What is Load Sharing?

Definition

A control method that distributes mechanical load equally between two or more motors or drives operating on the same system. Load sharing uses droop control or master-slave configurations to prevent overloading individual drives.

Related Terms

Droop Control

A speed regulation method where motor speed decreases slightly as load increases...

Master-Slave

A control architecture where one device (master) controls the setpoints of one o...

Torque Control

A drive operating mode that maintains a specified torque output regardless of sp...

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