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Rockwell Automation: Smart power system

The new Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) Smart Power micro-controller works together with a machine's motion and axis micro controllers.

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Measures and controls various power-related portions of the drive operation such as soft-start, motor regeneration and motor power use. Makes it easier to optimize servo drives for a particular application, reducing the potential to inadvertently oversize drives, according to the supplier.

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