Method for operating a linear transport system and linear transport system

A computer-implemented method for operating a linear transport system having:

• a controller, and
• a stationary unit having a guide rail for guiding a movable unit and a plurality of motor modules arranged along the guide rail,
• wherein the motor modules each comprise drive coils for providing a drive magnetic field for driving the movable unit along the guide rail;
• and
• wherein the method comprises:
• outputting control signals from the controller to at least one drive coil of at least one motor module selected as a test motor module from the plurality of motor modules to generate a test magnetic field of the test motor module in a test magnetic field generating step;
• outputting control signals by the controller to at least one drive coil of at least one motor module selected as an interference motor module from the plurality of motor modules for generating an interference variable of the at least one interference motor module in an interference variable generating step;
• determining an interference of the test magnetic field of the motor module selected as the test motor module caused by the interference variable of the motor module selected as the interference motor module by the controller in an interference determining step;
• and
• determining an immediately adjacent interference motor module selected as the test motor module by the controller in an arrangement determining step if the detected interference of the test magnetic field by the interference variable reaches or exceeds a predefined limit value.