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SINAMICS S120 AC Drive
SINAMICS S120 AC Drive –
SINAMICS S120 AC Drives – a building block
for integrated drive solutions
SINAMICS S120 is a modular drive system with servo and Vec-
tor Control and is the SINAMICS product which is most suitable
for demanding drive applications in the fields of mechanical
and plant engineering. The SINAMICS S120 AC Drives espe-
cially supplement the DC/AC units with a central power infeed
and a DC link in types Booksize and Chassis for multi-axis
applications. Optimally tailored integrated solutions can be
designed for any type of application based on this building
block system.
The ready-to-connect SINAMICS single drive
with integrated power infeed
SINAMICS S120 AC Drives are designed for single-axis applica-
tions but can also be used for multi-axis applications. This
means that it is just as easy to find reliable solutions for posi-
tioning tasks for single axes as it is for synchronism and mo-
tion control tasks. In multi-axis applications with spatially dis-
tributed drives, distributed solutions based on SINAMICS S120
AC Drives offer a practical alternative to a central drive solu-
tion with a central infeed and a DC link thanks to the integra-
ted power infeed.
Universally implementable
SINAMICS S120 AC Drives can easily be implemented in con-
junction with higher-level automation systems using field bus
interfaces and the standardized PROFIdrive profile. Solutions
to standard positioning tasks – especially in the SIMATIC
environment – can therefore be found using SINAMICS S120
AC Drives even without in-depth knowledge of drives.
Because it is so easy to combine SINAMICS S120 AC Drives
with other SINAMICS S120 units, multi-axis groupings can be
extended comfortably and economically.
Modular machine components can thus be adapted to high
levels of integration and flexibility in line to varying customer
requirements.
Flexibility through modularity
Every SINAMICS S120 AC Drive consists of a Power Module
which includes a power infeed, a power control and an
optional filter.
If the AC Drive is operated as a single-axis drive combined with
a higher-level control, a Control Unit (e.g. CU310 DP) is added
to the Power Module. It contains the entire control intelli-
gence for the drive, including positioning functions and the
field bus interface.
If the AC Drive is combined with other SINAMICS S120 pro-
ducts as part of a drive solution, a Control Unit adapter is
added to the Power Module in order to connect the AC Drive
to a higher-level Control Unit (e.g. CU320 for multi-axis
control) via the DRIVE-CLiQ interface in accordance with the
SINAMICS S120 system architecture.
Figure 1: SINAMICS S120 AC Drive connected to a higher-level control
Figure 2: 3 SINAMICS S120 AC Drives connected to a SINAMICS S120
multi-axis grouping
Controller
SINAMICS S120
AC Drive
with CU310
Synchronous/
asychronous motor
230 V 1 AC or 400 V 3 AC
SINAMICS S120 Booksize grouping with CU320
CUA31 CUA31 CUA31
SINAMICS S120 AC Drives
with CUA31

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