FAQ TQ-RoboDrive

The standard (STD) and high speed (HS) versions of our stators are different in the iron alloy and the thickness of the laminates. In the “HS version” we use an alloy, which reduces the dynamic losses at higher rotational speeds. This is possible by re-magnetization of the iron (hysteresis losses and eddy current losses). The datasheet is the same for both versions.

The ILM Stator is cast with epoxy resin while the ILM-E have open windings with are glued. Furthermore, the ILM-E has plastic pole caps instead of insulating paper like it is by the ILM Stator. The ILM Stator has THT hall and temp sensors and the ILM-E has SMD hall and temp sensors.

The ILM Stator is integrated into the housing by gluing while the ILM-E Stator is shrink fitted into the housing.

But the integration of the rotor is for ILM and ILM-E the same. They both will glued on to the shafts.

Take a look at the instructions from the TQ-ILM-E integration:

Our ILM and ILM-E Servo-kits belongs to permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) category with sinusoidal Back-EMF waveform.

The rated voltage is a design criterion and was defined to 48 V (or 24 V for ILM25/38). Our motors meets all the requirements f. e. “UL standards, EC guidelines and ISO DIN EN standards”.

Our servo-kits have four times of overload capacity with 20 % of linear saturation. The Peak current is measured as the current at which the motor torque constantly drops by 20% of its nominal value. If you dividing this peak current value by 4 you will receive the rated current of the motor.

The motor torque constant k_T{ Nm/A } and the Back-EMF constant  k_E{ V/krpm } hold the following relationship for our servo-kits:

(√3/2) * (60/2π) * k_E

The Induced voltage varies linearly with No-load speed of the motor.

The motor electrical time constant can be calculated by using the terminal resistance and terminal inductance values from the datasheet as:

t_e = L_TT/R_TT

Our motors were measured only for maximum No-load speeds. However, once can find out the Rated speed of our motor using the T-N plot for a specific interconnection in the datasheet as shown in the picture:

The variation in the stator-winding configuration comes from our interconnection PCB that is soldered to the 12 pins of the stator. We can offer the following interconnections for our Servo-kits:

For a given supply voltage, the rated and peak torques, copper losses and efficiency remains constant throughout all the interconnections.

The other parameters that change for all the available interconnection is presented in the table below:

According to our test bench measurements, the motor torque constant is not linear throughout the torque range but tends to go into a linear saturation of 20% at peak torque.

The rated current value is specified in our datasheet as peak value.

All our datasheet parameters were measured at a room temperature of 20-22°C. According to our S1 curves the ability of the motor to produce a continuous torque drops with increasing the ambient temperature. This point has to be considered while choosing a suitable motor size for the customer application.

The main reasons for our industry leading torque density are:

• Very high copper fill factor through ortho-cyclic single-tooth winding
• Precise  geometry of sheet metal cutting and the ratio of copper to Iron
• Good thermal connection of the stator to the housing by using a thermally conductive glue along with the vacuum potting of the stator windings

The copper losses are calculated during a steady-state operation by the formula:

P_Ω = 3 * (I_rated/√2)² * R_TT/2

The maximum operating temperature of our frameless servo-kits is 125 °C.

Yes we offer Hall and temperature sensors. The ILM-E has hall and temperature sensor inclusive. The ILM has temperature sensors inclusive and hall sensors is with a surcharge possible.

The reason is that the Hall sensors are on top of the PCB. The normal Stator is to short and so you need an extension. Otherwise, the Hall sensor can´t detect the rotor position accurately.

Our servo-kits require a Servo-Drive/Inverter that can support a sinusoidal commutation and have a PWM frequency higher than 16 kHz.

We recommend the Servo-Drives/Inverters from Elmo Motion Control and Synapticon. The products from both companies work well with our motors.

We offer the following two variants of Position encoders as standard:

1. Absolute AksIM encoders (Off-Axis Encoders) with BiSS-C protocol

2. Analog Sin/Cos encoders (On-Axis Encoders)

Yes, our absolute encoders have multiturn storage capability during power-off. This information is stored electronically, but will not be updated during motion without power supply to the encoder.

We offer only electromagnetic safety brakes as standard with our frameless servo-kits.

Since the safety brakes are spring applied, electromagnetic brakes, the coil must be energized with an Over-excitation voltage of 24 V initially for a period of 100 ms, to release the brake. Once the brake is released within this time period, the voltage level must be reduced to a nominal value of 8 V. For more information, please refer to the Installation and operation manual.

Our safety brakes are not intended for Space/Vacuum application. For more information, please refer to the Installation and operation manual.