Automatização de uma máquina industrial para solda de baterias de chumbo-ácido

Abstract

Nowadays several applications, as server's centrals for data analysis, requires an electrical power source capable of supplying large amounts of charge uninterruptedly. For these applications, lead acid batteries are the most viable option and, therefore, the most used in this kind of scenario. In order to fulfill this demand, the lead acid battery manufacture continues to be in increasing requisition, which in turns requires the construction and development of machines that allow the fabrication of this type of battery. This monograph addresses the automation and control project of a machine with the goal of assisting in one of the lead acid battery productive process phases. The machine in question is unique and was developed specifically for addressing the necessities of the client company which is a lead acid battery fabricant. Because of this, understanding the machine requires a presentation of all their constituents’ parts, the elements used in their electrical project and the tools used to structure the used control logic. In this way, this monograph presents the didactic way in which the project of a battery cell welding machine is developed, presenting its control logic and a humanmachine interface for its operation. In the end, it is concluded that the performance achieved by the designed machine was satisfactory for the requirements of the client company.