Thread: Resilience of Motors using PID
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Re: Resilience of Motors using PID
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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
A motor thats moving generates a Reverse voltage. In brake mode(you are correct) the controller shorts the leads of the motor, allowing the current generated by the motor to flow backwards back into that motor ... driving it the opposite direction and slowing the motor.

A motor thats not turning generates no reverse voltage, and thus cannot stop (or hold in place) the motor.
Fixed. And the last statement isn't entirely accurate.
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