A quiescent prominence was observed at north-west limb of the Sun using different channels of Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) onboard Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). We report and analyse twisting/swirling motions during and after the prominence eruption. We segregate the observed rotational motions into small and large scale. Small scale rotational motions manifest in the barbs of the prominence while the large scale rotation manifests as the roll motion during the prominence eruption. We noticed that both footpoints of the prominence rotate in the counter-clockwise direction. We propose that similar sense of rotation in both footpoints leads to prominence eruption. The prominence erupted asymmetrically near the southern footpoint which may be due to uneven mass distribution and location of the cavity near southern footpoint.Furthermore, we study the swirling motion of the plasma along different circular paths in the cavity of the prominence after the prominence eruption. The rotational velocities of the plasma moving along different circular paths are estimated to be ∼ 9-40 km s −1 . These swirling motions can be explained in terms of twisted magnetic field lines in the prominence cavity. Finally, we observe the twist built up in the prominence, being carried away by the coronal mass ejection (CME) as seen in the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) onboard Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).
This paper presents a simple way of designing a low cost microcontroller based 3-phase trapezoidal backemf permanent magnet BLDC motor drive, its simulation and hardware implementation. This controller is intended to drive a BLDC motor at any desired speed and at any load within its rated value. Pulse width modulation (PWM) technique has been adopted for developing 120-degree sixstep BLDC motor control algorithm. The microcontroller PIC18F4331 is used to utilize its six dedicated PWM channels for energizing the 3-phases of the BLDC motor. This paper also introduces the application of Proteus VSM (Virtual System Modeling) software as a real-time simulation tool to model the performance of BLDC motor drive following hardware implementation. The Proteus VSM simulation environment is preferred since it enables direct implementation of the compiled program file to the microcontroller both for simulation and hardware model, thus reducing hardware development time. Experimental verification has been carried out to validate the simulated circuit.
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