Airport Drive Solutions

Increasing passenger numbers, new security measures and shorter transfer times are the requirements for modern baggage handling systems today. Modern control technology reduced the number of lost luggage to the lowest level ever in history. Stronger view on costs of investment, installation and service/reliability are more demands for system integrators of baggage handling system. It is necessary for them to have a strong partner on side in regards to the drive solutions. NORD Drivesystem, with the experience of nearly 50 years of gearmotor solutions and nearly 30 years of electronic drives has proven in several realized projects to be a reliable partner. NORD offers a wide flexible system of different gear types and motors but also frequency inverters in a modular design. More than a component supplier NORD works together with the system integrators to find the optimized drive solution, integration into the control system but also helps to optimize the drive selection in regards to efficiency by using high efficient motors in combination with energy optimized inverters. By intelligent selection of gearmotors according to load scenarios and by using motor integrated frequency inverters with energy saving function customers have realized that the efficiency rates of running system can be increased in a very strong way compared to old fashioned engineering.

Solutions of NORD Drivesystem move bags and suitcases from baggage drop off, screening, sorting, to flight make-up or baggage reclaim in airports all over the world. Furthermore gearmotors and inverters can be found on cargo systems, hoisting and finally to move huge gates of the sound damping building at Hamburg airport.

Decentralized drive systems from NORD with more than 12 years of experience SK200E – the airport drive

The motor integrated inverter SK200E from NORD is the ideal drive solution for airport terminals with long distances of conveyor belts and complex systems of vertical belts, hoists, merge and storage systems. The system is installed with a power line (400V supply) and bus communication to the local drives that are directly mounted on the gearmotor or in short distance on the belt frame or wall. Optional plug systems and pre-assembled cables make the installation work very safe and quick. The gearmotor-inverter unit does not require cabinets nor shielded motor cable and guaranty an improved emc performance of the whole system. The NORD SK200E inverter provide a 200% overload performance in critical situations and increases the system efficiency in part load situations, too.

Features in overview:

• Power range up to 22kW
• Extreme robust and totally closed (IP55, optional IP66)
• Optional ASi on board
• Automatic motor brake control
• Integrated brake chopper, brake resistors optional (4-quadrant use and suitable for hoists)
• Open-loop-vector control or closed loop servo mode with encoder feedback for highest dynamics
• Actors/sensors controlled by inverter
• Compatible with all common field bus systems
• Optional local control by switch – potentiometer – key switch

NORD moves the airport