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Conveyor System

09/06/2010 11:37 AM

Dear all

Having huge belt conveyor system need some power saving project on same. Those have ideas plz notify me.

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Re: conveyor system

09/06/2010 12:16 PM

Having huge belt conveyor system need some power saving project on same.

with the info you supplied, keep it shut off.

You have to supply atleast some details, the more the better.

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09/06/2010 12:53 PM

Yep. On the basis of what has been posted so far:

  • turn the bloody thing off.
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09/07/2010 3:02 AM

Refer to thread http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/59598/Isolation-and-Lockout-System

It will save you energy

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09/07/2010 8:45 AM

Does your "system" have multiple conveyor belts or one long belt?

Do you have different run modes such as "surge" and "run" or any other modes?

Are there photo eyes used to control the movement of material on the conveyor?

You need to give us more to work with.

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09/07/2010 9:37 AM

Dear all

Sorry to infrom that im in electrical side...haveing belt conv from 1.1KW to 250KW motors...I want to do cost saving project on that having any idea just notify me..We also taking conv in VFD this work under project..Have any different idea plz post for me.

Mostly all motors are running in Delta connection only.

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09/07/2010 1:11 PM

Using a VFD will not save you any energy on a conveyor belt system, unless you are willing to move less product or you are replacing some other method of speed or torque control that is less efficient.

Energy savings can only be accomplished in two ways:

  1. Do less work
  2. Decrease any inefficiencies.

The above (sarcastic) posts are essentially addressing #1 only because you have still not provided any useful information about your load profile or system design. So all we can recommend with so little information is that you will save energy if you turn it off.

If you provide details as to exactly what you are doing and how you are doing it, maybe we can make recommendations that will help with regards to #2. But without that, you are on your own.

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09/07/2010 2:09 PM

One thing would be is to make sure you motors are not over sized......which falls under #2.

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09/08/2010 12:44 AM

Nailed it. Simple and sweet.

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