Configuration 
  2.4 Procedure when engineering 
1FT7 Synchronous Motors 
Configuration Manual, (PFT7S) 01/2009, 6SN1197-0AD13-0BP2 
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Free duty cycle 
A load duty cycle defines the characteristics of the motor speed and the torque with respect 
to time. 
 
Figure 2-6  Example of a load duty cycle 
A load torque is specified for each time period. In addition to the load torque, the average 
load moment of inertia and motor moment of inertia must be taken into account for 
acceleration. It may be necessary to take into account a frictional torque that opposes the 
direction of motion.  
When a gearbox is mounted: 
The gear ratio and gear efficiency must be taken into account when calculating the load 
and/or accelerating torque to be provided by the motor. A higher gear ratio increases 
positioning accuracy in terms of encoder resolution. For any given motor encoder resolution, 
as the gear ratio increases, so does the resolution of the machine position to be detected. 
 
 
Note 
The following formulas can be used for duty cycles outside the field weakening range. For 
duty cycles in the field weakening range, the drive system must be engineered using the 
SIZER engineering tool. 
 
 
 
For the motor torque in a time slice Δ
t 
i 
the following applies: 
()
 
  
 
•
1
•
)
++•
60
2
•
(
+••
60
2
•+=
i
MM
t
n
Ji
t
n
JJM
*
5
L/DV t
L
L/DsW
/DV W
L
L/D VW
*
0
L0RW
 
The motor speed is: 
L/D V WL0RW
nn •=
 
 
The RMS torque is obtained as follows: 
t
M
M
∑
Δ•
=
2
 
0RWHII
L
0 RWL
T
 
The average motor speed is calculated as follows: 
T
L
0RWN(0RWN$
0RWPLWWHO
t 
n n 
n 
• 
2 
+ 
=