In an RL-based control system, the turbine (or wind farm) controller is realized as an agent that observes the state of the ...

Many power plants have a distributed control system nearing the end of its useful life. Here’s how to determine when to replace it—and how to plan the upgrade project. Power plants were among the ...

Precisely tracking speed, acceleration, and position of a motor's rotor is an essential requirement for many motor control applications found in everyday equipment such as fax machines, elevators, and ...

In a recent podcast discussion with Ken Crawford, Weidmuller’s senior director of automation, we talked about how the reliability and security of numerous open systems have helped these technologies ...

Motor control is a new application for DSPs that takes full advantage of the devices' number-crunching power. Billions of new electric motors are responsible for an estimated 70% of worldwide ...

An introduction to the core principles of braking systems in mechanical design. A high-level introduction to the application of braking systems in machinery and equipment, as well as their relevance ...

Bedrock Automation has introduced a cyber secure, standalone Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for industrial control system applications. The Bedrock UPS.500 features powerful onboard electronics ...