Picanol, N.v.

Walter Bilcke

Marc Adriaen

Henry Shaw

A drive system powering a group of machines each fitted with a rectifying unit, wherein the inputs of the control devices of the machines' drive motors are interconnected by an electrical bus which implements a power exchange. The system enables swapping current from a power supply between motors of different machines.

Drive system for a group of machines

The invention relates to method and apparatus for controlling the powering of electric drive motors () of a group of at least two machines (), the motors operating in periodic motions, wherein the periodic motions are mutually coordinated in a manner so as to control a parameter which is representative of the operations of the machines. Parameters may include one or more of the sum of the electric power applied to the drive motors, the magnitude of the noise level generated by the machines and machine-caused vibrations. The drive motors of one machine may be controlled as a function of the periodic motion of the drive motor of the other machine, and power applied to one drive motor may be applied as a function of a mutually related drive motion of the machines.

Method and system for controlling drive motors of at least two machines

A machine includes an electric drive motor and at least one component carrying out a periodic motion. The machine is configured to control the drive motor in such a manner that it applies a predetermined torque to the machine.

Method and a drive means to drive a machine

Process and drive for torque-controlled driving of a machine

A drive for a mechanical loom. The drive includes a main drive shaft (,) that is mounted in a machine frame (,) and is driven by a drive motor (,) which is disposed coaxially to the main drive shaft (,) and directly connected thereto. The main drive shaft (,) is preferably designed as a motor shaft for the drive motor (,).

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