Lehrte, February 12, 2016 – Systems with automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are often not operated continuously. During general breaks in work (e.g. at the weekend or at night), both the vehicles and the inductive system (guide wires) are switched off. When work starts, the stringlines are then supplied with power and the vehicles should resume operation.

This process can be greatly simplified with the snooze module. It is connected to the vehicle between the vehicle control unit and the steering antenna (housing for standard DIN rail mounting). The vehicle control unit can then set the module to snooze mode via an input. In this mode, the module cyclically activates the steering antenna for approx. 1 second and checks whether the guide wire is active. If it is inactive, the steering antenna is switched off and the snooze module goes into standby mode for 4 seconds.

As soon as it is determined during an activation cycle that the guide wire is supplied with power again, a relay switches. This signals to the vehicle control system that it can put the vehicle back into operating mode. Both switching to energy-saving snooze mode and waking up the vehicle at the start of work can be automated in this way.

Contact person: Mr. Gregor Wallbaum, Technical Sales International

Photo of the slumber module HG 01932 with plug set