Engage with...Control Techniques, a Nidec Brand | Driving the Electric Revolution Webinar
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This document summarizes a presentation given by Control Techniques UK on driving the electric revolution. It provides an overview of Nidec Corporation, the parent company of Control Techniques, and their focus on motor and drive technology. It discusses Control Techniques' growing UK footprint and plans to scale up UK production. It also highlights Control Techniques' research and development capabilities and examples of innovative applications of their drive technology, such as for cargo transportation systems, wind turbines, and automotive testing equipment.
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Engage with...Control Techniques, a Nidec Brand | Driving the Electric Revolution Webinar
- 1. Driving the Electric Revolution: Engage with…. Control Techniques Control Techniques UK 8th October 2020
- 2. 2 Presenters Gareth Jones Regional Director, UK and Ireland Gareth.Jones@mail.nidec.com Andy Green Business Development Manger Andy.Green@mail.nidec.com Dr. Richard Gibson Product Development Manager Richard.Gibson@mail.nidec.com Jon Holman-White VP R&D Jonathan.Holman- White@mail.nidec.com
- 3. 3 Agenda Overview of Nidec and Control Techniques Our growing UK footprint UK production scaling up for increasing sales volume Research and Development driving our technical advantage What do we do? Drive and power expertise to deliver your project success
- 4. 4 Nidec Corporation WORLD’S #1 FOR ADVANCED MOTOR AND DRIVE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIESFounded 230+ Headquarters Kyoto 2019 GROUP TURNOVER $14.6B1973
- 5. 5 The World’s No. 1 Manufacturer of Motor and Drive Technology From small precision to super-large motors (0.02 W – 75 MW!) A company that works for everything that spins and moves Today we sell 5 billion motors every year
- 6. 6 Control Techniques – Drive Specialist 10,000+ OEM Customers 5 Million+ Installed units Active in 70 Countries 1,700+ Employees 55 Automation Centres OVERVIEW
- 7. 7 Control Techniques – Innovation Driven Since 1973 10,000+ OEM Customers 5 Million+ Installed units Active in 70 Countries 1,000+ Employees 55 Automation Centres Drive Specialists Since 1973 700 UK Team Design, Manufacture, Sales
- 8. 8 A Complete range of AC, Servo, DC drives for every application Optimised Product Ranges Elevator drivesDC drivesAC, servo and power control for industryAC drives for process control Unidrive M400 – M700 Mentor MP E300Digitax HD / SFF600 and DFS Cabinet Drives Energy efficient drive family for process applications such as pumping, ventilation & compression Drive family ranging from general purpose to high performance motor control Intelligent, and dynamic servo drive range High performance DC drive Dedicated for elevator/ lift application 1.1 kW – 2.8 MW (1.5 – 4,200 hp) 200, 400, 575, 690 V 0.25 kW – 2.8 MW (0.33 – 4,200 hp) 100, 200, 400, 575, 690 V 0.72 – 18.8 Nm (6.4 – 166.5 lb.in) 25 – 7400 A 24 – 400 V, 575 V, 690 V 6.2 – 450 A 200, 400, 500, 575, 690 V Unidrive hd, fm and fan blown High performance brushless AC servo motor range 0.72 – 126 Nm Commander C General Purpose Easy to use General Purpose Drives Range 0.25 kW – 130kW 100, 200, 400, 575, 690 V
- 9. 9 Nidec UK and Ireland Footprint ~700 People UK & Ireland Drive Centre Engineering, Manufacturing and R&D Control Techniques Newtown, Manufacturing 400 People Control Techniques Newtown, Global HQ & R&D 150 People Control Techniques Telford Drive Centre 32 People Control Techniques Dynamics Andover Motor R&D and Manufacture 130 People
- 10. 10 Agenda Overview of Nidec and Control Techniques Our growing UK footprint UK production scaling up for increasing sales volume Research and Development driving our technical advantage What do we do? Drive and power expertise to deliver your project success
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- 12. 12 Control Techniques mfg locations Subcontractor Increasing UK Production Completion in September 2020 (despite COVID19) Insourcing production from China Doubling UK Capability without increasing overhead or footprint Plant Re-layout & Consolidation to create Factory within a Factory’ Recruitment & Training of x64 Employees, 44 re-deployed, 20 Ext Recruit
- 13. 13 R&D Overview Newtown, Wales, UK World Class R&D Facilities Advanced Technology Highly Skilled Engineers • Accredited, quality managed labs UKAS Cal. • Drive test capacity: 5MW • Motor Test capacity: 1kW à 500kW • Dedicated Software Test Lab & Team Global Approvals 46% 34% 6% 14% R&D Engineers SW Eng E&E Eng Mech Eng Management & Lab Tech Guangming, Shenzhen TechMahindra, Pune § High Performance Motor Control § Motion, Safety & Network technologies § IGBT driver designs to optimise efficiency & performance § Cutting edge drive thermal protection § Use of SiC Advanced Semi-Conductor materials & Research into GaN devices. § High Voltage SMPS technologies § Advanced DC link designs. • 28% Staff joined as CT Graduates • 30% staff CEng or pursuing CEng • Avg. 11 years of Service. 22 15 KB, Florida 8 80
- 14. 14 Research and Development Lab Capability Integrated Design Toolset Rapid Prototyping EMC compliance lab Measurement and Inspection Environmental Conditioning and testing System Integration Testing Industrial Power Lab
- 15. 15 R & D – Professional Development E3 Academy, IET accredited graduate programme Personal Development Planning Talent Management Programme
- 16. 16 Agenda Overview of Nidec and Control Techniques Our growing UK footprint UK production scaling up for increasing sales volume Research and Development driving our technical advantage What do we do? Drive and power expertise to deliver your project success
- 17. 17 How we apply our expertise Elevators Cranes Food & Beverage Stage & Theatre Test Stands Winding Printing Metals Textiles Expertise where you need it.. ..whatever your application we have a drive to suit your needs UCE, UK Frauenfeld Hospital, Switzerland Felixstowe, UK Centre Vinicole Champagne, Nicolas Feuillatte, France Trekwerk, Netherlands D & V Electronics, Canada APS Engineering, UK Penn Engineering, USA Freudenberg Performance Materials, Germany
- 18. 18 Some of the more interesting applications Magway - Goods Transportation Power Generation Inverters Turbo Machinery High Speed / High Power Automotive Test Rigs Buck/Boost DC to DC conversion Marine Deck Systems High Power Servo Positioning Linear Motors
- 19. 19 The Challenge: How to move billions of tons of freight efficiently, cleanly and reliably across geographies and into the hearts of our cities, while freeing up other transport infrastructure capacity?
