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Fun with Drives! No. 2: Pimp your Drive -> 3 levers to tune up a drive

Today, we want to revisit the topic of actuator or drive data sheets. In particular, we want to look at how you can spruce up your drive, present it in a better light, or pimp it up, so to speak.

Today I have three insider tips for you: each one will increase performance by around 20%—without improving the motor. 🤯
bient temperature to 20 degrees Celsius.
2️⃣ Neglect/ignore gear derating.
3️⃣ ISO H rating (allow 180 degrees at the winding).

Don’t get me wrong. There are cases where it makes sense to limit the ambient temperature. But then please state this openly and don’t hide it in the 7th asterisk *** or omit it altogether.

There are also applications where ISO H is required. For example, in some drilling applications. But if you only do it because you want to fudge your data, it makes little sense.

And as for the gearbox – OK, as a complete drive manufacturer (gearbox + motor + controller), we naturally take a holistic and correspondingly “narrow” view. For us, it’s the actuator that counts, not the individual components. The same applies to decentralized compact drives with integrated controllers.
Ultimately, it’s what the customer can use.
From our point of view, this is the only way to take derating, i.e., the loss of power due to the gearbox flange connection, into account.

So here’s a solution for you:
⁉ Ask about the ambient temperature.
⁉ Ask for data for the entire actuator – not components.
❗Pay attention to the ISO rating

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