I honestly prefer to use a battery, but my mentor/supervisor is against it. I only need enough reserve power to have the UC save some variables. So when the air supply is cut [physically disconnecting the air line] it will only need fractions of a seconds worth of power, the generator will spin...
An air powered solenoid wouldn't work since we need to cycle the solenoid very quickly and precisely.
One thing I must also mention is that reliability is extremely important. I can't stress that enough.
I am working alongside my grandfathers engineer and he is against using a battery...
I will also be powering a 24v solenoid and a linear position transducer, as well as various other components. We want some headroom. We were also thinking of using some super caps in series to store some temporary power. The tool spins constantly so power is always being generated. Some super...
Hello everyone!
This is my first time posting here and I hope I can make a good first impression, and I apologize for the lack of links because of this being my first post.
Currently I am working on a project for my grandfather's engineering business, and part of this project is designing a...