- 20. 20 The Solution: Magway A high speed electrified rail system, laid within a HDPE pipe of less than 1m diameter.
- 21. 21 l Control Techniques are teaming up with Magway to help them develop a power solution that meets the demanding needs of the application l Initially we are using our standard drive technology - We have unlocked parts of our firmware to allow them to innovate a unique sensorless linear motor control algorithm - Future potential to develop a packaged motor drive solution The Solution Control Techniques Digitax HD Servo Drive PM Linear Motor, Manufactured by Force Engineering
- 22. 22 Control Techniques’ Solution SOLUTION Common DC bus simplifies connectivity and enables the recirculation of braking energy. Unlocking parts of our firmware allows Magway to innovate a unique sensorless linear motor control algorithm. Future potential to develop an optimised motor drive solution specifically for the application. Open, standard Ethernet communications provides opportunity for a flexible, robust, fault tolerant network with readily available, proven infrastructure. Initial opportunities of 46 km of dual direction track and up to £153 m investment.
- 23. 23 The Challenge: Minimising the cost of Wind Power. Reducing carbon emissions, alleviating fuel poverty and improving energy security
- 24. 24 The Solution: Next generation WTGs. Cost effective axial flux machine demonstrating exceptional efficiency without copper and rare earth magnets
- 25. 25 Control Techniques Role 25% scale prototype system - generator rated 90kNm @ 30 rpm (250kW) tested and verified at Catapult, Blythe 3.5m diameter and only 0.4m deep. Reduced mass compared to traditional machines leads to lighter structures and associated foundations 9 phase inverter / generator minimises torque ripple. Active rectifier returns energy to the grid 400 / 690V inverters – no need for MV / HV
- 26. 26 Control Techniques Role Continued.. Uses standard 'off the peg’ Control Techniques M700 VSDs Additional 'slices' for increase power. Scalable to 20 MW Uses low cost ferrite magnets - 40 x cheaper than rare earth - not politically sensitive Aluminium foil windings - Reduces weight Are there other applications for this type of machine?
- 27. 27 Our Challenge: To deliver innovative automotive engine / motor / transmission test systems for the development of sustainable transport
- 28. 28 With system integration and consulting partners Absolute Automation & XEV Power, Control Techniques have recently delivered this 526kW transmission dyno and 350kW Battery Emulator System to UK Automotive Test & Development house Drive System Design. Recent Delivery: - Transmission Dyno + Battery Emulator Inverter / Motor under test 690V ac 0-1100V DC Customer Supply 400V AC Active Front End M700-11403770D-4 1000kVA DC Link 750V DC M700-11403770D-5. 1767 Amps at 440V AC @ 4kHz 2 off M700-11403770D-3. 1060 Amps at 440V AC @ 4kHz Input 526/526kW Absorbers 537/537kW 400kW 1100VDC AFE Transmission Dyno. Back to back cabinet Battery Emulator XeV Power
- 29. 29 Dynamometer Drives – Key Features AC Drives for Dynamometers. Parallelable power stages to 730 Amps. AFEs, VSDs and battery emulators using common product. Common DC link configurations. High Switching Frequencies Elevated shaft speeds Induction & PM machine field weakening capability. Open Loop PM machine control. Torque motors. Magnet assist motors Faster Processing, more resolution. Torque Linearisation, Electronic Torque Pulse Simulation. Inertia and loss compensation Active Front End - seamlessly import / export clean power at user-defined unity power factor. DC link voltage boosting. Power feed forward control Modern Ethernet comms systems for control and data acquisition. Fast Peer to Peer control. On-board PLC (Codesys) - multiple control options and subsequent benefits Battery Emulation / DC Source using inverters. Buck or boost, bi-directional unipolar or optional bi-polar.
- 30. 30 Something big is happening… …The Countdown has Started At 4pm on Thursday, October 15, 2020 Control Techniques will launch the next stage in its evolution www.driveobsessed.com