Device for the controlled power consumption of electric drives in machinery and machine including the device for processing printing material

• US 8,253,361 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2007
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Original Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Ag
• Inventors: Kleibaumhüter, Klaus-Dieter, Meyer, Helmut, Reiter, Josef, Schulz, Andreas, Kunz, Jürgen
• Primary Examiner(s): COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO
• Application Number:
  US11/825,950
• Publication Number:
  US 20080009979A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,876 Days
• Field of Search: 318/400.3, 318/400.31, 318/800, 700/286, 700/291, 700/295, 700/297, 307/64, 307/67, 307/68, 307/71
• US Class Current: 318/400.31
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/14 Balancing the load in a network

Abstract

A device for controlling electric drives in machinery includes an electronic control unit for calculating in advance the electric power required by the at least one electric drive as a function of motion profiles of the electric drive. A printing material processing machine having the drive, is also provided.

Claims

1. A device for controlling electric drives in machinery, the device comprising:

an electronic control unit for calculating, in advance, electric energy required by at least one electric drive as a function of motion profiles of the at least one electric drive; and

an electric energy storage device located between a voltage source and the at least one electric drive, said electric energy storage device and said electronic control unit together taking a substantially constant electric power out of a connected power supply system at least during a period of time, although the at least one electric drive does not have a constant power input during the period of time.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control unit calculates an average electric power demanded by the electric drive over a certain period of time.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control unit calculates an arithmetic mean of power demand of the at least one electric drive as a function of a motion profile to be carried out periodically.

4. The device according to claim 1, which further comprises a converter or inverter for supplying the at least one electric drive with electric power.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said converter or inverter is connected between said energy storage device and the at least one electric drive.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control unit is connected to a direct current voltage link circuit.

7. The device according to claim 6, which further comprises a rectifier connected between said direct current voltage link circuit and the voltage source, the voltage source being an alternating current power supply system.

8. The device according to claim 6, which further comprises at least one direct current consumer connected to said direct current voltage link circuit.

9. The device according to claim 1, which further comprises sensors for detecting at least one of a motor current and a motor voltage and supplying at least one of the motor current or the motor voltage to said electronic control unit to calculate an electric energy demand of the at least one motor.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein a flow of electric energy from said electronic control unit to the at least one electric drive is settable.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein a flow of energy from the at least one electric drive to said electronic control unit is settable.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein a flow of energy from said electronic control unit to the at least one electric drive and vice versa is settable.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic control unit includes an electronic memory for storing motion profiles of the at least one electric drive.

14. A machine for processing printing material, the machine comprising a device according to claim 1.

15. A machine for processing printing material, comprising:

a printing press;

said printing press including;

an electronic control unit for calculating, in advance, electric energy required by at least one electric drive as a function of motion profiles of the at least one electric drive; and

an electric energy storage device located between a voltage source and the at least one electric drive, said electric energy storage device and said electronic control unit together taking a substantially constant electric power out of a connected power supply system at least during a period of time, although the at least one electric drive does not have a constant power input during the period of time.