Energy
Cost Model (New
Feature)
ServoSoft adds Energy
Cost Model (ECM),
which calculates the system annual and lifetime
energy cost, and also provides a straight
forward cost benefit analysis of adding
additional capacitance or switching to a
regenerative drive.
Energy accounts for more
than 90% of the lifetime costs of most electric
machinery. ServoSoft's ECM allows engineers
to better understand their design from an
energy cost standpoint.
The ECM (Fig 1)
calculates the energy cost of the current
system, as well as the potential energy
cost savings if all the bleeder energy is
captured and stored with additional capacitance.
By running a detailed power flow analysis
with the additional capacitance, ServoSoft
determines the system's net energy consumption,
which often results in a significant energy
cost savings. ServoSoft then presents the
results in straight forward dollars and
cents, allowing engineers to make a cost
benefit analysis of adding additional capacitance
or switching to a regenerative drive.
Ball Screw
The Ball Screw mechanism
adds 'Nut inertia' and 'Nut mass' inputs
along with the 'Screw is stationary' option
(Fig 2),
allowing for a more concise way to enter
data when the mechanism is driven by the
nut instead of the screw.
Inertia Mismatch Calculation
Added the option to specify
if the motor brake inertia should be considered
to be part of the load inertia or part of
the motor inertia (Fig 3).
For all the details of this release, see
the revision log.
Database
This release also includes
updates to the database including an additional
454 B&R
motors for a total of 763
B&R motors including the 8JSA, 8LSA
and 8LSC series motors.
In addition, 300+
Baumueller motors were updated
including the DA, DS, DSC and DST series.
There are 1266 Baumueller motors in the
database.
The ServoSoft database
continues to grow with frequent updates,
and now contains over 39,400+
products!
Click here
for a summary of the current products in
the database.
If you are a vendor and
want to add your products and images to
the ServoSoft database, please contact
us.
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