lansing, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6475-9
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2000.952862
