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As hard as it is to get something moving, getting it to stop is more difficult. This applies equally to physical
forces as it does information
Rather than applying a slowing force to a moving shaft, a motor brake needs to remove all motion or
counteract the force. This reliably stops a motor faster than mechanical friction.
In industrial and manufacturing applications, bakes need to stop quickly, bordering on instantly. In some
applications, this is to prevent injury from the machine continuing to run. In others, it is to halt the motor and
components to allow iterative tasks to be performed.
Regardless of the application, a motor brake needs to work efficiently. The following explains the types of
motor brakes and the specific functions of each type.
These are not designed to disengage quickly, making them good as stops but not for stop/start applications.
This type of braking finds use in manufacturing and factories where tight control is a necessity. This type of
motor brake also works as a safety stop.
Injection Braking
The most common type of electronic motor brake is the injection brake. This uses an electromagnetic field to
both power the motor and to apply braking.
A DC or AC motor functions through an applied current pushing a magnetic pole rotor. The poles of the stator
surrounding the rotor apply the force that turns the shaft. When a static DC current is ‘injected’ into the motor,
the poles of the stator become static and hold the rotor.
For AC motor braking the AC current needs to disengage for the DC injection braking to occur. Alternating
current is not used for direct braking.
The power is two-fold, the current that previously pushed the rotor is now gone and it now applies hold.
Injection braking provides quick stops, even at high torque but doesn’t provide enough force to counter high
loads.
Dynamic Braking
For high loads, dynamic braking is the go-to braking method.
In dynamic braking, the motor is not only disconnected from an electric current that previously provided force
but is switched to a motor running in the reverse direction. This provides immediate stopping of equal force to
the running motor, both stopping and applying enough force to sustain the load.
DC motor brakes dissipate excess rotational energy to resistors in the form of heat.
The lack of mechanical friction lowers maintenance costs and provides fail-proof braking.
For more information on our offerings and range of brakes, contact us.
Two common basic methods used for braking a motor are DC injection braking
and dynamic braking. We will look at both in detail, starting with electric braking.
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