Practical test method for the sensitivity of programmable logic controller to voltage sags and short interruptions. Issue 6 (1st September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Zhong; Mo, Wenxiong; Gui, Liangyu; Ma, Zhiyuan; Xiao, Xianyong
• Is Part Of: IET circuits, devices & systems. Volume 14:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: 830
• Page End: 837
• Publication Date: 2020-09-01
• Subjects: control engineering computing -- power supply quality -- programmable controllers; practical test method -- programmable logic controller -- short interruption lead -- dichotomy test method -- slow recovery voltage sag -- multiple voltage sags -- traditional test method; Electronic circuits -- Periodicals; Electronic systems -- Periodicals; 621.381505
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-cds.2019.0490
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-858X

Abstract

Abstract : Voltage sag and short interruption lead to the tripping of sensitive equipment and cause the economic loss of the industry users. A programmable logic controller (PLC) is essential equipment used in the industrial process. However, there is no detailed understanding of the sensitivity of PLC under voltage sag and short interruption. The response characteristic of PLC under voltage sag is studied. This study proposes a new testing method, called the dichotomy test method (DTM) to do the test. This study builds the testing platform and tests the sensitivity of six PLCs from five famous PLC manufacturers. The testing considers the characteristics of voltage sag, including magnitude, duration, point‐on‐wave, phase‐angle‐jump, different supply voltage, slow recovery voltage sag, multiple voltage sags and so on. The tests prove that DTM has the advantage of accuracy, robustness and workload, compared with the traditional test method. The quantitative and qualitative response characteristics of PLC under voltage sag are obtained.