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Wiring 6 motors with the XDC2460

5 years 9 months ago #29533340 by Jones
Wiring 6 motors with the XDC2460 was created by Jones
Hi all.

I'm building a 6-wheel-drive robot and I have a couple of questions regarding the control of 6 motors with a dual channel controller...

I'd like to control 6 motors with the XDC2460.
The XDC2460 is a dual channel controller capable of supplying 150amps per channel.
I plan to run 3 motors on each channel.
Rated current for each motor is 20amps. Max current is 45amps. (48v)
3 x 45 = 135 max amps drawn per channel.

Seems OK to me. What are your thoughts?

Also, am I correct in thinking that wired in parallel, the max current would be 45amps, but wired in series the max current would be 135amps?

Thanks in advance

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5 years 9 months ago #29533355 by blake
Replied by blake on topic Wiring 6 motors with the XDC2460
Per the XDC2460 Datasheet the controller is rated for 150A peak (<30s) per channel and 80A continuous. This will not be sufficient do drive your six motors continuously. It is recommended to use one dual channel one controller per pair

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