Seminar Program:
Drive Sizing
Practice-Oriented Sizing, Analysis and Optimization of Electrical Servo Drive Systems
Objectives
The seminar teaches you how to select the best possible configuration of servo drive systems using the CAE tool, SERVOsoft®.
You will learn how to calculate several different applications and learn various options for analysis and optimization (selecting and optimizing drives, saving energy, the benefits of different motion profiles). During the seminar, we will also have the opportunity to examine current projects of participants.
In electrical engineering, drive technology is understood to mean the conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy using electrical machines. This includes the power supply for the electrical machines as well as how to configure and control them. Usually drives are not standalone, but part of complex automation systems, where
drive technology is an integral and very important component. Servo motors, together with appropriate drives and controllers carry out highly accurate positioning tasks, fast acceleration and shortened cycle times. Using servo drives can increase system productivity and efficiency. Exact configuration of the components of these systems is an important prerequisite. Planning servo drive systems includes all electrical and mechanical components. With optimal configuration, different applications can be achieved more cost-effectively and efficiently.
Who Will Benefit
The seminar is designed for electrical, mechanical, application and sales engineers, with intermediate or advanced level experience in sizing servo systems, who want to take their knowledge to the next level with SERVOsoft as the tool to help them get there.
Seminar Itinerary
Seminar Content Day 1 |
Time |
Subject |
09:00 – 09:30 |
Fundamentals of servo motors
- Characteristic curves, operating points, etc.
- Ambient conditions (de-rating, costs, etc.) |
09:30 – 09:45 |
Introduction to SERVOsoft®
- Overview, terms and abbreviations |
09:45 – 10:30 |
Design of a drive train from load to controller
- Effects of different axis mechanisms |
10:30 – 10:45 |
Break |
10:45 – 12:30 |
Sizing example: Elevation table with a ball screw drive
- Structure of axis mechanics, effects of input errors
- Motor sizing, ambient conditions, derating |
12:30 – 13:15 |
Lunch |
13:15 – 15:00 |
Second example: Conveyor drive
- Participants work directly with SERVOsoft® on their own PCs |
15:00 – 15:15 |
Break |
15:15 – 16:00 |
Analysis of the mechanics
- Possibilities of optimization, laws of motion and their effects |
16:00 – 17:00 |
Working with Databases and Product Data
- Add new product data |
Seminar Content Day 2 |
Time |
Subject |
08:30 – 10:00 |
Gearbox sizing
- Designs, characteristic curves, thermal sizing, durability |
10:00 – 10:15 |
Break |
10:15 – 11:00 |
Sizing Electrical Drives
- Characteristic curves of the drive. operating points, etc.
- Selecting options (filters, chokes, bleeders, etc.) |
11:00 – 12:30 |
Sizing example: Elevation table (continued)
- Size the Electrical Drive |
12:30 – 13:15 |
Lunch |
13:15 – 14:00 |
Sizing infeed and inverters for multi-axis drives
- Design of multi-axis drives with shared DC-bus
- Sizing inverters
- Sizing power infeed modules |
14:00 – 14:45 |
Analysis options with SERVOsoft®
- Power flow in the system
- Operating costs |
14:45 – 15:00 |
Break |
15:00 – 16:00 |
Best use of SERVOsoft®
- Create template project files
- Export/import possibilities
- Copying axes, sequences, etc.
- Project management |
16:00 – 16:30 |
Review and Questions |
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Fee: EUR 999
Register now to reserve your place at the seminar! Payment is not due until Aug 21.
Location and Date
Hotel Franziskaner
Dettelbach (Würzburg),
Germany
Oct 6 & 7, 2015
Langauge
German
Included
- 90-day SERVOsoft PRO license
- Beverages, snacks and lunch
What to Bring
- Please bring your own laptop
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