12.8 Regenerative Resistor
12.8.6 Selecting External Regenerative Resistor
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Calculating the Regenerative Energy
This section shows how to calculate the regenerative resistor capacity for the acceleration/
deceleration operation shown in the following figure.
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Calculation Procedure for Regenerative Resistor Capacity
Note: 1. The 0.2 in the equation for calculating
W
K
is the value when the regenerative resistor’s utilized load ratio is
20%.
2. The units for the various symbols are given in the following table.
If the value of
W
K
does not exceed the capacity of the built-in regenerative resistor of the SER-
VOPACK, an External Regenerative Resistor is not required. For details on the built-in regener-
ative resisters, refer to the SERVOPACK specifications. If the value of
W
K
exceeds the capacity
of the built-in regenerative resistor, install an External Regenerative Resistor with a capacity
equal to the value for W calculated above.
Step
Item
Symbol
Formula
1
Calculate the rotational energy of the
Servomotor.
E
S
E
S
=
Jn
M
2
/182
2
Calculate the energy consumed by load
loss during the deceleration period
E
L
E
L
= (
π
/60)
n
M
T
L
t
D
Note: If the load loss is unknown, calculate the
value with
E
L
set to 0.
3
Calculate the energy lost from Servomo-
tor winding resistance.
E
M
(Value calculated from the graphs in
×
t
D
4
Calculate the energy that can be
absorbed by the SERVOPACK.
E
C
Calculate from the graphs in
5
Calculate the energy consumed by the
regenerative resistor.
E
K
E
K
=
E
S
−
(
E
L
+
E
M
+
E
C
)
6
Calculate the required regenerative
resistor capacity (W).
W
K
W
K
=
E
K
/(0.2
×
T)
Symbol
Description
Symbol
Description
E
S
to E
K
Energy in joules (J)
T
L
Load torque (N
⋅
m)
W
K
Required regenerative resistor
capacity (W)
t
D
Deceleration stopping time (s)
J
=
J
M
+
J
L
(kg
m
2
)
T
Servomotor repeat operation
cycle (s)
n
M
Servomotor motor speed (min
-1
)
T
0
0
t
D
T
L
n
M
: Motor speed
: Load torque
Regenerative
torque
Motor speed
Motor torque
