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Hello all.
I'm new to this forum, but not really new to controls and automation. I'm an IBEW Journeyman Electrician by trade and finishing my second year in college to be an Electrical Engineer. I'm helping a local race shop develop an oiling system for my turbo charged Hayabusa. We are currently using a small 12vDC pump controlled through a pwm to control the the speed of the pump which is needed to control the pressure in the turbo. In one of the oil lines we have placed a an electrical oil pressure sensor. We simply watch the gauge and turn the pressure up or down depending on what the gauge reads, pretty simple. The goal is to maintain a static pressure across the entire temperature range.
We'd like to put this on some sort of closed loop system. Currently, the pwm has to be placed under the seat and is not very accessible while riding. We have one good thing going for us. The module that controls the oil pressure sensor has 0-5v output built in. I'd like to use this as an input on a plc that has a pwm built into it to control the oil pump. I've done some research and I can't seem to find a unit that can withstand the current draw of the pump. I'm not sure exactly what that draw is, but its probably in the neighborhood of 10-15 amps. It flows 2.6 gallons per minute and can be seen here at the bottom of the page: http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/partnumbers.htm
We'd like the unit to be one piece and not have to mess with multiple pieces. The unit needs to be small as well and cost is a factor.
Any help with component selection or input on design would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I'm new to this forum, but not really new to controls and automation. I'm an IBEW Journeyman Electrician by trade and finishing my second year in college to be an Electrical Engineer. I'm helping a local race shop develop an oiling system for my turbo charged Hayabusa. We are currently using a small 12vDC pump controlled through a pwm to control the the speed of the pump which is needed to control the pressure in the turbo. In one of the oil lines we have placed a an electrical oil pressure sensor. We simply watch the gauge and turn the pressure up or down depending on what the gauge reads, pretty simple. The goal is to maintain a static pressure across the entire temperature range.
We'd like to put this on some sort of closed loop system. Currently, the pwm has to be placed under the seat and is not very accessible while riding. We have one good thing going for us. The module that controls the oil pressure sensor has 0-5v output built in. I'd like to use this as an input on a plc that has a pwm built into it to control the oil pump. I've done some research and I can't seem to find a unit that can withstand the current draw of the pump. I'm not sure exactly what that draw is, but its probably in the neighborhood of 10-15 amps. It flows 2.6 gallons per minute and can be seen here at the bottom of the page: http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/partnumbers.htm
We'd like the unit to be one piece and not have to mess with multiple pieces. The unit needs to be small as well and cost is a factor.
Any help with component selection or input on design would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.