Contactless energy transfer
With the vPOWER U007, VAHLE is launching a new pickup on the market. The inductive current collector impresses with its low weight of just 175 grams, which optimizes the maximum possible payload of the movers. Its short dimensions make it the most compact product on the market.
The innovative solution delivers a peak output of 70 watts at 24 volts DC. It is primarily designed for use in modern packaging and production machines and supplies the applications on the movers with energy at high speeds. Thanks to a flexible cable outlet that can be freely configured in terms of length, the IP67 protection class pick-up can be used universally. It is also short-circuit-proof, temperature-monitored and has a current and voltage limiter.
"It doesn't get any more compact than this. With the new vPOWER U007 pickup, we are realizing contactless energy transmission in an absolutely small installation space," says Johannes Schipflinger, Product Manager at Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. At the start of the new year, the Kamen-based system provider for mobile industrial applications is presenting its latest inductive current collector and launching it internationally. Schipflinger: "There are currently no comparable products on the market."
The vPOWER U007, which is particularly lightweight at just 175 grams, enables a maximum payload for the individual movers and delivers an output of 70 watts with a regulated output voltage of a constant 24 volts at DC level. "The product is designed for speeds up to 6 meters per second and an acceleration of 5g on the drive side. These requirements cannot be met with conventional contact busbar technology," explains the expert.
The primary target groups for the pick-up are manufacturers of linear motors and system integrators of modern packaging and production machines. "The energy we supply powers the actuators and sensors on the guided carrier vehicles. These can be grippers, vacuum pumps, control elements or encoders," says Schipflinger. This means that electrical energy can now be transmitted very conveniently without contact, which previously required a great deal of engineering effort. Ultimately, the pickup can be used wherever energy is transferred to mobile applications and the necessary precise mechanical guidance is available: "The use of the powerful U007 can increase the efficiency and flexibility of production."
Thanks to its small dimensions of 40 millimetres in length, 48 millimetres in height and 60 millimetres in width, as well as a flexible cable outlet, the inductive current collector can be integrated into almost any system. "Short-circuit protection, overcurrent and overvoltage limitation and a thermal cut-out also make it particularly safe to use," says Schipflinger.
The new and powerful product is now available worldwide.
Click here for the U007 data sheet.
