Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive for an electric application such as an electric motor, said drive including at least one microphone for registering noise signals occurring at the drive, wherein the microphone is connectable to a computing device for analysing the registered noise signals. The registered noise signals may be used for a maintenance process of the drive and/or a fine-tuning process of a drive control method of the drive. The present invention also relates to a maintenance process, in particular a predictive maintenance process for a corresponding drive. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for fine tuning a drive control method of a corresponding drive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive for an electric application such as an electric motor, said drive including at least one microphone for registering noise signals occurring at the drive, wherein the microphone is connectable to a computing device for analysing the registered noise signals. The registered noise signals may be used for a maintenance process of the drive and/or a fine-tuning process of a drive control method of the drive. The present invention also relates to a maintenance process, in particular a predictive maintenance process for a corresponding drive. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for fine tuning a drive control method of a corresponding drive.

Abstract: An arrangement and method for monitoring a frequency converter, the frequency converter being a voltage-controlled PWM frequency converter provided with a control unit and having an uncontrolled or a main-frequency controlled main bridge connectable to an alternating-current source (UL1, UL2, UL3), a direct-voltage intermediate circuit and a controlled load bridge for producing a variable-frequency multi-phase output voltage (UU, UV, UW), which direct-voltage intermediate circuit of the frequency converter is provided with a small-capacitance direct-voltage capacitor, the main bridge being connected to the load bridge directly without a large-capacitance direct-voltage capacitor functioning as an intermediate energy storage, and the arrangement includes a measuring unit for measuring the direct voltage of the intermediate voltage circuit.

Abstract: An arrangement and method for monitoring a frequency converter, said frequency converter being a voltage-controlled PWM frequency converter provided with a control unit (12) and having an uncontrolled or a mains-frequency controlled mains bridge (10) connectable to an alternating-current source (UL1, UL2, UL3), a direct-voltage intermediate circuit and a controlled load bridge (11) for producing a variable-frequency multi-phase output voltage (UU, UV, UW), which direct-voltage intermediate circuit of the frequency converter is provided with a small-capacitance direct-voltage capacitor, the mains bridge (10) being connected to the load bridge (11) directly without a large-capacitance direct-voltage capacitor functioning as an intermediate energy storage, and which arrangement comprises a measuring unit for measuring the direct voltage of the intermediate voltage circuit.