title: Hardware and Software of a Bipolar Current Source Controlled by PC.
abstract: This paper describes a realization of a bipolar current source developed by the paper's authors. The source is intended for use in galvanic and other industrial plants, where a pulse-reverse current supply (with the desired shape in time) is required. A prototype of the device, which provides the outcome current intensity up to ± 50 A, has been constructed. The hardware of the source consists of a Pentium IV PC, a commercial ADDA converter, an interface of authors' original construction as well as a current regulator. The application software is developed using a commercial packet LabView as the basis.
authors.affiliation: Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor, ZB 32, 19210 Bor, Serbia. dane@ibb-bor.co.yu.
authors.forename: Dragan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milivojević
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, Technical faculty of Bor, VJ 12, 19210 Bor, Serbia. zstevic@tf.bor.ac.yu.
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stević
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, Technical faculty of Bor, VJ 12, 19210 Bor, Serbia.
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajčić-Vujasinović
keywords: Bipolar current source; PC control.; application software; hardware; interface