
Approximate relationship between effective pendulum length and hoisting height
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O
HII
l
eff
Approximate effective pendulum length [in mm]
h
Measured hoisting height
factor
P304, P306, P308, P310 as a function of the spreader length
offset
P305, P307, P309, P311 as a function of the spreader length
Oscillation test procedure
Proceed as follows:
● Move the hoist into a low position and make a note of hoisting height h
1
● Excite a skew oscillation and measure the oscillation frequency or the oscillation period
You can do this using a stopwatch or the diagnostic program SIMOCRANE CeCOMM (tab
"Effective pendulum length"), or by making a trace recording of the camera angle psi_cam.
These methods allow simultaneous recording of multiple oscillations, making it easy to
calculate the period per oscillation or oscillation frequency f.
The effective pendulum length I
eff1
applicable to the hoisting height h
1
can then be calculated
using the equation below:
O
HII
J
I
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l
eff
Effective pendulum length [in mm]
f
Oscillation frequency [in 1/s]
g
Acceleration due to gravity [in m/s
2
]
● Repeat this measurement at a higher hoisting height h
2
and calculate the effective
pendulum length l
eff2.
● Calculate the factor and offset from the two equations (in this example, calculations are
based on a container which is 20 ft long):
O
HII
3ຘK
3
l
eff1
Effective pendulum length at hoisting height 1 [in mm]
h
1
Hoisting height 1 [in mm]
P304
Factor pendulum length for 20 ft container
P305
Offset pendulum length for 20 ft container [in mm]
O
HII
3ຘK
3
l
eff2
Effective pendulum length at hoisting height 2 [in mm]
h
2
Hoisting height 2 [in mm]
● Calculation of the factor:
O
HII
O
HII
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Commissioning AddOn Software
9.5 Commissioning TLS (hydraulic system)
SC integrated STS, GSU
Operating Instructions, 07/2019, A5E48271265B AA
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