第1页外文翻译英文原文BeltConveyingSystemsDevelopmentofdrivingsystemAmongthemethodsofmaterialconveyingemployed,beltconveyorsplayaveryimportantpartinthereliablecarryingofmaterialoverlongdistancesatcompetitivecost.Conveyorsystemshavebecomelargerandmorecomplexanddrivesystemshavealsobeengoingthroughaprocessofevolutionandwillcontinuetodoso.Nowadays,biggerbeltsrequiremorepowerandhavebroughttheneedforlargerindividualdrivesaswellasmultipledrivessuchas3drivesof750kWforonebelt(thisisthecasefortheconveyordrivesinChengzhuangMine).Theabilitytocontroldriveaccelerationtorqueiscriticaltobeltconveyors’performance.Anefficientdrivesystemshouldbeabletoprovidesmooth,softstartswhilemaintainingbelttensionswithinthespecifiedsafelimits.Forloadsharingonmultipledrives.torqueandspeedcontrolarealsoimportantconsiderationsinthedrivesystem’sdesign.Duetotheadvancesinconveyordrivecontroltechnology,atpresentmanymorereliable.Cost-effectiveandperformance-drivenconveyordrivesystemscoveringawiderangeofpowerareavailableforcustomers’choices[1].1Analysisonconveyordrivetechnologies1.1DirectdrivesFull-voltagestarters.Withafull-voltagestarterdesign,theconveyorheadshaftisdirect-coupledtothemotorthroughthegeardrive.Directfull-voltagestartersareadequateforrelativelylow-power,simple-profileconveyors.Withdirectfu11-voltagestarters.nocontrolisprovidedforvariousconveyorloadsand.dependingontheratiobetweenfu11-andno-1oadpowerrequirements,emptystartingtimescanbethreeorfourtimesfasterthanfullload.Themaintenance-freestartingsystemissimple,low-costandveryreliable.However,theycannotcontrolstartingtorqueandmaximumstalltorque;therefore.theyare第2页limitedtothelow-power,simple-profileconveyorbeltdrives.Reduced-voltagestarters.Asconveyorpowerrequirementsincrease,controllingtheappliedmotortorqueduringtheaccelerationperiodbecomesincreasinglyimportant.Becausemotortorque1safunctionofvoltage,motorvoltagemustbecontrolled.Thiscanbeachievedthroughreduced-voltagestartersbyemployingasiliconcontrolledrectifier(SCR).AcommonstartingmethodwithSCRreduced-voltagestartersistoapplylowvoltageinitiallytotakeupconveyorbeltslack.andthentoapplyatimedlinearrampuptofullvoltageandbeltspeed.However,thisstartingmethodwillnotproduceconstantconveyorbeltacceleration.Whenaccelerationiscomplete.theSCRs,whichcontroltheappliedvoltagetotheelectricmotor.arelockedinfullconduction,providingfu11-linevoltagetothemotor.Motorswithhighertorqueandpull—uptorque,canprovidebetterstartingtorquewhencombinedwiththeSCRstarters,whichareavailableinsizesupto750KW.Woundrotorinductionmotors.WoundrotorinductionmotorsareconnecteddirectlytothedrivesystemreducerandareamodifiedconfigurationofastandardACinductionmotor.Byinsertingresistanceinserieswiththemotor’srotorwindings.themodifiedmotorcontrolsystemcontrolsmotortorque.Forconveyorstarting,resistanceisplacedinserieswiththerotorforlowinitialtorque.Astheconveyoraccelerates,theresistanceisreducedslowlytomaintainaconstantaccelerationtorque.Onmultiple-drivesystems.anexternalslipresistormaybeleftinserieswiththerotorwindingstoaidinloadsharing.Themotorsystemshavearelativelysimpledesign.However,thecontrolsystemsforthesecanbehighlycomplex,becausetheyarebasedoncomputercontroloftheresistanceswitching.Today,themajorityofcontrolsystemsarecustomdesignedtomeetaconveyorsystem’sparticularspecifications.Woundrotormotorsareappropriateforsystemsrequiringmorethan400kW.DCmotor.DCmotors.availablefromafractionofthousandsofkW,aredesignedtodeliverconstanttorquebelowbasespeedandconstantkWabovebasespeedtothemaximumallowablerevolutionsperminute(r/min).withthemajorityofconveyordrives,aDCshuntwoundmotorisused.Whereinthemotor’srotatingarmatureis第3页connectedexternally.ThemostcommontechnologyforcontrollingDCdrivesisaSCRdevice.whichallowsforcontinualvariable-speedoperation.TheDCdrivesystemismechanicallysimple,butcanincludecomplexcustom-designedelectronicstomonitorandcontrolthecompletesystem.Thissystemoptionisexpensiveincomparisontoothersoft-startsystems.butitisareliable,cost-effectivedriveinapplicationsinwhichtorque,1oadsharingandvariablespeedareprimaryconsiderations.DCmotorsgenerallyareusedwithhigher-powerconveyors,includingcomplexprofileconveyorswithmultiple-drivesystems,boostertrippersystemsneedingbelttensioncontrolandconveyorsrequiringawidevariable-speedrange.1.2HydrokineticcouplingHydrokineticcouplings,commonlyreferredtoasfluidcouplings.arecomposedofthreebasicelements;thedrivenimpeller,whichactsasacentrifugalpump;thedrivinghydraulicturbineknownastherunnerandacasingthatenclosesthetwopowercomponents.Hydraulicfluidispumpedfromthedrivenimpellertothedrivingrunner,producingtorqueatthedrivenshaft.Becausecirculatinghydraulicfluidproducesthetorqueandspeed,nomechanicalconnectionisrequiredbetweenthedrivinganddrivenshafts.Thepowerproducedbythiscouplingisbasedonthecirculatedfluid’samountanddensityandthetorqueinproportiontoinputspeed.Becausethepumpingactionwithinthefluidcouplingdependsoncentrifugalforces.theoutputspeedislessthantheinputspeed.Referredtoasslip.thisnormallyisbetweenl%and3%.Basichydrokineticcouplingsareavailableinconfigura