Product Description:

The AX5201-0000-0200 is a dual-axis servo drive released by Beckhoff within the AX Digital Servo Drives series. Intended for machine tools, packaging lines, and material-handling stations, the unit receives motion commands from a TwinCAT controller and supplies regulated current to two synchronous motors. By combining control electronics and the power stage in one enclosure, the drive reduces panel wiring for compact multi-axis installations. This layout also allows two closely related axes to be controlled from one module, which is useful where synchronized movement or matched response is required.

At 230 V AC, the drive draws an apparent power of 1.2 kVA, indicating the load that upstream breakers and cabling must accommodate. Inside the power section, a DC link rated for 875 VDC stores energy, and its 235 µF capacitor bank smooths bus voltage during fast current transients. Each output channel supplies up to 5 A of peak current while sustaining 1.5 A continuously, and together the channels provide a nominal sum current of 3 A. The smallest adjustable peak-current parameter is 0.35 A, which supports fine tuning for low-inertia axes and lighter motor loads. The enclosure measures 92 mm in width, 232 mm in depth, and 317.70 mm in height, helping the module fit shallow control cabinets without auxiliary heat sinks.

The integrated brake chopper dissipates 50 W of continuous regenerative energy and can hand off bursts to heat sinks that absorb 14 kW internally or up to 15 kW through an external resistor no smaller than 47 Ω. Total peak current across both axes reaches 10 A, enabling short acceleration profiles before thermal limits impose derating. Line-side and semiconductor losses add up to 55 W, a value that helps determine cabinet ventilation needs during sustained operation. When bus voltage rises during braking, the chopper diverts surplus energy so deceleration and vertical load lowering can proceed without destabilizing the DC bus.