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function. Note that Mapped_Throttle is inverted; lowering its value (making
it more negative) increases the PD_Throttle value.
The Dither function adds and subtracts from the current command to
the PD based on PD_Dither_Percent, at a rate set by PD_Dither_Period.
The dithered current command is compared to the present PD_Current
and the error is fed into a PI controller. The feedback gains are set by the param-
eters PD Kp (proportional gain) and PD Ki (integral gain). The output of the
PI controller becomes the driver’s pulse width modulation, thus controlling the
average current of the driver. The final output is the VCL variable PD_Output,
which is displayed in the 1311 Monitor
»
Inputs menu as PD PWM.
The following PD processing variables are accessible by VCL:
VCL
VARIABLE
ACCESS
DESCRIPTION
Mapped_Throttle
Read Only
Command from throttle section
VCL_PD_Throttle
Read/Write
VCL-accessible PD command
PD_Throttle
Read Only
Resultant command to the PD
PD_Current
Read Only
Average current flowing in the PD
PD_Output
Read Only
Resultant PWM at PD output
7 — VCL
Fig. 16
Proportional driver processing.