Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a conveyor means, in particular a hoist, a crane, a continuous conveyor or the like, and to a control unit, the conveyor means comprising a drive unit (21) and a control unit (20) for controlling the drive unit, the drive unit comprising at least two drives (43, 44), the drives being controlled by means of a control device (22) of the control unit, a rotary encoder (25, 38) of the control unit being connected shafts (29, 42) of the drive unit of the conveyor means each allocated to the drives and registering a rotation of the shafts, a rotation angle signal and/or a rotational speed signal being transmitted to the control device by means of an encoder device (26, 39) of the corresponding rotary encoder in order to control the drives, the control device determining the corresponding rotational speed of the shafts and comparing it to a referential rotational speed, the control device controlling the drives depending on the comparison.

Abstract: A method and control unit for operating conveyor means, the conveyor means comprising a drive unit, a control unit, a carriage moved along a rail by the drive unit, the control unit being controlled by a control device, a rotary encoder connected to a shaft of the drive unit or of a measuring wheel of the carriage and registering a rotation of the shaft, a rotation angle signal and/or a rotational speed signal being transmitted to the control device by an encoder device to determine an assumed position of the carriage on the rail. At least one position signal is detected by a sensor apparatus disposed on the carriage and the rail, a real position of the carriage on the rail being determined using the position signal by a safety apparatus, the assumed position being corrected according to the real position by the safety device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating conveyor means and to a control unit (10) for conveyor means, in particular hoisting gear, cranes, gantry cranes, container cranes or the like, the conveyor means comprising a drive unit (11) and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, a carriage of the conveyor means being moved along a rail (12) of the conveyor means by means of the drive unit, the control unit being controlled by means of a control device (13) of the control unit, a rotary encoder (16) of the control unit being connected to a shaft (18) of the drive unit or of a measuring wheel of the carriage and registering a rotation of the shaft, a rotation angle signal and/or a rotational speed signal being transmitted to the control device by means of an encoder device (17) of the rotary encoder in order to determine an assumed position of the carriage on the rail.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a conveyor means, in particular a hoist, a crane, a continuous conveyor or the like, and to a control unit, the conveyor means comprising a drive unit (21) and a control unit (20) for controlling the drive unit, the drive unit comprising at least two drives (43, 44), the drives being controlled by means of a control device (22) of the control unit, a rotary encoder (25, 38) of the control unit being connected shafts (29, 42) of the drive unit of the conveyor means each allocated to the drives and registering a rotation of the shafts, a rotation angle signal and/or a rotational speed signal being transmitted to the control device by means of an encoder device (26, 39) of the corresponding rotary encoder in order to control the drives, the control device determining the corresponding rotational speed of the shafts and comparing it to a referential rotational speed, the control device controlling the drives depending on the comparison