In this paper, a low cost, high performance and full PC-based sensor system for the pulsed gas metal arc welding (PGMAW) is described. It allows the visual online observation of all states of the welding process, including the material transition, and all welding situations without an additional lighting unit. Additionally, the synchronized measurement of the welding current and welding voltage...

Control of the Gas Metal Arc welding process is becoming increasingly sophisticated, due to improvements in technology and a better understanding of the process itself. To effectively conduct research in this area, it is necessary to have equipment that is extremely flexible in both architecture and operation. Experimental power sources and a welding test facility have been developed at the Uni...

Shrink-fitting, a common bonding technique in metal assemblies, was used for mortise and tenon wood joints. The joints had considerable strength. Shrink-fitting yielded joint strengths comparable to those obtained by using several welded dowels. Increasing the number of welded dowels, however, produced joints of higher strength than those bonded just by shrink-fitting. Combining in the same joi...

Unlike traditional power grids, smart grids have the advantage of bidirectional power flow and having distributed generations. Distributed generation systems are usually supplied by renewable sources which can cause unpredicted voltage fluctuations as a result of being intermittent. While traditional compensating devices deal with the problem of voltage fluctuation and reduced power quality wit...

Cracking is a major concern in welding aluminum alloys. Although weld solidification cracks can be eliminated through the addition of filler metal, the additives modify the alloy or base metal constituents and may not always be desirable. High-energy beam processes, such as electron beam welding, that result in minimal heat input reduce crack sensitivity, but their high cost limits their applic...

The present paper describes fuzzy logic simulation of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) process to predict the Quality of weld joint. It describe the quality of weld joint & effect of welding current, voltage and welding speed on tensile strength of shielded metal arc pipe welded mild steel joints. An ERW Mild steel pipe I S 1239 of 6 mm thickness and 150 mm diameter were used as the base mater...

Multi-output power converters using different architectures can have significant efficiency advantages. This paper proposes a multi-output welding supply that is based on the middle DC converter distributed architecture. machine includes two groups, and each group comprises three-phase rectifier unit, full-bridge HF (high frequency) transformer, chopper unit. Among these units, unit convert AC ...

During arc welding, the arc heats and melts the workpiece as heat flux. When the welding current is given, the distribution and the intensity of the heat flux are determined by the length of the arc. The measurement and control of the arc length are fundamental in robotic and automated welding operations. Length of welding arc determines the distribution of the arc energy and thus the heat inpu...