In a thesis, a dimensioning of the electric motors for roller conveyors drives is presented in detail. It focuses on the upgrade of the existing transport line and includes three roller conveyors. The goal of this additional setup is to perform a 90° change of direction of the production line. This task can be done using two ordinary (linear) roller conveyors with different number of rollers, depending on the segment of the line, and a rotary roller conveyor which can rotate by 90°. A roller conveyor consists of an array of cylindrically shaped rollers with cogwheels which are subsequently linked together with a chain. Ultimately, the motor drives the chain and enables rollers to rotate. Additionally, rotary roller has an extra motor in order to perform rotation by 90°.
Roller conveyor consists of a number of mechanical elements. Each of them influences the dynamics of the drive system and can be adequately represented by its moment of inertia J. Calculation of J was performed by applying specific formulas to each particular shape. Then, the sum of the moment of inertias reflected to the motor side was determined. Of course, the friction between drive elements was also taken into account. According to the calculated load demands the appropriate motors were chosen. The mechanical as well as thermal adequacy was checked. At the end an on-site measurement of the motor was performed.
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