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Conveyor Operation with a Backup Motor using PLC Ladder Diagram

In this article, you will learn the conveyor operation using the main motor and backup motor with PLC ladder diagram logic.

Last updated: September 28, 2022 2:22 pm
Hussien Ghareb
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Continuity and reliability are essential advantages a plant or system can have. So, in this case, failures should be predicted and also you have to prepare a swift solution or actions for such a situation.

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Explaining Conveyor OperationPLC Ladder Diagram using Siemens TIA Portal

Today we are going to have a simple common situation that is presented in most plants that contain some critical conveyors that cannot be stopped for any reason.

Explaining Conveyor Operation

Here we have a very simple conveyor that is a part of a whole system.

The main problem is if this conveyor stopped the whole factory and the system operation will stop, that means increasing system downtime, and by its role that would cost you a lot of money.

To avoid such a situation, we are using a backup motor for some critical conveyors in some plants, all we need a backup motor that is connected with the same motion axe of the conveyor motor. As shown in Fig. (1)

Conveyor Control with Main Motor and Backup Motor
Figure 1

In case of failure of the main motor, the backup motor will work instead of it.

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PLC Ladder Diagram using Siemens TIA Portal

We discussed the PLC ladder logic networks designed in the Siemens Tia portal.

Network 1: Controlling the Main Motor

Here we have the first network that is shown in Fig. (2) as we can see by clicking on (I0.0) we can start the main motor.

PLC Controlling the Main Motor
Figure 2

Notice that (I0.2) is the stop push button and it is already NC.

Also, we have an electrical interlock from the backup motor presented in (NC from Q0.1). to prevent the two motors from working together.

If the motor stops the bit (M0.2) would indicate that and it will stop the order of running that is presented on the digital outputs of the PLC signals.

Network 2: Controlling the Backup Motor

Then we have the second network that is shown in Fig. (3) as we can see by clicking on (I0.1) we can start the main motor.

PLC Control Backup Motor
Figure 3

Beside the motor latch (Q0.1) we can see a bit (M0.0) that also can operate the backup motor in case of failure.

Also, we have an electrical interlock from the backup motor presented in (NC from Q0.1). to prevent the two motors from working together.

If the backup motor stops the bit (M0.3) would indicate that and it will stop the order of running that is presented on the digital outputs of the PLC signals.

Network 3: Main Motor Latch

For this network that is presented in Fig. (4) we can see that if any failure (Motor Stoppage) is indicated on the main motor by this bit (M0.2), the bit of (the main motor latch “M0.0”) will be energized.

Main Motor Latch in PLC
Figure 4

Then as you can see in Fig. (3) this bit will operate the backup motor then when the backup motor is on (by its role) it will de-energize the main motor latch (M0.0) again.

Network 4: Backup Motor Latch

Here we have the last network presented in Fig. (5) we can see that if any failure (Motor Stoppage) is indicated on the backup motor by this bit (M0.3), this bit (the backup motor latch “M0.1”) will be energized.

Conveyor Operation with a Backup Motor using Ladder Diagram
Figure 5

Then as you can see in Fig. (2) this bit will operate the main motor back again then when the main motor is on (by its role) it will de-energize the backup motor latch (M0.1) again.

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