Dart's MD Plus Series Design Award Finalist
The MD Plus Series digital motor speed control from Dart Controls was selected as a finalist for the 2009 Design News Golden Mousetrap Award. The Award recognizes "the great work done to develop new and innovative products for design engineers".
The MD PLUS is a field-programmable closed loop DC drive system employing an advanced velocity-form PID algorithm for accurate motor or process loop control. The isolated 4-20mA input and output provides for integration with SCADA systems.
The MD PLUS is ideally suited for metering pump, blending, process oven, parts washer and other applications where the final driven element is a DC motor. The MD PLUS combines all the typical control requirements for these applications into a single package. The MD PLUS accepts a 4-20mA signal to control the motor (pump/conveyor) speed, and sends a 4-20mA output signal back to the Process Control/ SCADA proportional to the actual running speed of the motor. Both input and output signals are isolated from each other and from the control itself. The MD PLUS includes two field-programmable Form C relay contacts that may be configured to indicate a wide variety of conditions such as motor is running, "fault" conditions, and other information.
The combined functionality of the MD PLUS saves installation cost and space. The configurable modes (Master, Time, Ratio) allow one device to be used in multiple applications.
Dart Controls, Inc. is a ISO9001 registered designer, manufacturer, and marketer of
analog and digital electronic variable speed drives, controls, and accessories for AC,
DC, and DC brushless motor applications.
For further information contact Dart Controls Sales at (317) 733-2133, or
sales@dartcontrols.com
