Wizard for configuring a motor drive system
AssigneeRockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsKevin Baumann, Thomas Rehm, Richard Piefer, John Golownia, John Keller, David Stringfellow, Michael Keller
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Abstract
An electronic line shaft includes a motor drive and a processing unit operable to execute a wizard for configuring the motor drive. The wizard is operable to receive mechanical characteristic data associated with the motor drive, determine a noise parameter based on the mechanical characteristic data, and determine at least one control parameter of the motor drive based on the noise parameter.
Claims28
An electronic line shaft, comprising:
- a motor drive;
- and
- a processing unit operable to execute a wizard for configuring the motor drive, the wizard being operable to receive mechanical characteristic data associated with the motor drive that is provided as input by a wizard user, determine a noise parameter based on the mechanical characteristic data, and determine at least one control parameter of the motor drive based on the noise parameter.
A method for configuring a motor drive, comprising:
- providing a wizard for entering user input including mechanical characteristic data associated with the motor drive;
- receiving the mechanical characteristic data;
- determining a noise parameter based on the mechanical characteristic data;
- and
- determining at least one control parameter of the motor drive based on the noise parameter.
A printing system, including a plurality of printing stations for processing a web, comprising:
- a signal source operable to generate a reference velocity signal;
- a virtual encoder operable to generate a reference position signal based on the reference velocity signal;
- a plurality of drive units for moving the web through the printing stations in accordance with the reference position signal and the reference velocity signal;
- and
- a processing unit operable to execute a wizard for configuring at least one of the drive units, the wizard being operable to receive mechanical characteristic data associated with the configured drive unit that is provided as input by a wizard user, determine a noise parameter based on the mechanical characteristic data, and determine at least one control parameter of the configured drive unit based on the noise parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.