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Decentralized servo drives for modern automation tasks
The decentralized servo drives from esitron represent an innovative solution for modern automation requirements and offer many decisive advantages:
Saving space in the control cabinet
A significant advantage of decentralized servo drive technology is the reduction of space requirements in the control cabinet. As the servo controllers are placed directly on or near the motor, there is no need for additional space in the central control cabinet. This enables a more compact design of machines and systems, which is particularly advantageous in confined production environments.
Improved thermal management
Moving the servo controllers out of the switch cabinet leads to a significant reduction in heat generation in the switch cabinet. This has several positive effects.
On the one hand, less cooling is required: the requirements for enclosure air conditioning are reduced, which leads to energy savings. Secondly, increased reliability: the reduced heat load in the control cabinet extends the service life of the components remaining there. And last but not least, optimized performance: The spatial separation of motor and controller enables better thermal behaviour and prevents derating caused by the design.
Simplified cabling and improved EMC
Another significant advantage of decentralized servo drive technology is the reduction in motor power cables.
Single-cable technology:
Modern decentralized systems often use single-cable connection technology, where only a single cable is required between the decentralized servo controller and the motor.
Improved EMC:
The electromagnetic behavior is significantly improved due to the shorter cable runs and the elimination of long motor power cables.
Reduced leakage currents:
The shortening of the motor cables leads to a reduction in leakage currents, which increases the overall stability of the system.
Increased flexibility and modularity
The decentralized architecture supports a modular system design.
Easier modularization:
OEMs can design new systems from modules that have already been developed, which makes engineering more efficient.
Increased design freedom:
The distributed technology expands the possibilities for modularization compared to spatially fixed central control cabinets.
More flexible adaptation:
Decentralized systems are easier to adapt to changing production requirements.
Together with its customers, esitron-electronic GmbH finds the best solution in terms of efficiency, costs, quality and durability – completely customer-specific – in a wide range of industries. Turn to us with confidence! We tackle drive and automation challenges together.