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Method for operating a long stator linear motor with transport units and collision monitoring

US10994943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

B&R Industrial Automation GmbH · AT

Inventors

Stefan Huber · Traunwalchen, DE
Dominic Walter · Salzburg, AT
Benjamin Reichenwallner · Mattighofen, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 24, 2019
Grant date	May 4, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K11/21
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to easily prevent a collision of transport units, which are moved along a conveyor line of a long stator linear motor, it is provided that a minimum distance to be maintained between the two transport units is changed as a function of the position of the two transport units along the conveyor line.

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