US 2022/0069754 A1 · LINEAR MOTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING

Abstract

A linear motor system, which is in particular a transport system and, for example, a multi-carrier, comprises a guide track having a plurality of electromagnets arranged distributed along the guide track; at least one carrier that is guided by and movable along the guide track and that comprises a drive magnet for cooperating with the electromagnets of the guide track to move the carrier; and a control device for controlling the movement of the carrier relative to the guide track by a corresponding control of the electromagnets. The guide track has at least one stationary transmission device that is provided for supplying energy and that is located at a predetermined position. The carrier comprises a corresponding reception device, which is configured to receive energy from the transmission device of the guide track, and an energy consumer.

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Dependent claims

A linear motor system comprising:

a guide track having a plurality of electromagnets arranged distributed along the guide track;
at least one carrier that is guided by and movable along the guide track and that comprises a drive magnet for cooperating with the electromagnets of the guide track to move the carrier;
and
a control device for controlling the movement of the carrier relative to the guide track by a corresponding control of the electromagnets,
wherein
the carrier has an energy consumer,
the guide track has at least one stationary transmission device that is provided for supplying energy and that is located at a predetermined position,
the carrier has a reception device that is configured to receive energy from the transmission device of the guide track, and
the carrier has an energy storage device that is connected to the reception device and to the energy consumer and that is configured to supply the energy consumer with energy during its operation.

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A method of operating a linear motor system that has a carrier and a guide track having a plurality of electromagnets that are arranged distributed along the guide track and that cooperate with a drive magnet of the carrier to move the carrier along the guide track,

Wherein
the carrier is equipped with an energy consumer and an energy storage device for the energy supply of the energy consumer, and
at least one process station, at which the energy consumer of the carrier is activated, and at least one transmission device for transmitting energy to the carrier are provided along the guide track,
wherein the method comprises:
an energy amount that is required for an activation of the energy consumer at the process station being determined in a calibration phase of the linear motor system,
the energy amount determined in the calibration phase being transmitted to the carrier by means of the transmission device in an operating phase of the linear motor system before the energy consumer of the carrier is activated at the process station.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Linear motor system and method for operating

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Linear motor system and method for operating

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Abstract

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