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QUIZ NO. 5
ME ELEC 2: MECHATRONICS

Directions: Solve the following problems neatly and systematically. Enclose all answers in a
box.

1. A variable reluctance stepper motor is given 70 steps CW (clockwise) and 12 steps CCW
(counterclockwise) rotation. Assuming it started at 0°, find the final position based on its
minimum angle per step. (10 pts.)

2. A load inertia of 20 x 10-7 kg - m2 has to be moved by an angle of 0.5 rad in 20 ms. With a
triangular speed profile, this requires a torque of 10 mN - m up to a peak speed of 50 rad/s.
Determine the power required to drive the stepper motor in HP. (10 pts.)

3. A 0.180 A, 10 V stepper motor is applied to the terminals with a no-load speed at 12,000 rpm.
The proportionality constant relating current to torque load is the torque constant k M = 1.040 oz –
in/A. Given the motor efficiency at 70% and torque ratio of 0.5, determine the
a. resulting motor speed (10 pts.)
b. torque load, (10 pts.)
c. motor current, (10 pts.)
d. the mechanical power input and output (10 pts.)