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Inmanyapplicationselectricdrivesnot onlyhave toaccelerate loads, theyhave toactivelydecelerate themas
well. Thisbrakingenergy canbe reusedunder certain circumstances, thusmaking it possible tosaveelectrical
energy.
Working it out for you: energy recovery
-9%
• Handling taskwith2moving
toothedbelt axeswithout cou-
pling the intermediate circuits
in comparisonwithasystem
including couplingof the inter-
mediate circuits
Energy consumption is reduced
by9%
Reuseenergybymeansof inter-
mediate circuit coupling
Inapplications inwhich the
accelerationanddeceleration
phasesof different drives take
placesimultaneously, inter
mediate circuit coupling canbe
used to recover brakingenergy.
Network
Network
Servo controller 1
Servo controller 2
Intermediate circuit coupling
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Motor