| Abstract: | A pulse energy at 100MHz is verified to be able to determine the normal and abnormal discharge during electrical discharge machining (EDMing). A band pass filter is designed to detect the energy at this frequency, and can verify which discharge pulses are normal and abnormal, respectively. A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is used to implement the discharge detection circuit, including detection of the time of ignition (Td) and discharge high‐energy. Function analysis is used to design the proportional (P) Td controller to allow the bounded variation of reference input and the feedback signals. Energy of about 100MHz can be maintained within a specified pulse width by regulating the position of the electrode, including a slight regulation and jump motion. The rate of erosion during the roughing and finishing of a die‐sinking EDM is confirmed to demonstrate the improvements obtained by the EDMing. |
