Contents
4 MagneMotion
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
2 Safety Guidelines
Overview............................................................................................................................39
Regulatory Compliance .....................................................................................................40
EU RoHS and EU WEEE Compliance........................................................................40
Agency Compliance.....................................................................................................41
Equipment Regulatory Guidelines...............................................................................42
Safety Considerations ........................................................................................................43
Personnel Safety Guidelines ........................................................................................43
Equipment Safety Guidelines ......................................................................................44
QSHT Transport System Hazard Locations ................................................................45
Symbol Identification ........................................................................................................46
Labels.................................................................................................................................48
Mechanical Hazards...........................................................................................................49
Electrical Hazards ..............................................................................................................50
Magnetic Hazards ..............................................................................................................51
Handling Magnet Arrays .............................................................................................52
Shipping Magnet Arrays..............................................................................................53
Recycling and Disposal Information .................................................................................54
QuickStick HT Transport System................................................................................54
Motor Stators ...............................................................................................................54
QSMC Motor Controllers ............................................................................................54
QSHT 5700 Inverters...................................................................................................55
Magnet Arrays .............................................................................................................55
Packaging.....................................................................................................................55
3 Design Guidelines
Overview............................................................................................................................57
Transport System Layout...................................................................................................58
Transport System Overview ........................................................................................58
Motors, Motor Drives, Switches, and Vehicles...........................................................59
Paths.............................................................................................................................60
Nodes ...........................................................................................................................61
Node Controllers..........................................................................................................62
Additional Connections ...............................................................................................64
Transport System Design...................................................................................................65
Overview......................................................................................................................65
Design Guidelines........................................................................................................65
Motors..........................................................................................................................66
Available Thrust ....................................................................................................68
Required Thrust .....................................................................................................69
Motor Gap..............................................................................................................70
Downstream Gap ...................................................................................................70
Motor Cogging.......................................................................................................71
Motors on a Curve .................................................................................................72
Motor Drives..........................................................................................................73
Electrical Wiring..........................................................................................................73
Wiring QSHT Motors Using QSMC Controllers ..................................................73